US charter carrier GlobalX scores $1.4m in revenue in first month

Global Crossing Airlines, a start-up charter carrier based in Miami, booked 175 operating hours and $1.4 million in revenue during its first month in business. In an investor update on 1 September, CE Ed Wegel says the carrier, which calls itself “GlobalX”, now has two Airbus aircraft and anticipates adding four in the coming months. He expects GlobalX will have 10 Airbus jets by the end of 2022. In early August, GlobalX received Federal Aviation Administration clearance to operate under Part 121 rules, which apply to large scheduled airlines. Its first charter flight took place on 7 August. GlobalX gained foreign operator authority on 27 August, meaning it can fly internationally. Wegel says GlobalX will conduct its first international flight “next week”. In its first month of operations, GlobalX signed 40 contracts to operate charters, including with the US government, a “major” Caribbean airline, a California-based resort and two universities, says chief marketing officer Mark Salvador.<br/>