NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revolutionary private aviation company Wheels Up proudly announces its relationship with Corporate Angel Network (CAN), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that arranges free transportation for cancer patients and their families traveling to and from life-saving treatment centers by utilizing unoccupied seats on corporate aircraft, extending and enabling access to recognized treatment anywhere in the United States. The CAN program allows patients to travel to clinical trials resulting in potential cures, receive specialized treatment not available locally, and avoid dangers of crowded travel due to immune deficiencies, all while reducing their financial burden.
According to David Baxt, Wheels Up Co-Founder and President, Wheels Up as a company will donate flights to the ongoing program, and Wheels Up members are able to donate flight hours directly to CAN. Members can pay for flights at the time of donation or allocate directly from pre-purchased hours on their membership accounts. In the future, members will also have the option to share unoccupied seats with patients and their caregivers. Wheels Up joins CAN’s extensive network of some 580 of America's top corporations to help to fulfill 6,000 patient requests per year.
“We are excited to work with CAN and know that Wheels Up will make a difference by offering a travel solution for CAN’s cancer patients and their families,” said Baxt. “As a company, we are committed to giving back and are honored to be able to support CAN’s mission. We look forward to working with this inspiring organization for many years to come.”
With the mission of bringing cancer patients closer to their cure, CAN has coordinated more than 45,000 flights since its founding in 1981, arranging up to 225 flights each month for patients in need. The program offers a meaningful benefit to patients while giving companies with corporate aircraft the rewarding opportunity to combine business activities with social responsibility.
About Wheels Up
Wheels Up is a revolutionary membership-based private aviation company that greatly reduces the upfront cost to fly private while providing unmatched accessibility, flexibility, and the finest personalized service. Created and led by Kenny Dichter, the Founder of Marquis Jet and original innovator of the 25-hour fractional jet card, Wheels Up offers a total aviation solution for individuals and corporations, including exclusive access to its private fleet of brand new King Air 350i and Citation Excel/XLS aircraft. With its 8760 culture (24 hours x 7 days x 365 days of the year), Wheels Up has become known for its around the clock customer support, serving its members in the air and on the ground. Wheels Up membership includes Wheels Down, the ultimate lifestyle, concierge, events and partner benefits program, engaging members through exclusive events and opportunities to meet luminaries from the worlds of entertainment, sports, politics and business. The Company is in development of a proprietary, cutting-edge booking and rideshare application for its members.
Wheels Up acts as agent for the Wheels Up members, and is not the operator of the program aircraft; FAA licensed and DOT registered air carriers participating in the program exercise full operational control of the program aircraft. Any aircraft owned or leased by Wheels Up are dry leased to the operating air carrier to facilitate operations by that carrier. For additional information, please visit www.WheelsUp.com.
About Corporate Angel Network
Corporate Angel Network is the only charitable organization in the United States whose sole mission is to help cancer patients access the best possible treatment for their specific type of cancer by arranging free travel to treatment across the country using empty seats on corporate jets. This not only improves the patients’ chances of survival, but it also reduces their emotional stress, physical discomfort and financial burden.
