Matrix AirShare exists because private aviation has drifted toward serving only the wealthiest tier — while a large, underserved group of financially successful people burns hours in traffic, wondering why no one's built a sensible alternative.
"I built this program because nothing existed to service anyone but the wealthiest billionaires — and I thought, why should they be the only ones who could bypass that horrible 4½-hour drive on I-95 or the LIE?"Dan Dicker · Founder & Principal
If you've priced a NetJets or Flexjet share, you know the math doesn't work unless you're flying 200+ hours a year or have nine figures in the bank. If you've tried charter, you know the availability uncertainty and peak-day pricing make it unreliable as a regular solution. And sole ownership — the hangar, the maintenance, the insurance, the pilot logistics — is a second job you didn't sign up for.
Matrix AirShare was designed to occupy the space between all of those. True equity co-ownership under Part 91, professionally managed, with a deliberately small group of owners — 10 across two aircraft — so the math on availability actually works. No points. No memberships. No 16 owners sharing a single tail.
Our flagship aircraft is the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 — Six seats arranged in club formation for maximum comfort, a modern Garmin G1000 panel and a massive right-side entry/baggage door. The proven choice for high-performance single piston airplanes - 75 years of continuous production, the deepest parts and service ecosystem and impeccable dispatch reliability. the IO-550 Continental is an equally proven powerplant, delivering speed, reliability and reasonable maintenance costs. Built perfectly for the 150–500 NM Northeast band where second-home runs, college visits, and regional business hops happen — the missions where a well-flown piston is every bit as effective as a turboprop, at meaningfully lower cost. The second aircraft is already being considered, likely a utility-class single in the Cessna 206 class, designed to complement the G36 with greater useful load for the family-and-gear weekend run, in the same 150–500 NM operating envelope. The manager calls it; founding owners' actual missions are what shape the call. If the group's flying genuinely needs a different airframe, we consider that instead. The plane gets built around the people, not the other way around.
This program is being assembled deliberately, one tail at a time. Founding owners enter when preferences are still being weighted, scheduling capacity is at its most generous, and the second aircraft is still in design. As the founding group fills, a second tail enters the fleet to extend capacity rather than crowd it. Later owners join into a configuration that's already largely set. Being early is part of what makes founder status meaningful.
This isn't a compromise product for people who can't afford better. It's the right tool, intelligently structured, for people who run the numbers and make rational decisions — which is exactly the kind of owner we're looking for.
On similar Northeast missions, Matrix AirShare targets an all-in cost roughly 85% below light jet share programs.
10 owners across two aircraft. Traditional fractional programs run 16+ owners per tail. Our ratio is engineered for a 98% mission success rate.
You hold an undivided equity interest in the aircraft. Real ownership with real governance rights, not hours in an account that expire.
Aircraft #1: the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 — identified, ready to close once the founding group is in place. Aircraft #2: a utility-class single in the Cessna 206 class — being shaped with founding owner input. Founders enter while these decisions are still live.
Matrix AirShare is supported by professionals across flight operations, maintenance, insurance, and program governance — each accountable for a specific domain critical to owner safety and fleet reliability.
Co-ownership only works when expectations are clear and economics are grounded in real-world experience. Matrix AirShare is structured around four commitments:
Acquisition, fixed, and variable costs are separated so owners see exactly where every dollar goes. Flight charges — pilot pay, fuel, maintenance, engine and prop reserves — are 100% pass-through. The management company doesn't make a dime on the flight portion of operations. You pay what it costs to fly the airplane, with reserves funded transparently for future engine, prop, and major maintenance. No hidden margin, no surprises.
Piston aircraft are extraordinary tools when flown within their weather and performance envelopes. We emphasize conservative go/no-go decision-making and contingency planning across all operations.
The management company makes no money based on how much you fly. Our compensation is the monthly management fee — earned when the program runs well, the aircraft are safe, and the operation is efficient. No incentive to push utilization. No incentive to cut corners on maintenance or pilot quality. We make money when the program runs well — never on how much you fly.
From day one, owners know where the aircraft will be based, how scheduling works, how crew is managed, and what the exit provisions look like. No ambiguity about what you're buying into.