Desert Jet

Specialties

Desert Jet is an aircraft charter and management company serving Southern California with aircraft based in Palm Springs, Thermal, San Diego and Orange County.

History

Established in 2007.

Desert Jet was formed in 2007 to provide air charter services at a higher level of quality, service and safety.

Meet the Business Owner

Denise W.

Business Owner

Denise Wilson is the founder and Director of Operations. As an active pilot, she has type ratings in the Citation 500 and 525 series, Gulfstream III, Boeing 737, Hawker 1000, Westwind and the Saab 340.

Denise was a finalist in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur of 2010 contest, in the Emerging Entrepreneur category. She was the keynote speaker at the Women in Aviation, International Conference in 2010 and a presenter on the topic of vetting business jet providers at the National Business Aviation Association’s Annual Conference in 2011. She has been featured, published, and quoted in publications such as Inc. Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Aviation for Women Magazine, Palm Springs Life, Twin and Turbine Magazine, AutoPILOT Magazine, FlyCorporate Magazine, NBAA’s Business Insider as well as several local publications.

Denise is a member of CEOs Against Cancer, Angel Flight West, Women in Aviation, Women in Corporate Aviation and the National Business Aviation Association.