A year after unveiling plans to build an airline that fills a niche between commercial first class and private aviation with a fleet of Airbus A220s and A321neos, Orlando, Florida-based Magnifica Air has kicked off a series of recruitment drives as it takes the next steps toward launching operations. The company introduced its “private class” concept at NBAA-BACE 2025, describing an operation that it says “combines the privacy, personalization, and ease associated with private flying with the safety, reliability, and operating discipline of scheduled service.”
Charles and Stacey Carey, founders of the Magnifica luxury hospitality brand, co-founded Magnifica Air with aviation veteran Wade Black and brought on chief development officer Sean McGeough, who has held roles with Airbus Corporate Jets, Nextant, and Hawker Beechcraft. To start operations in 2027, Magnifica Air signed a leasing agreement with Air Lease for four A220-300s and two ACJ321neos that will be configured with 45 to 54 seats and two to four private suites.
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