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Amy Wilder

Nicholas Air has launched a program that awards personal jet cards to captains who reach 10 years of service with the private aviation operator. Under the program, pilots who complete a decade with the company receive a jet card granting access to the same tier of private travel they provide to passengers, flying as members rather than crew.
Phenom 300 captain Robert Milner is the program’s first recipient. Milner joined Nicholas Air in 2016 as a PC-12 captain after service in the U.S. Air Force, followed by work as a flight instructor, pipeline patrol pilot in the Cessna Caravan, and corporate operations manager in a Pilatus PC-12. He subsequently transitioned to the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 as the company’s fleet evolved.
Milner, who is based in Houston with his wife and three daughters, will now be able to use his jet card to fly his family.
“The 10-Year Anniversary Jet Card Program is our way of thanking elite and tenured captains like Rob Milner who have dedicated years to upholding our uncompromising safety and service standards,” said Brian Portera, chief pilot at Nicholas Air.
Headquartered in Oxford, Mississippi, Nicholas Air operates under Part 135 and offers jet card and fractional ownership programs. The company describes itself as the largest independently owned private aviation provider led by its original founder and CEO.

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