NetJets Announces Brand Partnership with Christie’s

July 9, 2015 11:19 AM EDT

Art and Aviation align to create new offerings for high net worth clients

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NetJets, the global leader in private aviation, and Christie’s, the world’s largest art business, today announced a new partnership that aligns the luxury brands and creates unique and exclusive opportunities for their clients. The new alliance between aviation and art begins with a private showing of the Hampton’s Exhibition on July 9th leading into the public exhibition July 10-12 sponsored by NetJets. The preview is open to a small group of art collectors and enthusiasts, providing an exclusive early viewing of pieces from the upcoming FIRST OPEN/NYC – summer edition of post-war and contemporary art.

“The association of NetJets to the art world is long-standing. We find a good deal of our customers have a passion for art so we’re constantly exploring opportunities to support their interests,” said Marybeth Jones, Vice President of Global Event and Strategic Alliances. “Our new partnership with Christie’s publicly aligns two of the most notable luxury brands and allows us to further enhance our customer experience offerings while introducing the NetJets way of flying to the Christie’s family.”

The Hampton’s Exhibition, sponsored by NetJets, will be held Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 12 at the Wölffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack. This exhibition kicks off the Christie’s FIRST OPEN/NYC – summer edition of Post-War and Contemporary Art, and will present an exciting selection of works by major artists such as Andy Warhol, Yayoi Kusama, Sol Lewitt, Helen Frankenthaler, Dan Colen, Christian Marclay or Alexander Calder. For more information regarding FIRST OPEN/NYC, visit WWW.CHRISTIES.COM/FIRSTOPEN.

About NetJets

NetJets Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the worldwide leader in private aviation with the largest, more than 700 aircraft worldwide, and most diverse private jet fleet in the world. NetJets celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2014, having been established in 1964 as the world’s first private jet charter and management company. In 1986, NetJets pioneered the concept of fractional aircraft ownership – offering individuals and businesses all of the benefits of whole aircraft ownership and more, at a fraction of the cost. Today, NetJets offers a full range of private aviation solutions through businesses bearing the NetJets®, Executive Jet Management®, and Marquis Jet Card® service brands in North America, Europe and China. For more information on NetJets customer programs and services, please visit www.netjets.com.

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Chris Herbert, 614-849-7357
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EUROPE
Fay Burgin, 44 (0) 207-361-9555
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Source: NetJets Inc.



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