Amy Wilder is a private pilot with more than two decades of experience as a writer and editor in a career spanning journalism, marketing, and communications. 
She has worked in aviation journalism since 2023, combining a lifelong passion for flight and a love of the aviation community with a penchant for storytelling. As a licensed pilot, she brings firsthand insight to the stories she covers, lending an authentic, on-the-ground perspective to industry coverage.
She holds a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics and a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts, both from St. John&#039;s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Culture.

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The program supported Wheels Up’s decision to consolidate its owned jet fleet from four aircraft types to two, centering operations on the Embraer Phenom 300 and Bombardier Challenger 300/350. Wheels Up continues to expand both fleets in response to demand for its Signature Membership and charter programs.
“Fleet transitions of this scale require every acquisition and disposition to be managed in the context of the next,” said John Odegard, 5x5 co-founder and International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) chairman. “Working hand in hand with the Wheels Up team, we sequenced the transition to protect operational continuity while delivering against the timeline they set.”
“Modernizing our controlled fleet was a defining step in the transformation of Wheels Up, and we set an aggressive timeline because the opportunity in front of us demanded it,” said Meaghan Wells, chief growth officer, Wheels Up. “Their transactional discipline helped us reach a simpler, more efficient fleet well ahead of schedule.”
5x5 Trading was founded in January 2024 and holds IADA accreditation.

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