The 22-year-old private jet charter company now owns one aircraft, N777EX, and has hired a full-time captain while it works toward adding the jet to a Part 135 certificate
PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ECS Jets (Exclusive Charter Service), a Palm Beach private jet charter company with 22 years in business, today announced that it now owns one aircraft: a brand new Cirrus Vision Jet G3, registration N777EX, based in Palm Beach.
CEO Jason Johnson recently earned his Vision Jet type rating in Knoxville, and ECS has hired Captain Walter Ryan as a full-time captain to fly N777EX.
For now, N777EX flies for company use only, letting ECS advisors meet clients face to face and be on the ramp for departures.
"Flying a jet has been a childhood dream. I've been a pilot for many years, flying the Cirrus SR22, so stepping up to the Vision Jet G3 was an easy decision. It's one of the world's most advanced personal jets, and it's the only jet with a whole-airframe parachute system as standard equipment, which is just incredible. Talk about having fun at work. I love finding new ways to bring value to our clients, and this is one of them. N777EX will support our team today, and once it's on a Part 135 charter certificate, our clients too. It puts 'we'll be there for you' in the most literal sense," said Jason Johnson, CEO of ECS Jets.
"Flying the Vision Jet for me means endless opportunities and exciting adventures for me and those that I care about, with a focus on safety and security that's unmatched in the current aviation world. I'm incredibly blessed to get to explore those opportunities with Jason Johnson and the rest of the Exclusive Charter Service team, and I couldn't be more excited to see what adventures and memories we create together," said Captain Walter Ryan, captain of N777EX.
ECS's goal is to add N777EX to a Part 135 certificate. If and when the aircraft is added to a Part 135 certificate, ECS sees ways it could help: supporting recovery when a partner operator's aircraft is AOG (grounded for maintenance), covering short hops, and providing support for the partner operators ECS already works with. Until then, the aircraft is not offered for charter.
About the aircraft
According to Cirrus, the Vision Jet G3 has a "1,275 nm Max range," a "Max Cruise Speed 317 KTAS" and room for "7 max passengers," and "Every Cirrus aircraft includes CAPS as standard," its whole plane parachute system, along with Safe Return(TM) Emergency Autoland.
About ECS Jets
ECS Jets (Exclusive Charter Service) is a private jet charter company based in Palm Beach, Florida, with 22 years in business. ECS owns one aircraft, a Cirrus Vision Jet G3, N777EX, based in Palm Beach and currently flown for company use only. CEO Jason Johnson holds a Vision Jet type rating. Learn more at ecsjets.com.
Media Contact
Avery Sterling, ECS Jets, 1 (888) 522-0883, [email protected], https://ecsjets.com
SOURCE ECS Jets
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