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Flytenow makes flying easy and affordable by connecting private pilots with enthusiasts who share the cost of flying making it cheaper than any alternatives!
Imagine being able to see your house, the city, the world from the sky. It is an unreal experience! When we launch, you'll be able see the world in a whole new way for about $60 www.flytenow.com
Imagine being able to see your house, the city, the world from the sky. It is an unreal experience! When we launch, you'll be able see the world in a whole new way for about $60 www.flytenow.com
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Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Phone
6179458909
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Aug 15, 2014 | FAA Bans Planesharing Startups | There will be no “ZimRide for airplanes”, according to an FAA ruling released today that prohibits private pilots from publicly offering seats on their planes in exchange for gas money, including via startups like AirPooler and Flytenow. Th... |
| Aug 15, 2014 | FAA tells two plane-ride sharing services to cool their jets | Update on Aug. 16 at 3:55 p.m. PT: As a result of the FAA’s decision, Flytenow has decided to remove the expense-sharing feature of its site, yet still allowing pilots to post trips they plan to take and make them available to other people ... |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Now you can book a seat on a small-plane adventure through Flytenow (YC S14) | There’s an online sharing marketplace for everything these days. The latest vertical to pop up on our radar: private flights. Boston startup Flytenow is working to do just that, and startup incubator Y Combinator is putting its money behin... |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Now you can book a seat on a small-plane adventure through Flytenow | Update on Aug. 16, at 3:22 p.m. PT: On Aug. 15, the FAA issued a statement effectively barring expense-sharing for private flights, affecting Flytenow as well as other companies such as Airpooler. As a result, Flytenow has decided to remove... |
| Jun 20, 2014 | So I Flew In An “Uber For Tiny Planes” | The first line of the email in my box read, “This is UberX for small planes.” Yet another Uber for X mystery startup in my inbox. Yay! (not really). But the idea of skipping the traffic to Tahoe was attractive enough to bite on this one. So... |
| Jan 29, 2014 | Plane-sharing Service Flytenow Soars with $15K from the Dorm Room Fund | Sure, ridesharing is convenient, particularly when stuck sitting on a curb into the wee hours of a brisk Saturday morning, but it doesn't incite the same thrill, say, as seeing the Boston skyline from above does. With a $15,000 investment f... |
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FAQ about Flytenow
What has the press written about Flytenow?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Flytenow, among them “FAA Bans Planesharing Startups” (Aug 15, 2014) and “FAA tells two plane-ride sharing services to cool their jets” (Aug 15, 2014).
Is Flytenow still active?
Yes, Flytenow is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 21, 2020.