Boeing 767-238/ER N250MY (cn 23306/125) MAXjet Airways Photo taken February 01, 2007 Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Nevada USA (LAS / KLAS) Photo Copyright and Thanks to Ricardo Morales www.apm-group.com.mx

Boeing 767-269/ER N251MY (cn 23280/131) MAXjet Airways Photo taken December 04, 2006 Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Nevada USA (LAS / KLAS) Photo Copyright and Thanks to Shane Stoffregan

Boeing 767-205 N260MY (cn 23057/81) MAXjet Airways Photo taken September 23, 2006 Manchester - International (Ringway) Airport, UK - England (MAN / EGCC) Photo Copyright and Thanks to Paul Massey

Boeing 767-238/ER N770WD (cn 23306/125) MAXjet Airways Photo taken November 19, 2005 London - Gatwick Airport, UK - England (LGW / EGKK) Photo Copyright and Thanks to LHR Photos

MAXjet Airways was an American all-business class, transatlantic airline headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, USA. It operated services to London Stansted Airport, United Kingdom from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.

From the beginning, MAXjet Airways was compromised by a significant lack of economies of scale, having only a maximum of 5 aircraft at the height of its operations, although this is similar to other competing airlines in this class (EOS, SilverJet etc.). It offered passengers airport lounge access (flagship lounge at Stansted; shared, non-proprietary at JFK and LAX; not available in Las Vegas), premium complimentary meals and beverages and on-demand in-flight entertainment. MAXjet's corporate slogan changed from "It's just good business" to "Affordable Business Class." sometime in mid-2006, and then to "It's Business Class. Only Smarter", in November, 2007.

On 24 December 2007, the airline filled for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and ceased operations. The airline confirmed that Eos Airlines will accommodate passengers on their Stansted to JFK services.

History
On 25 April 2005, the airline officially changed its name from SkyLink Airways to MAXjet Airways following a formal objection to the original name from SkyLink Aviation in Canada. On 23 August 2005 it was granted final approval to launch services by the United States Department of Transportation. The airline is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market as "MAXJ". It operated its first service from New York to London on 1 November 2005. Founded in 2003, the airline was conceived as a transatlantic low-cost carrier that would code share with domestic low-cost carriers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. During its start-up phase, management expressed concern over the economics of applying the low cost carrier model to transatlantic routes and instead repositioned the airline as a premium all-business-class service. MAXjet's target market is premium economy and "savvy" business class passengers.

The success of MAXjet’s all-business-class service continued to grow as the company claimed load factors of more than 83% (June 2007) on its network from London Stansted.

As well as the scheduled routes, MAXjet’s luxury charter operations continued to grow with the acquisition of more aircraft. Some aircraft were planned to focus on the growing charter business as well as being used as support on the New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas scheduled routes. The airline’s luxury charter business, which experienced significant growth, transports groups to various destinations throughout Europe, the Caribbean and the USA. Charters included Stockholm to Las Vegas, and England to Washington D.C. and Los Angeles including a charter for the 2006 U.S Ryder Cup team. The Company had a strong customer base that included corporations, government entities and professional sports teams.

While the company's "MAXflier" frequent flier program had been advertised for more than six months on the MAXjet website as being available to customers, it was not actually yet up and running as of October 2007. When questioned regarding this issue, the company's customer service representatives responded that the program would be introduced soon, but were unable to provide an estimate as to exactly when the program will come online.

Suspension of MAXjet shares and filing for bankruptcy
On 7 December 2007, MAXjet suspended trading of its shares on AIM, pending clarification of their financial position.

An article in the Financial Times on 23 December 2007 reported that the company was in "last-ditch talks" to arrange a financial rescue package. However the following morning, the company announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on the airline's website. Passengers who had yet to travel were advised to seek a refund from the point of purchase. The company announced it had already begun to make alternative travel or accommodation arrangements for those left stranded.

On 24 December 2007, MAXjet announced that they permanently suspended all flight operations citing rising fuel costs, increased crew salaries, and other unforeseen costs. The airline purchased tickets to accommodate passengers on Eos Airlines, and Continental Airlines and Silverjet both made offers to accommodate stranded MAXjet passengers.

Former Destinations

Europe
- United Kingdom
-- England
--- London (London Stansted Airport) Hub

North America
- United States
-- California
--- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
-- Nevada
--- Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
-- New York
--- New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)

Former Fleet
The MAXjet Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of December 2007:
- 1 Boeing 767-200
- 4 Boeing 767-200ER
MAXjet's aircraft were configured with either 92, 94, 100, or 102 seats depending on the individual aircraft, with an average fleet age of 18.2 years as of March 2007.

Former In-Flight Services
MAXjet aircraft were fitted with traditional leather business-class "deep-recline" cradle-seats with a 60 inch seat pitch (distance between a seat and the same point on the seat in front of it) and a 160-degree recline.

On-demand entertainment, which included 100 hours of movies, television programs and music videos as well as pure music audio content, was available via individual portable media players called "MAXplayers", which were provided on each flight. Although the seats were new, MAXjet aircraft had a relatively old style cabin fit, so the seats were not equipped with conventional built-in entertainment systems or in-flight A/C power ports.

The airline's catering used restaurant china, metal cutlery and stemmed glassware, and offered complimentary premium liquor, beer, champagne and a regularly changing wine selection.

Awards
- Travel+Leisure Magazine's Top 10 International Airlines 2007 - 2nd place