Press Release

Issued by RocketRoute.

November 9, 2017

RocketRoute​ ​has​ ​today​ ​announced​ ​a​ ​strategic​ ​global​ ​partnership​ ​agreement​ ​with​ ​'on demand'​ ​jet​ ​charter​ ​marketplace​ ​leader​ ​Victor.​ ​The​ ​two​ ​companies,​ ​both​ ​driven​ ​by innovative​ ​and​ ​smart​ ​technology,​ ​will​ ​work​ ​closely​ ​together​ ​exploring​ ​synergies​ ​of​ ​process and​ ​service​ ​to​ ​enhance​ ​the​ ​day-to-day​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​general​ ​aviation​ ​operators.

The​ ​agreement​ ​follows​ ​Victor's​ ​successful​ ​closing​ ​of​ ​a​ ​$20m​ ​Series​ ​B​ ​investment​ ​round,​ ​led​ ​by BP​ ​Ventures,​ ​the​ ​investment​ ​arm​ ​of​ ​global​ ​energy​ ​company​ ​BP.​ ​With​ ​new​ ​investment​ ​Victor plans​ ​to​ ​further​ ​develop​ ​its​ ​unique,​ ​data-driven​ ​ecosystem,​ ​into​ ​a​ ​new​ ​transactional​ ​B2B marketplace​ ​connecting​ ​suppliers,​ ​re-sellers​ ​(brokers)​ ​and​ ​other​ ​flight-planning​ ​and​ ​aviation fuel​ ​providers.​ ​Victor's​ ​agreement​ ​with​ ​RocketRoute​ ​complements​ ​this​ ​strategy,​ ​and​ ​will allow​ ​both​ ​businesses​ ​to​ ​collaborate​ ​on​ ​delivering​ ​compelling​ ​digital​ ​solutions​ ​for​ ​operators spanning​ ​integrated​ ​charter​ ​sales,​ ​bookings,​ ​flight​ ​ops​ ​management​ ​and​ ​trip​ ​support​ ​across​ ​a wide​ ​range​ ​of​ ​missions.

“​Victor​ ​looks​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​collaborating​ ​on​ ​a​ ​range​ ​of​ ​projects​ ​with​ ​RocketRoute​”​ ​says​ ​​Clive Jackson,​ ​founder​ ​and ​CEO​ ​of​ ​Victor​.​ ​“​Both​ ​companies​ ​have​ ​an​ ​impressive​ ​track​ ​record​ ​for​ ​digital innovation​ ​in​ ​the​ ​general​ ​aviation​ ​space.​ ​By​ ​pooling​ ​our​ ​knowledge​ ​and​ ​resource,​ ​I'm​ ​confident we​ ​can​ ​deliver​ ​fresh​ ​efficiencies​ ​for​ ​operators​ ​and​ ​an​ ​exciting​ ​step-change​ ​for​ ​the​ ​wider industry.​”

“​RocketRoute's​ ​platform​ ​has​ ​long​ ​benefitted​ ​operators,​ ​connecting​ ​and​ ​arranging​ ​aviation services​ ​direct​ ​from​ ​leading​ ​service​ ​providers​”​ ​says​ ​​Kurt​ ​Lyall,​ ​co-founder​ ​of​ ​RocketRoute​. “​Victor​ ​shares​ ​our​ ​belief​ ​in​ ​better​ ​connecting​ ​the​ ​general​ ​aviation​ ​sector.​ ​Therefore​ ​this agreement​ ​will​ ​allow​ ​us​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​disrupting​ ​and​ ​advancing​ ​the​ ​industry,​ ​delivering​ ​new efficiencies​ ​and​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​partners,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​our​ ​own​ ​two​ ​businesses.​"

“​The​ ​strategic​ ​partnership​ ​gives​ ​us​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​existing​ ​customers​ ​with​ ​improved access​ ​to​ ​the​ ​flight​ ​sales​ ​market​ ​where​ ​this​ ​is​ ​desired​”​ ​adds​ ​​Justin​ ​Coelho,​ ​co-founder​ ​and chief​ ​sales​ ​officer​ ​(CSO)​ ​of​ ​RocketRoute​.​ ​“​We're​ ​looking​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​progressing​ ​a​ ​close working​ ​relationship​ ​with​ ​Victor.​”