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Wheels Up Phenom 300 Maintenance: Five-Year Av8 Deal

A five-year landing gear maintenance agreement and an exchange pool with undisclosed performance terms

This update belongs to our full guide: Embraer Phenom 300: Specs, Range, and Cost to Fly.

Wheels Up and Av8, a Victor Sierra company providing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, signed a five-year landing gear agreement covering the Wheels Up Embraer Phenom 300 fleet, according to a press release reposted by Aviation Pros on 2026-10-23, with other outlets covering it around Oct 13-14. The agreement is intended to support what is described as one of the world’s largest Phenom 300 fleets. For flyers tracking Wheels Up Phenom 300 maintenance, the announcement outlines rotable parts support and overhaul services without publishing contract pricing or performance terms.

The release quotes executives at Wheels Up and Victor Sierra. It does not disclose the dollar value of the agreement, the specific flat-rate price, the total number of aircraft covered, the inventory size of the exchange pool, the warranty duration, the contract start date, or any guaranteed turnaround metrics. Read the Aviation Pros report for the original release text.

The Phenom 300 guide examines the aircraft’s performance numbers, cabin dimensions, and operating profile. This update details the service arrangement announced between Wheels Up and Av8.

What the Agreement Covers

Wheels Up’s landing gear agreement is designed, according to the companies, to cut aircraft downtime through an exchange pool, but the announcement is an operator and vendor release with no disclosed price, fleet count, or performance terms. That structure gives private flyers a valid reason to ask about fleet availability, rather than documented proof that booking access will improve.

The scope of the contract includes landing gear overhaul and exchange support for the Wheels Up fleet of Phenom 300 jets. Under the arrangement, Wheels Up receives access to Av8’s Phenom landing gear exchange pool, which Av8 claims is the largest in the business aviation sector. Av8 reported that a newly acquired pool of rotable inventory permits Av8 to support Wheels Up operations immediately.

Executive statements in the release frame the contract around predictability. Bryan Stamp, President of Victor Sierra, stated that a five-year partnership from a fleet of this scale reflects the trust Wheels Up placed in his team. Wheels Up Chief Operating Officer (COO) Dave Holtz stated that Wheels Up achieved its highest completion rate and on-time performance in company history during the second quarter of 2026, adding that Av8’s support brings added predictability to Phenom 300 flight operations.

Maintenance Agreement Terms

Av8 describes the contract pricing as flat-rate and characterizes its warranty as the longest ever created for Phenom 300 landing gear assemblies. Av8 says it holds more than 300 FAA-PMA approvals for the Phenom airframe, alongside in-house RSDER-approved procedures.

In June 2026, Av8 announced an expansion of its Phenom landing gear overhaul line by adding more shipsets and rotable inventory, according to reporting from DOM Magazine.

The public release leaves key commercial details private. Av8 and Wheels Up did not publish the exact dollar pricing for the flat-rate structure or the exact length of the warranty. The release also omits the size of the active inventory pool, the specific aircraft tail count covered under the program, the effective start date, and whether the agreement includes financial penalties or turnaround guarantees if an exchange set is unavailable.

Compare these fleet maintenance claims against published program rates in the Wheels Up cost guide.

Checks for Private Flyers

The press release leaves specific operational terms unanswered, so flyers evaluating Wheels Up Phenom 300 maintenance should request written clarity on these operational items:

1. Request the current active Phenom 300 tail count in the Wheels Up program to see how many airframes share access to this maintenance pool.
2. Ask Wheels Up for its written policy on replacement aircraft when a scheduled Phenom 300 experiences a mechanical delay.
3. Ask Wheels Up if landing gear overhauls impact guaranteed aircraft availability during peak travel dates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Av8 maintenance agreement guarantee higher aircraft availability for Wheels Up members?

What terms remain undisclosed in the Wheels Up and Av8 announcement?

Reported from Aviation Pros. Jet & Beyond is independent research — we summarize the development and what it means for buyers; we do not sell or book flights. Figures are as reported by the source.