FlyExclusive Opens 24,000-Sq-Ft Raleigh Headquarters with Ribbon-Cutting on September 30

FlyExclusive will celebrate the opening of its new 24,000-sq-ft headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina's North Hills district with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, September 30, at One North Hills Tower. The event is hosted by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.

The facility consolidates the company's leadership, finance, technology, and commercial teams under one roof. Raleigh now hosts more than 150 FlyExclusive employees, up from nearly 30 in January, and the company expects to add more than 100 aviation jobs in eastern North Carolina. Founder, chairman, and CEO Jim Segrave cited access to local talent as a key driver of the relocation and said the company has invested heavily in artificial intelligence over the past year to streamline operations. "Every piece of this business is being evaluated on how we can automate, streamline, and make ourselves more efficient," Segrave said.

FlyExclusive's maintenance operations remain headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina, approximately 70 miles southeast of Raleigh, where the company began operating in 2015. The company's roughly 80-jet fleet spans light to large-cabin models and includes 10 Bombardier Challengers; a completed Jet AI deal added three light jets after the second quarter. FlyExclusive also plans to expand its Kinston footprint at North Carolina Global TransPark with a simulator training center and a 121,000-sq-ft hangar.

The Raleigh move reflects a broader split many charter operators face as they scale: corporate functions gravitate toward metro talent pools while maintenance, training and hangar footprint stay anchored to the original operating base where infrastructure and workforce already exist. Consolidating leadership, finance, technology and commercial teams in one office is intended to speed internal coordination, a factor that matters more as fleets and headcounts grow quickly, as FlyExclusive's did from roughly 30 to more than 150 employees in Raleigh alone since January.

Fleet composition and integration will be worth tracking as the company absorbs the three light jets added through the Jet AI deal into an approximately 80-jet fleet that already spans light to large-cabin categories, including 10 Challengers. The planned simulator training center and 121,000-sq-ft hangar expansion at North Carolina Global TransPark signal continued investment in the Kinston base even as executive functions shift north, and how quickly those Kinston projects proceed will indicate whether the company is scaling maintenance capacity in step with fleet and headcount growth.