WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) and Jet Linx Washington D.C. announced today that they have reached a five-year agreement to make Jet Linx Washington D.C. the “Official Private Jet Company” of all Monumental properties.
“We are extremely excited about our partnership with Jet Linx,” Patrick Duffy, Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships at MSE, said. “Their unparalleled approach to service and value is very much in line with our goals at Monumental Sports & Entertainment.”
“Jet Linx is honored to be entrusted as the official private jet company of Monumental Sports & Entertainment because of the high travel demand of its teams and ownership group,” said Josh Rosenblatt, Jet Linx Washington D.C. Base President. “We have built the preeminent private jet company in the area by delivering personalized and locally-focused service with all of the benefits of a national company, while Monumental has done a phenomenal job of building its teams and retaining players. Our partnership is a perfect match.”
As part of the agreement, Jet Linx Washington D.C. will advertise its logo on both courtside seatback covers and VIP hospitality access wristbandsfor Wizards games. The Company will also have elevator door branding and digital branding on the F Street Entrance and Etihad Airways Lounge LED boards at Capital One Arena. This announcement also comes as Monumental Sports and Entertainment continues a year of dynamic growth, having purchased two Arena Football League teams, the Washington Valor and the Baltimore Brigade; invested in one of the biggest esports franchises, Team Liquid, and purchased an NBA G League team that will start play in the fall of 2018 at the city’s new facility at the St. Elizabeths campus in Ward 8.
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Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), located in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates five professional sports teams: the AFL’s Baltimore Brigade and Washington Valor, NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. The company is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in global esports franchise Team Liquid, and owns and operates Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C. Monumental Sports & Entertainment also manages Kettler Capitals Iceplex, the state-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals and EagleBank Arena on George Mason University’s campus. The District of Columbia and Events DC are building a new sports and entertainment facility in Southeast DC on the St. Elizabeth’s East campus. The facility will feature a state-of-the art training facility for the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics and will also include a 4,200-seat arena which will become the new home of the Washington Mystics. The facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2018. Monumental Sports & Entertainment also co-owns and operates Monumental Sports Network (MSN) with the NBC Sports Group. MSN is the mid-Atlantic region’s top destination for exclusive fan experiences and original sports content across desktop, tablet, mobile and OTT streaming devices. Visit www.monumentalsports.com.
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About Jet Linx Aviation
Jet Linx Aviation is a locally-focused private jet company founded in 1999 as a more personalized approach to national private jet companies. Jet Linx offers two different ways to experience private aviation – a guaranteed Jet Card and an Aircraft Management program – providing its clients with an all-encompassing, local solution to all of their private jet travel needs. Jet Linx is an IS-BAO Stage 3, ARGUS Platinum and Wyvern Wingman safety rated operator, an accomplishment earned by less than one percent of all aircraft operators in the world. It is headquartered in Omaha, Neb. and has additional bases in Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Denver, San Antonio, Scottsdale, St Louis, Tulsa, Nashville and Washington D.C. For additional information, please visit Jet Linx (www.jetlinx.com).
