“The Ultimate Christmas Gift Collection features three rare, made-to-measure experiences created not around possessions, but around the one thing money can’t buy: time,” claimed the X-1 Jets’ press release. It continued: “From a $15,000 private jet journey anywhere in Europe to a $1.5 million around-the-world odyssey aboard an Airbus Corporate Jet, each X-1 Experience transforms travel into an emotional statement – an invitation to live, connect, and reclaim what matters most.” Exciting stuff indeed. Intrigued to find out more about X-1 Jets, EVA headed to the website. There we discovered an established charter brokership, with expertise stretching far beyond Christmas specials. Benjamin Lehmann, Founder of X-1 Jets, answered our questions
Dramatic photographs dominate the X-1 Jets website, depicting business jets, a helicopter and a yacht, a Cessna Caravan parked in the countryside, and so on. There is obviously more to X-1 Jets than Christmas packages…
X-1 Jets is, first and foremost, a global private aviation boutique operating across Europe, the Middle East and the US. We have three core pillars:
- Jet Charter, providing flexible, transparent access to private jets worldwide
- Private Experiences, delivering aviation-driven journeys that unlock extraordinary moments
- Special Missions, realising urgent, time-critical operations requiring precision and discretion
The mix of jets, helicopters, yachts and off-the-grid aircraft you see on our website reflects our philosophy: aviation is not merely transportation, it is the key that unlocks time, access and extraordinary moments. So while our Christmas Gift Collection is highly visible, it is part of a much broader ecosystem designed for clients who value agility, discretion, design, transparency and the rare luxury of time.
What exactly is on offer in the Ultimate Christmas Gift Collection? Are similar packages available all year round?
Our Ultimate Christmas Gift Collection is a curated set of high-impact experiences designed specifically for the festive season. It includes:
- A single round-trip private jet flight anywhere in Europe at a fixed, all-inclusive price
- A multi-day jet and ski alpine adventure, combining jet travel, helicopter transfers and luxury resort stays
- A once-in-a-lifetime world tour aboard a private Airbus Corporate Jet, reserved for one family only.
Each can technically be booked year round, but the Christmas edition is different: it is designed not around travel, but around gifting something priceless – time together, emotional memories and shared moments. Our turnkey presentation makes it special, including elegant black gift boxes, personalised metal JetCards, curated keepsakes and an emotional theme built around ‘time well spent’. Beyond the festive packaging, our goal is to create gifts that cannot be replicated, rare experiences made possible only through private aviation.
How do your bespoke packages work? Is aviation central to the experience or simply the enabler?
Bespoke design is truly at the heart of X-1. Everything begins with a conversation: departure point, preferred destinations, style of travel, desired experiences, duration and the emotional tone the client wants to create, whether for families, adventure, celebration or legacy.
Aviation then plays a dual role, as the experience itself, including remote airports, helicopter access and scenic overflights, and as the enabler that unlocks a wider journey that might include yacht charters, villas, cultural immersion and wilderness access. But the aircraft is never an afterthought. It is woven into the narrative of the trip, saving hours, removing friction and allowing clients to arrive fully present for what matters most.
Can you tell EVA more about your special missions capability?
Beyond leisure and private travel, our special missions capability provides high-value, discreet, time-critical flights including medical evacuations, urgent cargo, humanitarian support and sensitive logistical operations.
The capability was born out of a real moment, when a client in distress abroad needed immediate extraction. Within hours we mobilised an aircraft, crew, clearances and an entire operational chain to bring her home safely. It was a powerful reminder of what private aviation can do when minutes count.
These missions require operational readiness, regulatory agility and global reach. The ethos remains the same: when time matters most, we mobilise faster than traditional operators, with precision, discretion and absolute focus.
You also offer jet cards and on-demand charter, quite different propositions to trip packages. How is the company able to provide such a disparate product range?
It’s by design. X-1 Jets was built to be an agile operator and global broker. We partner with aircraft owners, certified operators, maintenance networks and on-the-ground teams worldwide, giving us access to a wide charter fleet, the ability to optimise empty legs for cost efficiency and the capability to aggregate flight hours into flexible JetCards. This infrastructure then allows us to offer on-demand charter for bespoke flights, JetCards for clients who prefer simplicity and predictability, experiences combining jets, helicopters, yachts, villas and curated activities, and the capability for special missions requiring speed and absolute precision.
It’s a broad selection of services that X-1 Jets unifies under a single promise, to offer agility, client-first service, total transparency and the ability to unlock more of the client’s time.