About Us

A Small Team,
Deliberately

Enough people to run a serious operation. Few enough that you always know who is answering.

Who We Are

Built Around the Client,
Not the Fleet

Most private aviation companies are built around the aircraft they happen to own. We started from the other end: what does the client actually need on this trip, and what is the right way to deliver it?

That answer changes from one flight to the next. It may be a regional turboprop or a different aircraft category better suited to the range, cabin, passenger count, baggage, or runway. Sometimes it means telling a client that the trip as described is not the right idea and proposing a better one. What does not change is the care applied to the recommendation.

Today, Stratosphere sources and coordinates charter through appropriately certificated operating air carriers. We compare the actual aircraft, carrier, configuration, crew, availability, and complete mission rather than forcing every trip into one fleet or category.

Our South Florida knowledge supports regional flying throughout the Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf, and Southeast, while our charter sourcing extends to worldwide destinations. We also advise clients evaluating aircraft acquisition, ownership structures, management, and potential charter placement.

Stratosphere Living is a separate sister company under the same umbrella. Its boutique travel advisors arrange luxury travel, destination services, and excursions worldwide, allowing the flight and time on the ground to be coordinated without confusing the roles of the two companies.

Leadership

Experience Across Flight and Travel

Two disciplines, coordinated around the complete journey.

Founder, Stratosphere Aviation

Brian Galvan

Founder of Stratosphere Aviation with more than a decade of experience building marketing, technology, and operational systems for private aviation.

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Co-Founder, Stratosphere Living

Maria Sipeta

Boutique travel advisor and Stratosphere Living co-founder whose work represents more than $35 million in travel bookings.

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Our Commitment

Safety Is Not a Selling Point.
It Is the Prerequisite.

If a trip cannot be flown to our standard, we will say so, and then we will find you another way.

The Standard

What That Actually Means

Aircraft & Carrier Review

Before a client boards, we verify the aircraft and operating carrier: operating authority, insurance limits, maintenance program, and safety history. An option we cannot verify is not presented.

Crew Minimums

Experience minimums in type, recurrent training currency, and dual-crew requirements applied consistently, not waived because a trip is short or a schedule is tight.

Safety Management

A documented safety management system with risk assessment on every trip, a no-penalty reporting culture, and the authority for any crew member to stop a flight.

The Difference

Why Clients Stay

One Advisor

The person who quotes your trip is the person who runs it and the person who answers at 5 a.m. if something changes. No handoffs, no ticket queue.

Honest Pricing

Itemized quotes with the real all-in number. Repositioning, handling, catering, taxes, and fees shown up front, not discovered afterward.

Flight and Destination

Stratosphere Aviation coordinates the private flight while Stratosphere Living can plan the destination. The two companies stay aligned without blurring their respective roles.

The Family of Companies

Aviation Is One Half

Stratosphere Living

Stratosphere Living is our full-service boutique travel advisory, arranging luxury travel experiences worldwide. Villas and private islands, safari and expedition travel, and the access that does not come from a booking site.

Two aligned companies can coordinate one itinerary. Stratosphere Aviation remains responsible for charter sourcing and aviation advisory, while Stratosphere Living remains responsible for its travel and destination services.

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What They Arrange
  • Villas & private islands
  • Safari & expedition travel
  • Yacht & vessel charter
  • Restaurants & reservations
  • Guides & private access
  • Ground transport & security

Come Fly With Us Once

Most of our long-term clients started with a single trip they were not sure about.