JSX Joins the College Basketball Crown as a Founding Partner and Official Air Carrier of the Inaugural Tournament

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the College Basketball Crown announced JSX – the world’s only 5-star public charter service – as a Founding Partner and the official air carrier of the highly anticipated new postseason college basketball tournament. The partnership, brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, showcases JSX’s elite fleet and innovative travel services to a new audience of college sports teams, executives, and fans looking to travel in style.

Launched by FOX Sports and AEG, the College Basketball Crown is a premiere postseason college basketball tournament taking place from March 31 to April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena and airing on FOX and FS1. The tournament will feature 16 elite teams from conferences including the Big Ten, Big 12, and BIG EAST, along with additional at-large participants. JSX will exclusively fly all participating teams to and from Las Vegas for the inaugural event, providing a seamless, first-class travel and tournament experience.

“We are thrilled to help bring the College Basketball Crown to life and expanding JSX’s presence in the collegiate sports space,” said JSX Chief Commercial Officer David Drabinsky. “This partnership allows us to not only provide premium air travel to the teams but also to showcase the efficiency and convenience that set JSX apart. We’re looking forward to making the journey to and from Las Vegas as memorable as the tournament itself.”

JSX is renowned for dramatically improving air travel for thousands of travelers every day by offering the hassle-free, crowd-free experience of flying between dedicated hangars on luxuriously appointed 30-seat jets, allowing passengers to arrive just 20-minutes before departure, skipping the long lines and congestion associated with commercial airports and enjoy business class legroom, frictionless security, free high speed in-flight Starlink Wi-Fi, in-seat power, two checked bags, and enhanced complimentary inflight snacks and beverages. Paving a new way forward for streamlining and elevating team travel with seamless, time-saving travel experiences at attainable fares, JSX public charter flights are readily accessible and attainable for today’s modern traveler, with flights that start as low as $249 each way.

In partnership with Vivid Seats, the Official Ticketing Provider of the College Basketball Crown, JSX will offer the tournament’s attendees exclusive travel packages that combine flights, hotel accommodations, and VIP game tickets. These packages will allow fans to travel with the same level of comfort and convenience as the athletes, spending less time at the airport and more time in the arena, making JSX an integral part of the overall tournament experience.

“JSX is providing a first-class travel solution that extends beyond the teams to enhance the overall event experience for fans as well,” said Nick Baker, COO of AEG Global Partnerships. “Their ability to deliver fast, safe, private, and luxurious travel options aligns perfectly with the elevated experience we are creating for the College Basketball Crown, and we look forward to introducing them to our attendees.”

As a Founding Partner, a premium and category-exclusive designation, fans will be able to spot JSX throughout the tournament including, courtside rotational signage, jumbotron features, and a dedicated halftime promotion during the semifinals. The official air carrier will also be featured in custom digital and social media content produced by AEG Studios along with national media exposure on FOX Sports channels broadcasting the tournament, extending its reach to fans tuned in around the country.

“JSX is a tremendous addition to the College Basketball Crown,” said Jordan Bazant, Executive Vice President, FOX Sports, and board member of the College Basketball Crown. “We are thrilled with the continued growth and development of this tournament and are eager to deliver more elite postseason college basketball to fans across the country this spring.”

For more information on ticket and travel packages with JSX, visit www.jsx.com or follow the College Basketball Crown on https://collegebasketballcrown.com for the latest updates.

ABOUT JSX

Founded in 2016, JSX is a ‘hop-on’ public charter jet service that’s faster on the ground, more comfortable in the air, and is competitively priced. JSX has operated safely and securely without incident since its inception, and its safety and security technologies and programs exceed both FAA and TSA requirements for Part 135 operators. The award-winning air carrier has been recognized by Travel + Leisure as the Number 1 Domestic Airline in the 2024 World’s Best Awards, Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) as the world’s only ‘ 2023 ‘Five-Star Regional Airline ’ for a fourth consecutive year, the ‘ 2020 “Best Overall Air Carrier in North America ’, the recipient of a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, and honored as one of the top 5 “ Most Innovative Companies for 2020 ” by Fast Company in the travel category. JSX is dramatically improving air travel for thousands of travelers every day by offering the hassle-free, crowd-free experience of flying between private terminals on 30-seat Embraer aircraft, and has amassed a reputation for joyful, simple, and reliable air travel by offering a category of flying it calls ‘hop-on jet service’ for all, providing an accessible charter jet travel experience once reserved for corporate leaders and the ultra-wealthy to all.

JSX provides up to 120 public charter flights daily to 25 business and leisure destinations across Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and Texas.

JSX offers many industry-leading features including:

• Allowing customers to check-in just 20 minutes before their domestic flight from beautifully appointed, spacious private terminals (45 minutes for international flights)
• No long check-in lines and fast, effortless, TSA-approved security protocols
• A bright, spacious, modern cabin interior featuring 30 comfortable seats with business class legroom, no middle seats, and power outlets at every row
• Added complimentary amenities for all customers such as two checked bags (including golf bags, skis, and snowboards), drinks, snacks, and cocktails inflight
• Planeside baggage retrieval within minutes of arrival
• Enhanced cleaning protocols including hospital-grade HEPA filters onboard
• The air carrier now offers the world’s fastest and totally free instant-on in-flight Wi-Fi from Starlink, fleetwide since May 2023

JSX flights may be booked directly through www.jsx.com, the JSX mobile app, or through partners JetBlue and United. JSX Customers can accrue toward United MileagePlus and JetBlue TrueBlue loyalty programs. JSX’s 30-seat jets may be chartered for group trips, corporate events, or other travel needs. For a charter quote, please email charter@jsx.com.

ABOUT AEG

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, AEG is the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company. The company operates in the following business segments:

• Music through AEG Presents, which is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performances, including the production and promotion of global and regional concert tours, an extensive portfolio of clubs, theaters and other music venues, concerts and special events and world-renowned festivals such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival;
• Venues and Real Estate, which develops, owns and operates world-class venues, as well as major sports and entertainment districts like Crypto.com Arena and L.A. LIVE, Uber Platz in Berlin and The O2 in London;
• Sports, as the world’s largest operator of high-profile sporting events and sports franchises including the LA Kings, LA Galaxy and Eisbären Berlin;
• Global Partnerships, which oversees worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships including naming rights, premium seating, and other strategic partnerships.
• And Ticketing, which provides more than 400 clients worldwide with ticketing services that cover the gamut of entertainments, including sporting events, arena tours, music clubs festival, rodeos and family events.

Through its worldwide network of venues, portfolio of powerful sports and music brands and its integrated entertainment districts, AEG entertains more than 90 million guests annually. More information about AEG can be found at www.aegworldwide.com.

Source: AEG