Private jet discovery platform Stratajet has strengthened its tech offering with the appointment of Donovan Frew as chief technology officer.
Formerly the CTO of Secret Escapes, Frew joins to continue the development of Stratajet鈥檚 platform which allows customers direct access to the private jet marketplace.
Working closely alongside founder Jonny Nicol, Frew鈥檚 remit is to build the technical infrastructure capable of aligning the platform鈥檚 capabilities with business strategy.
鈥淭here are very few industries left that are still doing things today the same way they did it 25 years ago. Unfortunately this is largely the case for private aviation,鈥� said Frew.
鈥淢any start-ups talk about disruption but what Stratajet is doing is truly unique and I couldn鈥檛 pass up the opportunity to be a part of the company鈥檚 aspirations to build on its initial success.鈥�
Frew has forged an impressive 20-year career as a software engineer and technology leader. He has a Masters in Software Engineering from the University of York and has worked in a range of industries including telecommunications, criminal intelligence analysis and, latterly, travel and hospitality.
Prior to Stratajet, he spent six years at Secret Escapes, where he built and led the technology team, tackling the challenges of a high growth business.
He successfully grew the platform鈥檚 customer base thirty-fold and drove entry into 20+ new markets.
Nicol added: 鈥淲ith a technology as advanced as Stratajet鈥檚, we need someone of Donovan鈥檚 significant expertise to keep the platform at the forefront of the private jet industry.
鈥淗is knowledge of software development, coupled with his experience in the travel industry, sees him perfectly positioned to drive our technology strategy in our mission to fundamentally change the way people travel.鈥�
Stratajet is the only private jet booking platform that uses advanced technology to display accurate costs of available aircraft.
This technology has streamlined private jet travel, giving fliers the simplest means of instantly comparing and booking from a range of aircraft.
Frew will work alongside Stratajet鈥檚 dedicated data researchers whose job it is to keep the data in the platform鈥檚 algorithms up-to-date.