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At least 10 lawsuits pending against OneFlight as five more filings detail sales practices

Private Jet Card Comparisons analysis of transaction logs shows OneFlight gave discounts equivalent to 77.9% of cash received, with some customers solicited repeatedly for additional deposits.

At least 10 lawsuits are now pending against OneFlight International after five more filings last week, according to Private Jet Card Comparisons. The Colorado-based jet card broker paused operations on 16 September 2026. Like earlier lawsuits, the latest filings are from customers left with six-figure balances for future flights they are unlikely to receive.

All the lawsuits name OneFlight's CEO, Ferren Rajput. Executive Vice President Mark Dismuke has been named in multiple lawsuits, and at least three filings now name OneFlight sales executives as defendants. The most recent filings are from Daniel and Sherrie Dwyer; Aaron Hilldebrand; Victor and Lana Fuchs along with Helix Enterprises; Gregory Deal; and Robert Klimasewski.

Sales practices and deep discounting

The lawsuits allege that jet card offers were presented as limited, and clients were pressured to act quickly, Private Jet Card Comparisons reports. An analysis of logs detailing over 1,300 jet card transactions obtained by the outlet showed deep discounts were widespread.

The analysis estimated OneFlight gave out discounts and bonuses equivalent to 77.9% of the cash it took in. 41% of the transactions came with bonuses or credits so large the deal was 100% or greater than the cash OneFlight received. A typical deal gave a client who deposited $100,000 another $100,000 in bonus flight credits, for a total of $200,000 in flight credits.

Some of those same clients were then solicited to transfer more money, typically at least $100,000, to gain discounts on future bookings. A 50% discount meant that for $200,000 in cash, a client would get $450,000 in flights. Typical jet card deals give one free hour for every 25 hours, a 4% bonus, while 10–15% bonuses are considered generous.

Liabilities and customer losses

The widespread discounts and credits gave OneFlight over $400 million in flight liabilities to fulfil from just $226 million in cash taken in, according to Private Jet Card Comparisons' analysis. Only 220 of the 1,309 transactions were marked as new customers.

A previous Private Jet Card Comparisons report estimates OneFlight clients may have paid over $300 million for future flights they are now unlikely to receive. The Dwyers' complaint illustrates the pattern: they made multiple non-refundable deposits totalling $637,500 in less than three months, including $187,500 on 10 March 2026, $250,000 on 28 May 2026, and $200,000 on 3 June 2026.

Neither OneFlight, its named executives, nor any defence counsel has publicly commented on the lawsuits.

Sources

  1. Five more OneFlight lawsuits detail millions in likely losses · Accessed 2026-10-17T05:41:47+00:00

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