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How Richard Santulli Became The Father of Fractional Ownership
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How Richard Santulli Became The Father of Fractional Ownership

Though not as famous, Richard Santulli is up there with the likes of the Wright Brothers and Igor Sikorsky for his contribution to aviation field. But unlike them, Richard didn't make aircraft, he pioneered a new use for them. As the driving force behind NetJets, a company he founded and led for a quarter of a century, Richard created not only the notion of fractional jet ownership but also proved it could be successful - even when everyone else said it couldn't be done... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life Richard T. Santulli was born on August 14 1944 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. The son of a civil servant, Richard developed a passion for horses at an early age, eventually learning to ride and spent his teenage years riding i...