From the filings
Software purchasing at Stratos Jets is controlled at the highest level by Director, President and CEO Joel Thomas, alongside CFO David Borgerding and COO Darren Engle. The franchise operates a single company-owned unit and mandates three proprietary systems: Stratos FMS, Stratos Jet Charters, Inc. Report, and the Stratos Jet Flight Management System. The addressable market is extremely small—just 1 total unit—making this a highly niche target for vendors.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
6%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 7 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
You hereby grant us and our designees the perpetual, irrevocable right to independently access, collect, analyze, and use all data generated by or through your computer systems, including your point of sale system, for any business purposes we deem appropriate in our sole discretion, including system-wide analytics…
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within ninety (90) days following the end of each calendar year, Franchisee shall provide Franchisor with a copy of Franchisee's balance sheet and an income and expense statement weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We will provide you with our required technology platform during the operation of your franchise.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may grant approvals of new suppliers or revoke past approvals of suppliers on written notice to you, or by updating our Manual.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we did not derive any revenue from the required purchases and leases by franchisees.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
20Item 8
We estimate that the required purchases and leases to operate your business are 20% to 30% of your total purchases to operate your business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to use a product or supplier that is not on our list of approved products or suppliers, you must request our approval in writing.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges that Franchisor owns, in connection with the Marks, all goodwill associated with or to become associated with the telephone numbers and telephone listings and agrees to execute an Assignment of Telephone Numbers in the form attached.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right, at any time, to verify compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 8
We may issue new specifications and standards for any aspect of our brand system, or modify existing specifications and standards, at any time by revising our Manual and/or issuing new written directives (which may be communicated to you by any method we choose).
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
you must obtain our prior written approval for your proposed location and any subsequent relocations.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 16
The franchise rights we grant you do not include: (i) any right to offer any product or service via e-commerce without our prior approval; (ii) any right to establish an independent website or to establish a URL incorporating the Proprietary Marks or any variation; or (iii) any right to distribute, market, or…
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all required equipment and supplies from our approved suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all required equipment and supplies from our approved suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
The Operations Fee will be automatically subtracted from each transaction that is run through Franchisor’s required software.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Your Franchised Business 20 Stratos Jet Charters, Inc. FDD 2025 must, at all times during operating hours, be staffed with at least one individual who has successfully completed our initial training program.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You may not use any computer systems or components, point-of-sale systems, or computer software that we have not approved or have disapproved.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
You hereby grant us and our designees the perpetual, irrevocable right to independently access, collect, analyze, and use all data generated by or through your computer systems, including your point of sale system, for any business purposes we deem appropriate in our sole discretion, including system-wide analytics…
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You will purchase, use and maintain any and all computer software programs (“Software”) which we have developed or may develop and/or designate for use for the System, and will purchase such computer hardware as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the Software.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may require Franchisee to complete additional training at a location determined in Franchisor's sole discretion.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Your Principal Executive must attend a national business meeting or our annual convention for up to 3 days each year in the event that we decide to host an annual convention.
Who buys here
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
Stratos Jets operates a single company-owned unit, with no franchised locations mapped in our corpus. The total addressable unit count is 1. For software vendors, this represents an extremely narrow opportunity—essentially a single-account sale into a tightly held corporate structure. The brand falls under personal services and is headquartered in Florida. No parent company is on file, indicating independent ownership. Year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed in the 2025 FDD, and average unit volume (AUV) is not reported.
The royalty rate is 3.0% of gross revenue, and the initial franchise term runs 10 years. Renewal carries a $25,000 fee and requires execution of the then-current franchise agreement, which may include materially different economic terms. This renewal structure creates a defined, infrequent window for vendor evaluation tied to the contract cycle.
All software purchasing authority sits at the headquarters level. The FDD Item 1 lists three executives: Joel Thomas serves as Director, President and CEO; David Borgerding is Director and CFO; and Darren Engle holds the role of Director and COO. With no multi-unit operators or franchisee network to influence decisions, the buying center is concentrated entirely within this C-suite. Vendors pitching Stratos Jets should direct outreach to these individuals, particularly the CEO and CFO, who jointly control financial and operational technology decisions.
Stratos Jets mandates three proprietary systems, all developed in-house. The Stratos FMS, Stratos Jet Charters, Inc. Report, and the Stratos Jet Flight Management System are required for operations. No third-party point-of-sale, CRM, or ERP systems are disclosed in the FDD. This closed, proprietary stack means that any outside software vendor faces a high barrier to entry—the franchise has already built and mandated its own core operational tools. A vendor would need to demonstrate clear, additive value that complements rather than replaces these mandated systems.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the formal procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly disclosed. However, the mandate of three proprietary systems strongly suggests a closed, HQ-controlled procurement environment. The renewal terms in Item 17 provide the clearest timing signal: franchisees (if any exist in the future) must give written notice of renewal intent between six and nine months before the 10-year term expires and pay a $25,000 renewal fee at least 15 days prior to expiration. For vendors, this means any future franchisee contract cycle would open a narrow, predictable window for software evaluation, but the current single-unit, company-owned structure offers no such recurring trigger.
The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It contains the full legal and operational disclosures filed with state franchise regulators. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executives and ownership), Item 11 (mandated systems and technology obligations), Item 8 (procurement restrictions, though absent here), and Item 17 (renewal and contract timing). Reviewing these sections will give you the complete picture of the technology environment and decision-making structure at Stratos Jets. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, reach out to FranCloud.
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Operator footprint
No franchisee network yet. Stratos Jets’s latest FDD reports no franchised locations.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.