Separate snacking struggles

Stacy is a private helicopter pilot, so we know she’s pretty cool right off the bat. Add celebrities and billionaires as her daily passengers, and we’ve got a certifiable badass on our hands.

But over the past few years, Stacy noticed a problem. She loved her job and lifestyle but struggled with its impact on her health and overall energy. Finding it difficult to both locate healthy options and make time to eat them, she often resorted to sneaking in a few bags of chips or a crappy sandwich.

She was looking for a better option.

Next, there’s Bunnie, a medical laboratory scientist with a different problem.

Bunnie used to be a triathlete who exercised at least six days a week. Now, a little older and with a packed schedule in the lab and training pilots (Superwoman?), Bunnie found less time in her day to stay active.

Due to these changes in lifestyle, her diet became more of a focus, yet she rarely found exciting or high-quality options at her job, at the training center, or at Costco.

She was seeking something different.

Finally, there’s Jill, who started a jet management and training facility with her husband. She’s also a dedicated mother and private pilot, so her schedule is hectic.

When she’s home, Jill sometimes makes time for a nice, long walk and a balanced breakfast. But on many days—especially if she’s flying—in her words, “All bets are off.” During her packed schedule, she finds herself eating out frequently and grabbing more on-the-go staples like wraps and chips, creating a mix she called “mostly a lot of crap.” As the training center business picked up, the same problems began appearing both in the sky and at the office.

Now turning 50, Jill lost some 25 pounds last year in an effort to keep up her energy. She started to see that weight creep back, so she looked for a more sustainable change.

The snack solution

Stacy, Bunnie and Jill were three women balancing busy, fulfilling lives who were all looking for an on-the-go lifeline. And that’s when they found airfare.

Stacy found us via a colleague earlier this year, and she no longer struggles to find options or time to eat them. She said she now feels at ease knowing she can grab a bar and some nuts and feel taken care of.

She said the pressure of finding healthy options has been alleviated. “It’s actually bought me time,” Stacy said. “[My flight crew and I] can go further because we have the healthy snacks.”

Stacy loves the Sun & Swell Nuts & Seeds Trail Mix, as well as the Jonesbar PB and J Bar, an all-time customer favorite.

And how about Bunnie, the ex-triathlete slash scientist slash pilot trainer?

Bunnie originally found airfare through the Tennessee Flight Training Center. It was around that time she thought to herself, “You know, I could benefit from eating fewer crappy granola bars and boring trail mixes,” she said. She decided to give our snacks a shot.

That was four months ago, and Bunnie has now found her go-to snack selection. She is now able to eat better more often, and she especially likes to have a snack in the morning or early afternoon, whether at the lab or training facility.

Bunnie’s favorites are the Sun & Swell Cacao Date & Cashew Bites, the Eat More Beans Steamed Bean Mix, and the Lupii Almond Butter Cinnamon Raisin Bite.

And then there’s Jill, the corporate pilot and entrepreneur working to maintain her weight. Jill is the airfare veteran of this trio of women—she has been a subscriber for nearly a year.

“airfare has helped me a lot,” Jill told our team last month. “It actually has me eating healthier things than I would have ever even known I liked.”

Jill said she loves using her favorite snacks as substitutes. She feels assured knowing that if she gets hungry, she always has access to healthy snacks rather than a bag of chips, calling it her “snack insurance.”

“It’s the quickest way to the best stuff for the least effort,” she said. We couldn’t have summed it up any better.

Jill’s go-to picks are the Healthy Truth Sprouted Pizzalmonds, Healthy Truth Sprouted Salt & Vinegar Almonds, and NuNu Foods Wild Berries Fruit & Nut Bar.

Save on your first snack order

We started airfare for a simple reason: to help people like you—pilots, travelers, and people on the go—maintain high levels of energy, focus, and enjoyment while doing what they love. We want to enable a busy lifestyle without sacrificing health or taste.

If you’re part of the growing group trying to get your health back on track or find your way to unique, small-batch, high-quality snacks—give us a try.

If you’re a first-time orderer, you deserve a prize. Enter the code “HEALTHYAUTUMN” to get 25% off your first snack bundle. As always, we’ll replace anything you don’t love.

Snack healthy,

-Geremy, Justin and the airfare team