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Rideshare service Blacklane plans to expand service within Georgia

Germany-based international ride-share service Blacklane will expand its services in Atlanta beginning on Feb. 23, according to a release from the company.

"Blacklane is my new favorite way to get around New York City"

For chauffeurs at Blacklane, being on time is considered late. Punctuality is just one of the many tenets chauffeurs are taught at Blacklane’s two-day Chauffeur Academy, a voluntary training program for all drivers employed by the global luxury car service. I got to see this superior etiquette in action on a round trip to and from New York City’s Carlyle Hotel on Wednesday night, where Blacklane gave NYLON a sneak peek into just what goes on in Chauffeur Academy.

Blacklane considering ‘options’ including IPO if markets improve

German chauffeur service Blacklane’s chief executive is considering “options” for the company, including a potential IPO, but has said markets would need to pick up first. City AM Article

Big Interview: How Blacklane's Sense Of Purpose Is Making For A Smoother Journey

Lee Hayhurst spoke to Henning Groß about how a genuine commitment to forging a sustainable future is helping the chauffeur service attract the right tech talent.

A culture that priorities people and a sense of purpose has become essential for any successful travel business, according to Blacklane chief technology officer Henning Groß. The global chauffeur service brought Groß in as its fulltime head of tech in April after a short period working for it as an advisor having set up his own consultancy Zeile7 in 2019. With a background of successfully scaling tech teams in other sectors experiencing significant change like the media and insurance, Groß now finds himself in travel.

Blacklane and Sky Alps

‘The Entrepreneurs’ welcomes on board the co-founder of global chauffeur service Blacklane and the founder and president of airline Sky Alps. Jens Wohltorf set out on the Blacklane journey more than a decade ago in Berlin, while Josef Gostner’s airline is earlier in its ascent but covering some beautiful ground as it takes wing from Bolzano. How do entrepreneurs in transport keep things nimble? And how have two years of a global pandemic reshaped the landscape – on the road and in the sky?