Our Story
Atavis was built from experience.
Rooted in private aviation experience, Atavis brings context, discretion, and continuity to private flight.
An Evolved Point of View
The perspective was earned over time.
Atavis was shaped over years in private aviation, where aircraft access is only part of the work. The difference lies in understanding the guest, the purpose, and the context that determines how private flight should be arranged.
Where Atavis Began
Hospitality became the point of view.
Atavis began with a simple belief: arranging the aircraft is only part of the work. The real challenge is understanding the people, preferences, and purpose behind the trip, then coordinating what needs to happen around the flights.
Before Atavis
Before founding Atavis, Eric H. Schwartz spent five years in private aviation, learning how aircraft access, operators, advisors, assistants, safety, and guest expectations need to move together.
A Different Instinct
Atavis was founded on the belief that private flight should not be purely transactional. It should be arranged with trust, discretion, and an understanding of what the trip requires.
A Calmer Way Forward
Over time, Atavis became more defined in its purpose: to arrange private flight with greater context, discretion, and continuity for everyone involved.
The Name
A standard worth bringing forward.
Atavis takes inspiration from atavism: the reappearance of an ancestral trait after it has been absent for generations. For the firm, that idea points to something travel has not outgrown, but too often overlooks: hospitality with memory, discretion, patience, and human judgment.
Carried Forward
The name reflects a belief that certain standards are not old-fashioned. They are worth carrying forward with intention and applying to how people travel now.
Hospitality with Memory
Hospitality is more than service. It is the ability to remember what matters, read the moment, protect the atmosphere, and understand what should not need to be repeated.
Centered on the Person
As travel becomes faster, more complex, and more automated, Atavis remains centered on the person, the purpose, and the context behind the trip.
Atavis Today
A more considered aviation firm.
Atavis arranges private flight with the standards of an advisory relationship and the sensibility of thoughtful hospitality. The work is technical, but the service should feel calm, discreet, and carefully understood.
Aircraft Selected with Care
Atavis reviews aircraft options with attention to suitability, safety, privacy, guest needs, and the purpose behind the trip.
Standards Around Every Flight
The Atavis Standard guides how the firm approaches safety, sustainability considerations, privacy, discretion, and the arrangements surrounding each flight.
Hospitality Beyond the Aircraft
Private flight depends on more than the aircraft. Tone, preferences, ground arrangements, hotel accommodations where appropriate, and specific context all matter.
Relationships Built Over Time
Atavis is designed for clients, advisors, assistants, families, and partners who value discretion, continuity, and service that becomes more informed with each trip.
Begin with Atavis
Start the conversation.
Share where you need to go, who is traveling, who is arranging the trip, and what the trip needs to support. Atavis will review the request and respond with the most appropriate next step.
Have a specific itinerary in mind? Request a trip. For recurring travel, introductions, or a broader conversation, speak with our team.