Air Hollywood

What Air Hollywood does

Air Hollywood, Inc. is a privately held California corporation founded in 1998 that operates what it describes as the world's largest aviation-themed entertainment studio. The company's core business is the rental of authentic, production-ready aircraft and airport film sets — including real Boeing 727, 737, 747, and 757 fuselages, Convair 880 and 727 analog cockpits, a wide-body glass cockpit, a Gulfstream III private jet, modular mobile walls, wild lavatories, and a fully furnished airport terminal — to the motion picture, television, and commercial production industry. These sets are built from actual disassembled aircraft components and rewired to working condition, with film-friendly features such as fly-away walls, color-corrected LED lighting, and a turbulence effect platform. Operations are based in Valencia, California with a Narrow-Body 757 set deployed to the New York City area for East Coast productions, and the company has served productions in multiple US states plus Canada, Mexico, and Japan.

Beyond core studio rentals, Air Hollywood operates through seven wholly-owned sub-brands: Air Hollywood Props (prop and set dressing rentals), Pan Am Experience (a weekly 1970s-themed retro airline fine-dining event), Apex Stock (stock footage licensing), FearlessFlight (fear-of-flying coaching and product kit), Open Sky for Autism (special-needs air travel acclimation program, partnered with REACH), K9 Flight School (service dog air travel training), and Air Hollywood Designs (aviation-themed furniture fabricated from repurposed aircraft parts). Revenue is generated via one-time rental fees for film sets and props, ticket and product sales for consumer-facing experiences, licensing royalties for stock footage, and direct furniture sales to brands, high-net-worth individuals, and experiential agencies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; all bookings are contact-based. The company employs 11-50 people and reports no external funding.

Name

Air Hollywood

Legal name

Air Hollywood, Inc.

Website

https://airhollywood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Air Hollywood is a private Valencia, California-based studio founded in 1998 that rents authentic, real-aircraft-component film sets and cockpits to the motion picture, television, and commercial production industry, and operates seven sub-brands spanning experiential dining, fear-of-flying programs, and aviation-themed furniture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Set Rentals

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Interior Materials & Components (Cabin) (IMABANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interiors MRO (Cabin Refurbishment & IFE) (IMABALAH)

Keywords

• Film set rentals
• Aviation set design
• Cockpit mockups
• Prop rentals
• Aviation furniture fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Film Set & Prop Rentals: Rental of aviation-themed standing sets, cockpit mockups, airport terminal sets, and props to motion picture, television, and commercial productions. Includes various aircraft types from narrow-body (737, 757) to wide-body (747) and private jets (Gulfstream III)
2. Pan Am Experience Events: Retro 1970s Pan Am-themed fine dining experience held weekly, featuring period-accurate service and ambiance. Tickets sold to aviation enthusiasts and fine dining customers
3. FearlessFlight Program: Fear of flying coaching classes and the FearlessFlight Kit (audio/video/document products including the HARMONIZER). Kit includes PDF guides, audio files, and videos for anxiety management
4. Air Hollywood Designs Furniture: High-end aviation-themed furniture collection fabricated from repurposed aircraft parts including airframes, engine cowlings, and vertical stabilizers. Sells to major brands, high net-worth individuals, experiential agencies, and interior design architects
5. FearlessFlight Kit Products: Sale of FearlessFlight Kit products including The Fearless Flight Guide PDF, FearlessFlight Harmonizer (audio and video versions), Take-Off Videos, Real Life Stories PDF, and Turbulence video. $50 discount coupon provided upon class enrollment
6. Stock Footage Licensing: Stock footage production and licensing through Apex Stock subsidiary
7. Set Dressing & Prop Rentals: Prop and set dressing rentals to productions ranging from big budget feature films to low budget student films

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Air Hollywood rents authentic aviation-themed airplane and airport standing sets and props — built from real aircraft fuselages, cockpits, and components — to motion picture, television, and commercial production clients. The company also fabricates custom aviation-themed furniture from repurposed aircraft parts and operates consumer-facing experiential programs including the Pan Am Experience retro dining event, the FearlessFlight fear-of-flying program, and Open Sky for Autism travel acclimation.

Product overview

Air Hollywood is the world's largest aviation-themed entertainment studio offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the motion picture and television industry. The core offering consists of authentic airplane and airport film sets (Aviation Sets) including full fuselage mock-ups of Boeing 737, 747, 757, 757, Gulfstream III, and various cockpit replicas available for rent. Supporting the film production business, Air Hollywood provides prop rentals through Air Hollywood Props, furniture design and manufacturing through Air Hollywood Designs (using repurposed aircraft parts), and stock footage licensing through Apex Stock. The company also operates experiential events including the Pan Am Experience (retro fine dining), FearlessFlight (fear of flying program), Open Sky for Autism (special needs travel training), and K9 Flight School (service dog training). Through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, the company has expanded from pure film set rentals into a diversified entertainment and experiential services platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pan Am Experience: A weekly retro-themed event for aviation enthusiasts featuring 1970s Pan Am airline experience with fine dining.
• FearlessFlight
• Open Sky for Autism
• K9 Flight School
• Air Hollywood Designs
• Air Hollywood Props
• Apex Stock

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60 feet of fuselage for narrow-body sets with practical window and ceiling lights
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• REACH (Resource for Education, Advocacy, Communication, and Housing)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREACH is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports individuals with a variety of lifelong disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down's syndrome and related disorders. They are an organizational partner providing expert, hands-on assistance at Open Sky for Autism stations, ensuring a safe, educational experience for participants. Donations for Open Sky for Autism are made directly to Reach Services, their 501(c)3 registered partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Paramount Pictures Studios: Major Hollywood studio with extensive in-house sound stages, backlots, and production services. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping production-stage rental capability, though as part of a much larger vertically integrated studio operation.
• Warner Bros. Studios Burbank: Major Hollywood studio operating large sound stages, backlots, and production support infrastructure in Burbank. Functions as a broad incumbent in the same production-services space where Air Hollywood operates.
• Getty Images: Global stock photography and footage licensing platform serving editorial, commercial, and production customers. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the stock footage space where Apex Stock operates.

Direct peers

• Hollywood Center Studios: Hollywood sound-stage complex renting production space, production offices, and support services to feature films, television, and commercials. A direct competitor for Air Hollywood's core B2B production-rental customer base in the LA market.
• History For Hire: Prop house specializing in historical, military, and specialty props for film and television productions. Comparable to Air Hollywood Props as a specialty prop-rental peer serving overlapping film industry customers.
• Pond5: Stock footage marketplace licensing film, video, and audio assets to productions worldwide. Directly comparable to Air Hollywood's Apex Stock subsidiary in the stock footage licensing vertical.
• Sunset Gower Studios: Los Angeles-based film production studio offering sound stages and production facilities to major motion picture and television clients. Directly comparable to Air Hollywood as a Hollywood sound-stage and production-support facility serving the same enterprise customer base.
• Independent Studio Services: Leading prop rental and set-dressing company serving Hollywood feature film, television, and commercial productions. Directly comparable to Air Hollywood's Air Hollywood Props division and adjacent to its core set rental business.

Regional players

• Pinewood Studios: UK-based film and television studio complex offering sound stages and production services, primarily serving British and international productions. Comparable as a regional film-stage peer serving the global production-services market.

Emerging players

• Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum: New York-based aviation-themed museum and experiential attraction featuring real aircraft and immersive exhibits. Adjacent peer to Air Hollywood's Pan Am Experience as an aviation-themed consumer entertainment and education destination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/airhollywood
• Facebookfacebook.com/AirHollywood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/air-hollywood

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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