I.T.

FEMALE NEWSREADER:

Take the oil majors.

Royal Dutch Shell

recently saying

it would lay off 10,000 workers

as it mergers with BG Group,

but that it will at least

maintain its payout this year.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

BP, Exxon Mobil, Conoco,

Phillips, and Chevron...

It's open.

...have all taken

similar steps to...

(DOOR OPENING)

MIKE REGAN:
Hey, Patrick,

good to see you.

- PATRICK:
Good to see you.

- Thanks, sit down.

Help yourself.

I'm grand, thanks, grand.

So, I spoke to Michael Arndt,

SEC compliance.

He says you're four to three

at the moment, it looks good.

All right, anyone with him?

PATRICK:
Yeah, all except

Patricia Warren.

- Well, that's a pity.

- PATRTICK:
No, no,

he says she's, you know...

flexible.

Just needs a little nudge,

right direction.

She's yours.

It's a done deal.

You've got the SEC

in your pocket, Mike.

Thanks a million.

(NEWS INTRO MUSIC PLAYING)

FEMALE NEWSREADER:

Self-made aviation tycoon...

...Mike Regan, is taking

his private jet business

to an even higher altitude.

The latest development, Regan is

taking his company public.

So will investors bite?

KAI RYSSDAL:
This is

Marketplace, I'm Kai Ryssdal.

Here's one for you,

Mike Regan, a 52-year old owner

of the private jet business

that bears his name is about

to take his company public.

He's launching an app

for millionaires, I suppose,

that'll let 'em book a jet

the same way

you and I would book an Uber.

Is it gonna work?

I have no idea.

He needs cash and some

deep-pocketed investors,

but they are his

regular customers.

Not to be left out,

Regan needs the SEC

to sign off on that IPO.

MALE NEWSREADER:

On to aviation news now.

Private jet maverick,

Michael Regan,

is set to go before

the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission next week.

He's seeking the green light

to bring his private

aviation company public.

Will it work?

The SEC will decide soon.

Frequently sought, leaving...

- Hey.

- Hi, Rusty.

How'd it go?

Yeah, all's good, all's good.

Aren't you gonna

head to school today?

Mm-hm.

Just one more cup

before I face the kids.

(KISSING) Morning, sunshine.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey, whatever happened

to "Good morning, Daddy"?

I'm not a little girl anymore.

Oh, no?

Who told you that?

(MACHINE BEEPING AND WHIRRING)

(TAPPING MACHINE)

Okay, can I just get

a coffee pot for myself?

Just my own coffee pot?

That'd be great.

- (MACHINE BEEPING)

- (LIQUID SLOSHING)

- (ROSE LAUGHING)

- Would you look at that?

You're an amazing woman.

- ROSE:
It's easy.

- Hey, can I get a new phone?

Oh, sure.

What color would you like?

Really?

Because Lance has the...

- Hilarious.

- (CAR HORN HONKING)

All right, Lance is here,

I gotta go.

- Mm mm, finish your breakfast.

- No, I got school, I gotta go.

Finish your breakfast.

Hey!

Dad, can you have someone

fix the WiFi?

- It's crazy slow.

- (MIKE SIGHING)

That is not okay.

She's 17.

I'm gonna grab a shower.

Then I'm gonna jump

straight into this thing.

I gotta go, but I'll kiss you,

forever and a day.

(ROSE CHUCKLING)

See ya.

MALE NEWSREADER:

It's a real rags-to-riches story

and investors,

they want in on this.

FEMALE NEWSREADER: Well,

you've said that if the SEC

approves

the initial public offering,

the company

is going to be valued

in the hundreds of millions

of dollars.

How will Regan

generate earnings?

MALE NEWSREADER:

Well, there's an app for that.

Regan has

what I think is a genius...

- (SHOWER RUNNING)

- (MACHINE BEEPING)

MIKE:
Good morning, everyone.

My name is Mike Regan.

I own this company.

Now, I know you're all here

to listen to me talk about this

brilliant app we've invented.

But, right now,

I want to talk about flying.

Frank, you took your first

solo flight at 16,

single-engine ticket at 17,

am I right?

Alan,

certified at multi's at 22,

and jets at 28.

And then we have Lizzy here,

the first female G550 driver.

We love to fly,

it's the freedom of it all.

It changes you.

You're not fixed on the ground

like some rock.

You're as free

as you'll ever be.

But it's expensive, isn't it?

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

I'm gonna take this business

and blow it up

and invent a new one.

Let me show you the future.

(APPLAUDING)

(BEEPING)

WOMAN:
Private aviation.

What if it could be made

even more efficient?

What if your investment

could be put to work for you?

What if there was a way

to make your jet work for you?

Now, there is.

Introducing the Omni Jet

mobile app from Regan Aviation.

(APPLAUDING)

Omni tracks over 15,000 private

and corporate jet aircraft

in real time,

and matches your needs

with available aircraft

every second of ev-day...

(BUZZING AND CRACKING)

(WHISPERING) F***.

Joan?

I'll just be a moment.

Best laid plans.

It's too early in the morning

for cocktails, I think.

So, not the start

I was hoping for.

- (BEEPING)

- Andy!

I know,

I'm working it at this end.

Grab the temp guy.

I need you.

ED:
I'm sorry

it's taking so long, Mr. Regan.

Technology, eh?

ED:
Yeah.

There you go, you're back up.

Well, now, that was fun.

- (MIKE CHUCKLING)

- (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

Good, very good.

Very, very, very good.

Now, let's talk about Omni.

How do you think it went?

Home run...

despite the glitch.

I hope so, Joan.

We need this.

Need it?

Need it.

Grab Sully, will you?

We need to go over the IPO.

Yeah.

MIKE:
All right, Dave,

thank you.

Good night,

good work, travel safe.

DAVE:
Goodnight, Mike.

- MIKE:
Hey.

- Sorry. I'm sorry, Mr. Regan.

Hey, you're the I.T. guy, right?

- Yeah, that's right, Ed Porter.

- Yeah, Mike Regan.

You really saved my ass

in there today, thanks.

- ED:
Yeah, yeah.

- You're new?

Yeah, just a temp.

Okay, well,

we'll try and fix that.

- Okay? See you tomorrow.

- ED:
Thanks.

Hey, listen,

can I ask you something?

Are you doing anything

over the weekend?

No, I'm pretty free.

Good, maybe you can

come over to our house,

have a look at our internet?

My daughter's

complaining about it.

- Would that be okay?

- Not a problem.

Okay, Joan'll give you

the address tomorrow.

Good night...

- Ed.

- (LAUGHING)

Ed, goodnight, good man.

- ROSE:
Hello?

- ED:
Err, Ed Porter, ma'am.

ROSE:
I'm sorry, who?

Err... Ed Porter,

I'm the I.T. guy.

ROSE:
Oh, yeah, come on-

Come in, come in.

Sorry, sweetie, come on up.

Wow, she's beautiful.

Hey, climb in.

Sit yourself down.

New car smell.

I feel like a kid

with a new toy.

I can't stop playing with it.

Check out this NAV system.

- (BEEPING)

- You see that?

It's like a bloody Gulfstream.

Yeah, not bad.

Not bad?

What are you saying?

I mean, it's great,

it's top of the line...

for civilian stuff.

So you got something

better then?

Oh, yeah.

I've got something way better.

You know, but it's...

it's third party.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Should we be doing this?

Eh...

No.

Come on, Mike,

you're a pilot, this is DC.

You know the military spec

stuff that's out there.

Huh.

I mean, this talks to you,

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