# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001819516
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-072376
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 37796
**Document Hash:** 201333edfbc373287325974321b2e862
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-072376.hdr.sgml**: 20260622

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-072376

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260610

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260610

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260610

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Wheels Up Experience Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001819516
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIR TRANSPORTATION, NONSCHEDULED [4522]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 981617611
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-296675
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261080149

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2135 AMERICAN WAY
- **CITY:** CHAMBLEE
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30341
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 1-855-359-8760

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2135 AMERICAN WAY
- **CITY:** CHAMBLEE
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30341

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20200729

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2026**

**Registration No. 333-**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

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**WHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **98-1617611** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of <br> incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer <br> Identification No.) |

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**2135 American Way**

**Chamblee, Georgia 30341**

**Telephone: (212) 257-5252**

**(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)**

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**Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan**

(Full title of the plan)

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**Matthew J. Knopf, Esq.**

**Chief Legal Officer**

**2135 American Way**

**Chamblee, Georgia 30341**

**Telephone: (212) 257-5252**

**(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)**

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**With copies to:**

**Steven Khadavi, Esq.**

**Heather M. Ducat, Esq.**

**Troutman Pepper Locke LLP**

**600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 3000**

**Atlanta, Georgia 30308**

**Telephone: (404)-885-3000**

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer ◻ Accelerated filer ⌧ <br> Non-accelerated filer ◻ Smaller reporting company ⌧ <br> Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ◻

**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

Wheels Up Experience Inc. (the "**Company**") has prepared this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "**Registration Statement**") in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**"), to register additional shares of the Company's Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share ("**Common Stock**"), approved for issuance under the Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023 (as amended from time to time, including pursuant to Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 (as each term is defined below), the "**Plan**"). On April 24, 2026, the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**SEC**" or the "**Commission**") a definitive proxy statement that included a proposal to adopt Amendment No. 3 to the Plan, dated March 31, 2026 ("**Amendment No. 3**"), to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for awards made under the Plan by 3,750,000 shares of Common Stock (or 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock prior to Company's 1-for-20 reverse stock split that became effective immediately after the close of trading on The New York Stock Exchange on April 24, 2026) and extend the termination date of the Plan to March 31, 2036. The proposal to adopt Amendment No. 3 was approved by the Company's stockholders at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 9, 2026. This Registration Statement registers the 3,750,000 additional shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan.

The 3,750,000 additional shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan registered pursuant to this Registration Statement are the same class as those registered on: (i) the [Registration Statement on Form S-8, which was filed with the Commission on September 17, 2021 (File No. 333-259636)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465921116993/tm2127563d1_s8.htm) (with respect to the original Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated as of July 13, 2021) (the **"2021 Registration Statement**"); (ii) the [Registration Statement on Form S-8, which was filed with the Commission on June 1, 2023 (File No. 333-272347)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465923067137/tm2317126d1_s8.htm) (with respect to the Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023) (the "**2023 Registration Statement**"); (iii) the [Registration Statement on Form S-8, which was filed with the Commission on June 7, 2024 (File No. 333-280062)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465924069721/tm2415910d1_s8.htm) (with respect to Amendment No. 1 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023 ("**Amendment No. 1**")) (the "**2024 Registration Statement**"); and (iv) the [Registration Statement on Form S-8, which was filed with the Commission on June 11, 2025 (File No. 333-287953)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465925058557/tm2514359d1_s8.htm) (with respect to Amendment No. 2 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023 ("**Amendment No. 2**")) (the "**2025 Registration Statement**" and, collectively with the 2021 Registration Statement, 2023 Registration Statement and 2024 Registration Statement, the "**Prior Registration Statements**"), in each case relating to the Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements, including any amendments thereto or filings incorporated therein, are incorporated by reference except as modified, supplemented or superseded herein.

**PART I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS**

The information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in this Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as required by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

**PART II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3.** **Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**

The following documents filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "**Exchange Act**"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· our [Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026016512/up-20251231.htm) , filed with the SEC on March 10, 2026 (File No. 001-39541);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· the information specifically
 incorporated by reference into our [Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026016512/up-20251231.htm) from our [Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026 (File No. 001-39541)](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000114036126016576/ny20065925x1_def14a.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· our [Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026033583/up-20260331.htm) , filed with the SEC on May 11, 2026 (File No. 001-39541);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· our Current
 Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on [April 14, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026024998/up-20260413.htm) , [April 24, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026027000/up-20260422.htm) , [April 27, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026027641/up-20260424.htm) , [May 11, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026033578/up-20260510.htm) , [May 26, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000110465926065982/tm2615358d1_8k.htm) , [June 1, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026039275/up-20260529.htm) and [June 10, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001819516/000162828026042215/up-20260609.htm) (in each case, excluding those portions
 furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, if applicable) (File No. 001-39541); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· the description
 of our securities contained in [our Form 8-A12B (File No. 001-39541) filed with the SEC on September 21, 2020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465920106991/tm2025815d17_8a12b.htm) as updated by [Exhibit 4.11](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000162828026016512/ex-411xdescriptionofoursec.htm) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with
 the SEC on March 10, 2026, including any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents that the Company subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any portions of the respective filings that are furnished, rather than filed, pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Current Reports on Form 8-K including exhibits related thereto or other applicable SEC rules) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

**Item 4.** **Description of Securities.**

Not applicable.

**Item 5.** **Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.**

Not applicable.

**Item 6.** **Indemnification of Directors and Officers.**

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers, as well as certain other employees and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The DGCL provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification by the Company of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director or officer of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions), (4) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit or (5) for any action by or in the right of the corporation with respect to an officer. The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 15, 2023, as amended by the Company's Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 24, 2026, provides for such limitation of liability with respect to directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

The Company entered, and expects to continue to enter into, indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. Each indemnification agreement provides for indemnification and advancement by the Company of certain expenses and costs, if the basis of the indemnitee's involvement was by reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or was serving at the Company's request in an official capacity for another entity, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the state of Delaware.

The Company maintains standard insurance policies that provide coverage to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and with respect to indemnification payments that the Company may make to such directors and officers.

**Item 7.** **Exemption from Registration Claimed.**

Not applicable.

**Item 8.** **Exhibits.**

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

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| **Exhibit**<br> **Number** | **Description of Documents** |
| [4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465923119142/tm2330660d1_ex3-1.htm) | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Wheels Up Experience Inc., filed on November 15, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 16, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465923119142/tm2330660d1_ex3-1.htm) |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000162828026027641/ex-32xwheelsupexperiencein.htm) | [Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Wheels Up Experience Inc., filed on April 24, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000162828026027641/ex-32xwheelsupexperiencein.htm) |
| [4.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000181951624000015/ex-32xupxamendedandrestate.htm) | [Amended and Restated By-Laws of Wheels Up Experience Inc., effective as of November 15, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000181951624000015/ex-32xupxamendedandrestate.htm) |
| [5.1\*](tm2617011d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Opinion of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP](tm2617011d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [23.1\*](tm2617011d1_ex23-1.htm) | [Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm for Wheels Up Experience Inc.](tm2617011d1_ex23-1.htm) |
| [23.2\*](tm2617011d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Consent of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)](tm2617011d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [24.1\*](#a_001) | [Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this registration statement)](#a_001) |
| [99.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465923067062/tm2317125d1_ex10-1.htm) | [Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023, and forms of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 1, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465923067062/tm2317125d1_ex10-1.htm) |
| [99.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000181951624000036/ex-101xupamendno1toar2021l.htm) | [Amendment No. 1 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023, and forms of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 7, 2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000181951624000036/ex-101xupamendno1toar2021l.htm) |
| [99.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465925058543/tm2514359d4_ex10-1.htm) | [Amendment No. 2 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023, and forms of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 11, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000110465925058543/tm2514359d4_ex10-1.htm) |
| [99.4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000162828026042215/ex-101xamendmentno3toar202.htm) | [Amendment No. 3 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023, and forms of award agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 10, 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000162828026042215/ex-101xamendmentno3toar202.htm) |
| [107\*](tm2617011d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [Filing Fee Table](tm2617011d1_ex-filingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

**Item 9.** **Undertakings.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

*provided, however*, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Chamblee, Georgia, on June 10, 2026.

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| **WHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC.** |
| /s/ George Mattson |
| Name: George Mattson |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW BY ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints George Mattson, John Verkamp, Matthew Knopf and Alexander Chatkewitz, acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact, acting as such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the date indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Capacity** | **Date** |
| /s/ George Mattson | Chief Executive Officer and Director | June 10, 2026 |
| George Mattson | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ John Verkamp | Chief Financial Officer | June 10, 2026 |
| John Verkamp | (Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| /s/ Alexander Chatkewitz | Chief Accounting Officer | June 10, 2026 |
| Alexander Chatkewitz | (Principal Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ Adam Zirkin | Chairperson of the Board | June 10, 2026 |
| Adam Zirkin |  |  |
| /s/ Alain Bellemare | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Alain Bellemare |  |  |
| /s/ Adam Cantor | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Adam Cantor |  |  |
| /s/ Andrew Davis | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Andrew Davis |  |  |
| /s/ Roger Farah | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Roger Farah |  |  |
| /s/ Dwight James | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Dwight James |  |  |
| /s/ Thomas Klein | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Thomas Klein |  |  |
| /s/ Zachary Lazar | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Zachary Lazar |  |  |
| /s/ Lee Moak | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Lee Moak |  |  |
| /s/ Erik Snell | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Erik Snell |  |  |
| /s/ Gregory Summe | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Gregory Summe |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img001.jpg) |
| Bank of America Plaza, 600 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3000 | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img001.jpg) |
| Atlanta, GA 30308 | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img001.jpg) |
|  | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img001.jpg) |
| troutman.com | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img001.jpg) |

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June 10, 2026

Wheels Up Experience Inc.

2135 American Way

Chamblee, Georgia 30341

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| **Re:** | **Registration Statement on Form S-8** |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Wheels Up Experience Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "**Company**"), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "**Registration Statement**") that is being filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**SEC**") by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**"), relating to the registration of 3,750,000 shares (the "**Shares**") of the Company's Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "**Common Stock**"), available for future issuance under the Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated as of April 15, 2024, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated as of March 26, 2025, and as further amended by Amendment No. 3 to Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated as of March 31, 2026 (as amended, the "**Plan**").

In connection with this opinion letter, we have reviewed such documents and made such examination of law as we have deemed appropriate to give the opinions set forth below. We have relied, without independent verification, on certificates of public officials and, as to matters of fact material to the opinions set forth below, on certificates of officers of the Company.

For all purposes of the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed, without independent investigation: (a) to the extent that we have reviewed and relied upon certificates of the Company or authorized representatives thereof and certificates and assurances from public officials, all of such certificates, representations and assurances are accurate with regard to factual matters; (b) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, complete and accurate, and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic original documents; (c) the genuineness of all signatures; and (d) the Registration Statement will be effective under the Securities Act at the time that any Shares under the Plan are issued.

Based on and subject to the foregoing and the exclusions, qualifications, limitations and other assumptions set forth in this opinion letter, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been validly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions of the Plan (assuming that, upon any issuance of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

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| Wheels Up Experience Inc. | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img002.jpg) |
| June 10, 2026 | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img002.jpg) |
| Page 2 | ![](tm2617011d1_ex5-1img002.jpg) |

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The foregoing opinions are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing), as in effect on the date hereof, and we do not express any opinion concerning any other law.

The foregoing opinion is being furnished only for the purpose referred to in the first paragraph of this opinion letter. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Troutman Pepper Locke LLP |
| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We have issued our reports dated March 10, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting of Wheels Up Experience Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned reports in this Registration Statement.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

New York, New York<br> June 10, 2026

## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? EX-FILING FEES

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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share | Other | 3750000 | $7.26 | $27225000.00 | 0.0001381 | $3759.77 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $27225000.00  |  | $3759.77  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $3759.77  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (1) The shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share ("Common Stock"), registered hereby represent an increase to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Wheels Up Experience Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated April 1, 2023, and as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of April 15, 2024, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated as of March 26, 2025, and as further amended by Amendment No. 3 thereto, dated as of March 31, 2026, which was approved by the Registrant's stockholders at the Registrant's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 9, 2026. In accordance with Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the shares being registered. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices per share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 9, 2026.

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| Fee Offset Claims |
| Fee Offset Sources |

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