Private aviation
Private jet charter, quoted all-in
Tell us the route and we come back with the aircraft, the licensed operator that flies it, and one all-in price.
We are a charter broker. Every flight we arrange is operated by a licensed air carrier, and the quote names that operator. We do not own aircraft, we do not operate them, and we do not have a fleet.
Your route
Tell us where you are flying
Give us the route and date, and an agent will source aircraft by phone, including repositioning flights at a fraction of a full charter.
Straight answer
When chartering is worth it — and when it is not
We would rather tell you to fly commercially than sell you a charter you did not need. Repeat clients are worth more than one oversold trip.
It usually stacks up
- A group of four or more on a route with no convenient scheduled service, where the per-person maths stops looking absurd.
- A same-day return that scheduled flying would turn into an overnight, once a hotel and a lost working day are counted.
- A destination whose nearest airline airport is two hours' drive from where you actually need to be.
- A schedule that has to bend around you rather than the other way round — several stops in a day, or a departure time that is not on anybody's timetable.
It usually does not
- One or two people on a well-served trunk route. Business class is almost always the better answer and we will say so.
- A trip where the dates are fixed months out and the scheduled fare is already booked cheaply.
- Any comparison that starts from an empty-leg price. Those are real but they are not a benchmark for a charter on your dates.
Aircraft
Eight categories, and what each one is for
Categories are an industry taxonomy, not a brand. What matters is range, cabin height and baggage — and baggage forces the choice more often than seats do.
- Turboprop6–9 seats · 1,000–1,800 nm rangeRegional hops — New York to Chicago, London to EdinburghDetails
- Very light jet4–6 seats · 1,100–1,500 nm rangeMiami to New York, London to NiceDetails
- Light jet6–8 seats · 1,500–2,300 nm rangeNew York to Miami, London to Rome, Los Angeles to SeattleDetails
- Midsize jet7–9 seats · 2,000–3,000 nm rangeTranscontinental US in one hop in most wind conditionsDetails
- Super-midsize jet8–10 seats · 3,000–3,900 nm rangeNew York to Los Angeles nonstop; London to the Middle EastDetails
- Heavy jet10–16 seats · 3,900–5,000 nm rangeNew York to London, London to DubaiDetails
- Ultra-long-range jet12–19 seats · 6,000–7,700 nm rangeNew York to Tokyo, London to Los Angeles, nonstopDetails
- VIP airliner19–50+ seats · 4,000–6,000 nm rangeIntercontinental, with a full cabinDetails
Routes
Legs we are asked about most
Written around the business-aviation airports actually used on these city pairs, which is where most of the time saving comes from.
- TEBFABNew York to London3,010 nm · about 6h 30m–7h 30m eastbound, 7h 30m–8h 30m westbound
- TEBOPFNew York to Miami950 nm · about 2h 30m–3h
- VNYLASLos Angeles to Las Vegas205 nm · about 55m–1h 10m
Around the flight
What we arrange, and what we do not
- Ground transport both ends
- Arranged to meet the aircraft, and held if the flight moves.
- Catering to the cabin
- Ordered against the galley the aircraft actually has.
- FBO and handling
- The terminal you use, chosen rather than defaulted.
- Passengers, pets and documents
- The paperwork checked before the day, not at the aircraft.
Before you charter
Questions worth asking
Do you own the aircraft you charter?
No. We are a charter broker: we arrange flights operated by licensed air carriers, and every quote names the operator, the aircraft type and the registration once it is assigned. We do not own, operate or crew aircraft. Any company telling you about 'our fleet' while acting as a broker is describing something that does not exist.
How is a private charter priced?
Per aircraft per leg, not per seat. The price is built from the operator's hourly rate for the flight time, plus positioning — flying the aircraft to you and away again — plus crew duty and any overnight, landing and handling at both ends, and applicable taxes. Positioning is usually the largest variable and the main reason two quotes for the same flight can differ substantially.
Is chartering cheaper than buying business-class seats?
Usually not, and we will tell you when it is not. Charter can become competitive on a short leg with a group of six or more, on a route with no convenient scheduled service, or on a same-day return where the alternative is an overnight stay. On a single traveller flying a well-served route it very rarely is.
What is an empty leg?
An aircraft repositioning without passengers — flying to collect a charter, or flying home after one. Because the flight is happening anyway, operators sell these at a discount. The trade-off is real: the date, the time and the route are the operator's, they can change or disappear at short notice, and they are only worth pursuing if your plans genuinely bend around the aircraft.
How far in advance do I need to book?
It depends on the leg and the season far more than on a general rule, so we will not quote you a headline response time. A midweek domestic light jet can often be arranged inside a day. Nice in event season, Geneva on a winter Saturday, or anywhere over a major holiday can be constrained weeks out — usually by airport slots and parking rather than by aircraft availability.
Deals
Private jet deals
- Private jet dealsEmpty legs and one-way charter offers.
- Group dealsGroup fares and room blocks for 10 or more travellers.
- Existing customer dealsBooked with us before? Ask for your returning customer offer.
- Double dealsWhere a supplier lets two offers apply to the same booking, we apply both. Not every offer combines — the agent tells you which do.
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