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Aircraft Charter
Aircraft charter is the whole market, not one corner of it.
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About aircraft charter
Business jets are the visible end, but the charter fleet also includes turboprops, regional airliners, VIP-configured narrow-bodies, and specialist machines for cargo, medical, and survey work. Our job on an aircraft charter request is matching the machine to the mission, and the right answer is frequently not a jet. Turboprops are the most underused category in charter. A Beechcraft King Air 350 carries 8 to 9 passengers about 1,500 nautical miles, operates from runways as short as 3,300 feet that jets cannot touch, and burns roughly half the fuel of a comparable light jet.
On sectors under 300 nautical miles, block times are within minutes of a jet's, because climb and descent dominate short flights. A Pilatus PC-12 does similar work single-engine at lower cost where regulation and client comfort allow. For mining sites, island strips, and secondary airports, the turboprop is not the compromise; it is the correct aircraft.
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How it works
Regional airliners cover the 20 to 50 seat band: Embraer E145s and ATR 72s move sports squads, crews, and tour groups at per-seat costs that undercut scheduled fares on full flights. VIP narrow-bodies, Boeing Business Jets and Airbus ACJs, carry 19 to 60 passengers in configurations from boardroom to bedroom for delegations and touring parties. Cargo charter handles what schedules cannot: an AOG engine part that must be in another hemisphere tomorrow, oversized freight on an Antonov or Ilyushin, or a combi load of team and equipment together. Specialist missions round out the fleet: air ambulance aircraft with stretcher systems and medical crews, survey and filming platforms with camera mounts and supplemental type certificates for the equipment, and government or defense support flying under the appropriate approvals.
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What to expect
Every aircraft we present, from a PC-12 to a wide-body freighter, operates under a commercial certificate: FAA Part 135 or Part 121, an EASA AOC, or the national equivalent, with ARGUS and Wyvern audit screening applied wherever those programs cover the operator. The quoting process is identical across categories: route, dates, payload, and mission constraints in; firm all-in options out, usually the same day. Tell us what has to move and when, and if a King Air does the job of a Citation at 60 percent of the price, that is the option at the top of the sheet. That mission-first approach is the whole discipline of aircraft charter done properly: define the payload, the runway, and the deadline, then let the aircraft charter market compete for the work.
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What’s included
- —Full-market coverage: turboprops, jets, regional airliners, VIP narrow-bodies, freighters
- —King Air 350: 8-9 seats, 1,500 nm, runways from 3,300 ft, half a light jet's fuel burn
- —Sub-300 nm sectors where turboprop block times match jets within minutes
- —20-50 seat regional aircraft at per-seat costs below scheduled fares when full
- —Cargo and AOG charter including outsize freight on Antonov-class aircraft
- —Air ambulance and survey platforms with mission-specific certifications
- —Cheapest-compliant-aircraft policy: the lower-cost option tops every quote sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about our services.
Aircraft charter means renting an entire aircraft — with crew — for a specific journey, rather than buying seats on a scheduled flight. You choose the departure time, the routing, and the aircraft type; the operator provides the airplane, pilots, and all operational support for that trip. Charter covers a far wider spectrum than most people realize: turboprops for short regional hops, light through heavy jets for business and leisure travel, helicopters for transfers, VIP airliners for large delegations, and full passenger aircraft for group movements. Because you're paying for the aircraft rather than a seat, the model rewards groups and time-sensitive itineraries. Every flight we arrange is operated by licensed carriers holding valid air operator certificates, with safety ratings we verify before any booking.
Chartering "a plane" spans everything from a turboprop to a wide-body airliner, so prices span an equally wide range — from a few thousand dollars for a short regional hop on a small aircraft to six figures for intercontinental flights on large jets. The structure is consistent though: an hourly rate for the aircraft category, multiplied by flight time, plus airport fees, handling, catering, crew costs on multi-day trips, and repositioning if the aircraft isn't based near your departure point. Three levers move the price most: aircraft size (choose the smallest cabin that genuinely fits your group and range), scheduling flexibility (which unlocks empty legs), and round-trip efficiency (keeping the same aircraft can beat two one-ways). Share your route and party size — we quote exact figures in minutes.
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Send us your route, dates and passenger count. We come back with a quote from vetted operators, usually within the hour.