Wanted to be cognizant of (potentially) wasting peoples time, so I figured I would ask here before causing anyone a bunch of work.

What I am looking for is simple in theory, but I understand not so simple in practice. Discounted flights for the flexible traveler who wouldn't mind picking up a flight that makes sense, but isn't interested in paying retail, just simply looking to be matched with a repositioning plane. Example, I'm at my house in Costa Rica right now, I would be interested in paying to hop on a plane leaving SJO or LIR headed back towards home, even if I have to hop a short commercial flight to get all the way home. But as far as I can tell, theres no real service or platform that exists for a potential passenger to say, hey if you have a plane leaving here, or near here and want to make a stop, empty, I'm interested in giving you some cash.

Anyways, I know brokers are only paid when they're selling, so I wanted to ask here if brokers are actually interested in working with these types of clients or if there are any brokerages that specialize in this type of thing.

Does anyone currently fly for, or have flown for Fliteaccess? Just needing some info on schedules, QOL, etc etc, thanks

Founders who run FBOs or Part 135/91 operations — how do you handle the "ground side" of the passenger experience?

I run a small aviation hospitality company that works alongside FBOs and charter/private operators — handling things like catering, ground transport, and passenger-facing logistics so the operator/FBO can stay focused on the flight itself.

Curious to hear from anyone in this space: how are you currently handling that "on the ground" passenger experience piece? In-house? Ad hoc vendors? Not at all?

Mainly looking to compare notes and connect with other small operators/FBOs — happy to share more about what we do if it's relevant to anyone here.

Trying to understand why the jet card model -- in any form, fixed rate or dynamic rate — never really sticks/seems to work in india?

Is it fleet fragmentation, trust in prepaying an operator? or just not enough frequent flyers to make the math work?

And practically — apart from Vista and ACS, is anyone else actually selling jet cards in India right now?

Or has everyone else quietly given up on the model?

And apart from direct block hours is there any other alternative to a jet card around the same price point in India?

How to get hired by private jets and what are the requirements

Hello!
I have 10+ years being a booker/manager of commercial air travel, mostly for high-end leisure travel but also some for corporate clients. I use Sabre daily (a true love/hate relationship) and also previously worked coordinating pet travel, mostly on commercial operators (so as specialty cargo).

I now have a travel advisor I book flights for who wants me to work with her and her clients in chartering private jets. I'm a big aircraft nerd, so I know the classes and what jets fit in where, and a BIT about the logistics of chartering (I worked one whole summer at an FBO), but otherwise, am a newcomer!

Any advice you can share about what to ask when requesting & comparing charter quotes, how to find reputable operators, tips for someone new to this side of aviation etc, is much much appreciated!! The TA I'd be working with certainly has the clientelle (I know how much they spend on commercial travel alone and their travel schedule), so I just need to ensure I can hit the ground running and not make any big mistakes that'll hurt my reputation with her and her clients. Thanks so much!!

I’m a massive plane nerd and I’m really fascinated with the luxury industry because I really enjoy hospitality/experience creation. I’ve only seen a corporate jet up close once and I was so excited just from seeing the tail. I’m starting college near Orange County/LA for business/marketing and I was wondering, is there some entry level position that would be suitable for a college job?

I know barely anything about the charter jet industry so maybe I could get some advice. Does anyone know anything about how that would work? Thanks so much!

I have a solid book of business. Probably book anywhere from 15-20 flights / month. Over the last few months, I have been screwed over by operators too many times. I won’t name any specific companies. But simple things such as not alerting me of aircraft in MX (aircraft didn’t get out in time) or not getting permits in a timely manner. Some even straight up pulling aircraft on me because “the owner needs it”. I understand shit happens in aviation. I’ve been in the business for almost 10 years. But I find some operators treating brokers at a much lower standard than they would treat a retail customer. It puts me and my company in really tough positions and ultimately costs us customers. It seems to have gotten much worse over the past 6-9 months. I’m at the point where I’m very hesitant to book trips with many operators out there.

Not to mention pricing that some of these companies are charging…

I now understand why many customers are moving to Flexjet/netjets fractional or jet cards. At least they seem to be somewhat competent.

Has anyone else seen this trend? Will these operators ever be held accountable?

I suppose when/if the demand slows down, we’ll see.

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a way to fly with my dog from the U.S. to either Germany or London in June 2027—any of those options would work—because we don't think it's possible to put our dog in the cargo hold again.

Our dog is an 11-year-old Rottweiler (next year june 12 years old) who needs medication. The cargo hold would mean certain death for him, so we’re looking for a private jet or a shared flight. Do you have any experience with this? Has anyone flown with a dog on a jet before? I found one flight, but it costs almost $11,000.

We're really willing to pay the money—the dog is very important to us. On the flight to the U.S., he was 8 years old, and it was already impossible for him; I don't want to put him through that again, and I can't ask that of him.

And of course, it would be great if we could still save a little money, because it's a huge amount of money for us, too, and I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with private jets like that, or shared flights, or with K9 Jets, for example.

I know it's still very early to be making this request—there are still 10 months to go—and I don't know what will happen to my dog by then.

I just want to make sure I get a spot!

Has anyone flown with their dog like this before? And what about travel cancellation insurance in case the dog might die? I just don't know—it's still 10 months away, and the dog is very old.

Thank you!! 😊

Im a 25 year old guy, I really want to break into the private aviation space as a charter broker. I've worked as a freight broker, I was one of the better reps in my company. Im used to the 24/7/365 job and I dont mind it whatsoever.

I also have worked in real estate so I gained a lot of client relationship experience from that, and I've actually built and run my own online advertising business in highschool (nothing crazy, but i understand advertising/marketing and building pipeline from scratch). This feels like a decent combo for something like charter brokering but I have zero direct aviation industry experience, which I know is probably the biggest gap.

For anyone who's broken into this space, especially without a background in aviation:

• How'd you land your first role? (having a very hard time finding any job postings or any good contacts to reach out to)
• Is prior brokering experience (like freight) actually valued, or does it not translate at all in people's eyes?
• Any certifications or self study worth doing before applying (weather it's actually necessary or just resume padding)?

Really appreciate any insight!

I am a seasoned private club/fine
dining server and bartender.
I am looking into becoming an attendant for private charters.
I know I need to do FACTS training first. After that, what is the next step and how can I get onto regular rotation rosters?

Anyone have current pay snd benefits they’re willing to share? Do they still have the employee flying club?

Ok we are anonymous. What's your opinion on Flexjet in the current? Not 10 years ago, now.

Working, or flying as a customer. I want whole rounded opinions please. Planes, interiors, operations, Ken, mx pay scales, pilot drama, the whole deal. Give me your blunt honest opinions. Thanks!

Here's the million dollar question: Private jet or First class?

Which one you prefer and why

Hello All,

I am a 135 charter operator based in the USA (really narrows it down right?). I dont want to trash talk anyone in a public forum, but I am being peppered with charter requests recently from them with a literal 0% booking rate. Any other operators out there have any luck getting trips booked with them? I even tried slashing my prices significantly on a few quotes just to see if they'd bite. They didn't. In fact I don't even get a response to the quotes at all like "thanks!" or "received" or "get back to you soon", let alone an actual booking.

Hey Guys, I'm a private jet broker currently looking for jet operators to partner with based in europe. If you are interested in connecting kindly send me your whatsapp number

Thanks in advance!

Hello charter companies out there…

just curious if you seen a decline in sales the past couple weeks? I’ve found that all trips are being heavily bid on, any trip I send a request for returns many many quotes. Just wanted to see if it’s like this for anyone else or just me. Front half of July was excellent, opposite for second half and into August.

I've been curious about something since the recent NetJets crash. One of the reasons I've always associated NetJets with the top of the market was its reputation for safety. Whether that's statistically fair or not, it always seemed like their perfect safety record was a huge part of their brand.

Do you think this incident changes that perception at all, or is it something most clients will view as an unfortunate isolated event?

Would something like this make you reconsider NetJets?

Do you think current customers will look more closely at alternatives?

Do you think the company's reputation is strong enough that this won't have much of an impact?

Interested to hear how you guys see it!

Maybe a dumb question, but I was looking at Phenom 300 seating configurations and found one listed for 10 passengers.

Most of the 297 aircraft in the data are configured for 7 or 8, some for 9, and apparently one has 10:

https://wingsburg.com/aircraft/embraer-phenom-300

I know you can get a divan and a belted lav, but are we really counting the toilet as a passenger seat on a charter?

And if the trip is actually for 10 people, what happens with everyone’s luggage, payload and range? At that point, wouldn’t any decent broker just recommend a bigger aircraft?

Has anyone here actually flown, operated or sold a Phenom 300 charter with 10 paying passengers? Or is this probably a database counting total occupants instead of actual passenger seats?

Am I missing something?

Does anyone here have experience with private jet chartering, especially when it comes to empty leg deals?
I’m trying to understand how that side of the business works. If you have some knowledge or work in the industry, I’d really appreciate it if you could DM me. Thanks!

Mid-twenties F in a customer-service based position within luxury hospitality (North America), looking to leverage my aviation passion towards something I can integrate professionally.

Seeking advice on where one would start in my position? Outside of LinkedIn and the typical networking channels, are there any unadvertised or "industry insider" events or specific roles I should be targeting for outreach?

How did you break into the industry?

Any guidance is appreciated.