October 30, 2024
Ad hoc charters can be a pain. Every trip calling a couple of brokers to get quotes, and then comparing the terms, including cancelation policies. And of course, it’s always, plus, plus, plus. And then what happens if there is the operator cancels because of a mechanical or sick pilot? Last-minute re-quotes can be expensive.
On the other hand, fractional ownership and leases give you guaranteed availability at one-way fixed rates so you don’t have to pay for repositioning flights. They also provide service recovery at operator expense. Of course, they require a three-to-five-year commitment, and monthly management fees even if you aren’t up in the air.
Enter jet cards, invented by the forerunner of Sentient Jet in 1999, and then popularized after the Great Recession, they combine the flexibility of on-demand charter and the benefits and service guarantees of fractional ownership. Some include deicing, and there are programs that have fixed rates globally.
In the U.S. alone, there are over 50 jet card providers. Some will even offer you multiple aircraft at the same time, making it like having your own flight department. Many allow you to upgrade or downgrade aircraft size for each mission, so you always have access to the right type of airplane for your needs.
Some act like debit cards, where you deposit funds that are drawn down after each flight. Others charge a membership to join, and then you pay-as-you-go.
Once you have a jet card, you can book your flights in seconds, often just with an email or text message.
The key is finding the right jet card provider for you. We track more than 65 variables (from service areas to the deadlines to book and cancel flights to WiFi and pet policies, what’s included and what’s not).
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Take a tour via this tutorial:
Able American Jets; Air Charter Service; Air Partner; Airshare (formerly Executive AirShare); Airstream Jets Inc.; Alliance Aviation; Amalfi Jets; Clay Lacy Aviation; Concord Private Jet; Delta Private Jets, Inc.; Dominion Charter, Ltd.; Dreamline Aviation, Dumont Aviation; Executive Jet Management; Exec 1 Aviation (formerly DashJet); ExpertJet; Flexjet; Fly Aeolus; FlyExclusive; GlobeAir; GrandView Aviation; Hopscotch Air; International Jet; Jet Algo; Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.; Jet Linx Aviation; Jetlogic Ltd.; Jet the World; JetSet Group; Jets.com; Jettly; LunaJets SA; Luxury Aircraft Solutions; Magellan Jets; Netjets (including Marquis Jet); Nicholas Air; Northern Jet Management; ONEFlight International; Outlier Jets; Paramount Business Jets; Priester Aviation; Private Jet Services Group (PJS Group); PrivateFly (combined with Skyjet); Prive Jets; Quantum Jets; Sentient Jet; Silverhawk Aviation; Solairus Aviation Aviation; Starflight Aviation; Star Jets International LLC; StraightLine Private Air; Tradewind Aviation; Unity Jets; Vault Jet; Velocity Jets; VistaJet; Wheels Up, and XO (formerly XOJET and JetSmarter).
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