Corporate Jets

Use a charter broker You can have a brokerage organize your business aircraft experience rather than going to individual providers. Brokers can help ease a new business into familiarizing themselves with chartering private business jets.

I recommend:  BidQwest and Air Broker Net let you place quote requests online.

Choosing between hourly and card programs Some charter services are based by the hour and others are purchased in bulk through various card programs. Depending on how much you are planning to utilize your charter service, you can tailor your financial commitment here.

I recommend:  Atlantic Aviation Flight Services can provide hourly rates, which vary, or a company like Bombardier Skyjet can sell blocks of hours at a flat hourly rate through a card account, such as their Learjet card.

Check your provider's credentials If you don't decide to go through a broker, it is important to confirm the regulations that your flight will be flown under and that the provider possesses a valid Part 135 air taxi certificate.

I recommend:  Aviation Research Group/US, Inc. and the Wyvern Report are both well established as providers of safety reports on Part 135 charter companies. Chartered corporate airplane services will often cite this.

Save on travel costs with 'empty leg flights' Empty leg flights, one-way flights that return empty to their original departure, are efficient ways to lower costs on both ends of corporate private aircraft. On one end, it saves companies money by taking flights that would normally not be utilized. On the other, owners of jets that would normally be empty can regain costs by allowing companies to schedule these flights.

I recommend:  OneSky Jets and ElleJet both emphasize their empty leg flight programs.