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Private Jets
Discerning business travelers and high net worth individuals appreciate the many advantages of private aviation including privacy, convenience, and time savings. Chartering aircraft is certainly a wise and increasingly popular choice to access private aviation, but the array of products and providers to choose from can be complex and even overwhelming. What’s more, is that chartering is actually one of several options available to access private aviation. Other options are jet cards & memberships, fractional ownership and full ownership.
The SherpaReport Guide to Private Aviation is complimentary and will help you identify your exact needs and the right products to fit them.
Use the selection tool to get some initial ideas about suitable products.
Download the comprehensive Guide to Private Aviation, which includes details on multiple providers and options.
By reading the Guide you'll learn about:
The different types of aircraft
How to choose the right type of plane for your needs/wants
The characteristics of each of the options to access private aviation
Important points to consider
Comparisons of the leading providers
Comparisons of costs, which start at about $3,000/hour
Products
There are several options available to access private aircraft:
Saves time
You can arrive at the airport just minutes before your scheduled departure time, get through customs swiftly, fly directly to your destination, make productive use of your time onboard, avoid overnight stays, and avoid waiting lines at the airport.
Enhances privacy
It's your plane to have open meetings and discussion, and stay out of the limelight.
Highly convenient/flexible
Planes can be ready in a few hours and can change schedules to suit you. You can bring whomever you want, including your pet.
Reduce stress
No rushing to meet a fixed depature time, no hanging around in crowded airports, no missing a connection.
Elevates image
A private plane projects a well-run, efficient, successful individual or organization.
Benefits of private aviation
There are many reasons to use private aircraft. Among the top reasons we hear most often:
Charters
You book an individual aircraft as you need it. There's therefore a lot of flexibility - and potentially a lot of variability. Rates start at about $3,000 per hour for a light jet.
Jet cards & memberships
These can be structured in two ways. They may be plane specific, in which you buy a certain number of hours in a certain size of aircraft e.g., 25 hours in a light jet. They can also be deposit based. When a member requests an aircraft, the service provider then supplies the required plane from their own fleet or charters one on the open charter market.
Fractional ownership
You buy a share of a plane, typically sold in 1/16 increments. This equates to 50 hours of flying per year. You choose the aircraft that best fits your travel needs. There is an initial purchase, plus monthly management fees and then fees for each hour flown.
Full ownership
Full aircraft ownership offers many benefits and can start to make sense financially when you fly more than 300 hours a year. However, full ownership comes with many costs and responsibilities to consider.
Questions to ask
There are many good reasons to charter private jets, but you need to do your due diligence before signing on. Here are some questions to ask potential providers, with a much fuller set provided in the Guide to Private Aviation.
- What is the independent safety rating on the fleet being offered?
- What aircraft types are included in the program?
- Are there any repositioning fees?
- How often do the pilots receive training?
- What is the geographic area included in this program?
- Are there any blackout periods?
The Guide to Private Aviation
SherpaReport analysts have interviewed private aviation customers and management working at various providers and have spent hundreds of hours researching the various options. The result is an in-depth, independent Guide to Private Aviation, that includes details on each of the different options and the major providers.
Answer the questions below to get an initial idea of which private aviation option may be best suited to you, then download the complimentary Guide to learn more about it. The table of contents for the 25-page Guide is available at this link.
If you have any questions after reading the Guide, or you just want to discuss options, please feel free to contact our President & Senior Analyst, Nick Copley. His email is included in the Guide.
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I think the Report is great. The best and most comprehensive I have seen.
/ Jim, Reno, NY
Whats in the guide?
The various options available to access private aviation
How to choose the right type of aircraft for your needs
The approximate cost of each option
What to consider when reviewing the options
Comparisons of the leading providers
Key questions to ask the providers prior to making a final decision
Downloading the free guide also comes with access to SherpaReport President & Senior Analyst, Nick Copley. His email is included in the guide.
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