I need to charter a private jet for a good cause, can anyone help?

Try theses guys. They run specials sometimes.

https://flyxo.com/



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For a one shot deal, no jetcard or membership needed, this is the go to guide: https://www.aircharterguide.com/

Get to know the Wyvern abd Argus rating and certifications levels, as they do generally point the best operators.

 

If you are based out of a larger city the local FBO might also have a charter division. For example, in Dallas the FBO at the smaller airport is MillionAir and they have a fleet for charters. For your group size you’ll need something on the larger side of the private jet world.

 

I would start with EJM or Solairus. You will need a Gulfstream or Global for that many people.

 

What's the departure / destination and how long will you be on the ground?

 

Expect to pay for two round trips, most likely. Either from a Vegas (or SoCal) airplane or a Detroit area airplane.

 

@donv is right. They may not price it that way but every charter I have done gets expensive for wait time on the ground. Unless you happen on someone working a specific route.....the owners are not going to want the plane sitting at an airport when it could be making money elsewhere. In your case, the charter would take you from Detroit to Vegas and probably head back to Detroit after dropping you off. No way they are going to keep the plane there waiting for you even if you paid for the pilots salary, expenses and airport costs. Hence ......the two round trips.


It won't be cheap because owning a jet capable of taking that many is a very expensive operation. To take 10 people figure $7k per hour. Most have minimums which come into play. If I had to put a number on it.......you probably are looking at $35-40k for the trip. Not too bad when you divide it by 10 people but a lot more than commercial.

When I had access to a G5 it was awesome to hit multiple clients in the same day without the commercial airport hassles. We used to get a lot of requests for charitable use but we declined them because the pilots and crew were on our payroll and we weren't in the Charter business. From time to time we would lease it to other businesses to reduce maintenance costs....but even that was problematic when we needed the plane.

 

$130k is way too high for that trip. I can charter one to Europe for that price. Just call the ones recommended and tell them firm dates and the headcount. Post what you get for prices.....I'm curious. They should base it on 4 hours air time each way. If they quote 8 hours each way then they are charging for two round trips which will get very expensive.

Also, if the charter company owns the plane it makes a difference in pricing.

 

No one is going to let their airplane sit around for 4 days waiting for you. So they will take you there, drop you off, go home, and then come back and pick you up. At least they will charge you that way... they may not exactly go home, or they may pick up another trip. It is possible to sometimes charter on these empty legs and get a deal, but you have to accept someone else's schedule, and you are still spending A LOT of money.

DET-LAS is going to be about 4 hours, maybe a little less, so two round trips is going to be 16 hours. Maybe 15. I'm a little bit out of touch with large cabin charter rates, but I'm thinking $6500/hour? So $97,500, but then there are excise taxes and extras, so I would guess $120-130k is probably about right. Maybe a touch high, but not much.

Some operators will charge you a 2 hour per day minimum, so that might be another way to go, depending on how long you want to stay. I'm not sure if that's still done in the charter business or not.

 

Just googled dystonia. Maybe a better plan would be to move everything to where the brother is.

 

I think your rates were good precovid, but now, I'd say closer to 10-15k/hr for legacy 450/falcon 2000. A few of the people I know with this class were walking me through their costs assuming 200hrs/year, and it's eyewatering! I'll stick to the 45xr.

 

Using Detriot as your starting location, contact Pentastar Aviation. I think they are at Willow Run airport.

 

$60k each way for sure minimum. I work in the business.

 

Each way. So, would that be $60k x2? or x4? (Detroit to Vegas / Vegas back to Detroit > THEN 3? days later, again)

This is looking like the way to go. Take 1/4 or 1/2 of charter cost and go crazy, but close to where your brother is.

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curious, any decisions?

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$120k round trip. I didn’t go into the details because it’s difficult explaining aviation to folks who aren’t in it. That will be the cost to the buyer.

 

The quotes range wildly because they’re not all quoting the same thing with all costs in the quote. What you’re doing is really complex because there are so many details. This is why companies like netjets are successful. They make it easy and expensive to the buyer.

 

These guys were helpful when I need to charter for a medical situation a year ago. Ended up not using them, but they were very professional.

https://ecsjets.com

 

This email just came in at random a few minutes ago from ECSJets and outlines what is happening now in the charter industry. Hope this info helps in your decision making:

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