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Chartering vs First-Class | When is it more efficient to charter?

Chartering vs First-Class | When is it more efficient to charter? Lets start with the basics; while first-class remains as one of the most comfortable flying options in terms of commercial travel, first-class travel is entirely incomparable to private jet charter. With extended wait times and airport security and baggage claim, much time is lost simply getting to and from your aircraft. Now of course the level of luxury offered by private jet charter is on a whole different level than flying first-class in a commercial airliner. First-class has disadvantages such as the inability to choose where you sit and of course the lack of privacy due to flying with complete strangers. First-class catering is only slightly more appealing than the traditional meals served to economy and business class travelers. Now that we've covered the differences between first-class and private jet charter we can continue and calculate exactly when it is more efficient to charter an aircraft instead of paying first-class tickets. The first variable in this calculation is time, waiting times for commercial aircraft can take hours whereas the waiting time to get on board your chartered aircraft can be only a matter of minutes. Being able to remove hours from the total length of your trip means that it is not necessary for you to get to the airport as early as you would as a first-class traveler. This is the most important piece of this puzzle. The way aircraft charter works is that you pay for the entirety of the aircraft for the duration of your trip. Now in some situations where one passenger is flying in an entire chartered aircraft alone, the cost of chartering said aircraft is much higher than

Can i charter from any airport?

Can I charter from any airport? Private jet charter is known for its functionality and ability to fly out from nearly any airport you desire. Though the question remains, can I charter from any airport? In short, mostly yes, and sometimes no. Further inquiry into the subject tells us, first, we have to honor the runway lengths, so let’s take a look at that first. Smaller airports usually have shorter runaways, and larger, higher density airports tend to have much longer runways. International airports for example have many large wide-body aircraft such as Boeings and Airbuses landing per day. Aircrafts such as these tend to require enormous runways up to and sometimes exceeding 11,000 feet in length. Taking off from a runway, a Boeing 747 for example requires approximately 10,800 feet, while there are much smaller jets that can take off in 2,300 feet such as the Eclipse 500 VLJ (very light jet) while small turboprops can land in even shorter airfields. Next, let’s look at all of the airports in our database and see which are capable of meeting the demands for large jets, mid jets, light jets, and turboprops. Firstly, with a total of 15989 airports in our backend, that means all 15989 are available to piston aircraft. 12814 of which can accommodate most turboprops and some light jets 8762 can accommodate most mid jets and all light jets 5447 capable of accommodating most large jets and all mid jets And finally, 3077 airports capable of accommodating most wide-body airliners. That means, even if you plan to charter an airliner for a group of hundreds of people, there are over 3000 airports open to you. More conservatively, a traditional charter with a light or mid

ACMI

ACMI provider. Under an ACMI -- or wet lease -- contract, customers receive a dedicated aircraft that is crewed, maintained and insured by AirCharter in exchange for agreed-upon rates and levels of operation, enabling customers to take advantage of our scale and efficiencies to expand their presence in the world’s cargo markets. By having Air Charter source you a dedicated aircraft – carrying your passengers or cargo on your schedules to your destinations – you can effectively grow your capacity and capitalize on the air transportation market – without taking on exposure to fluctuations in the value of owned aircraft or a long-term commitment related to crews and maintenance. At the same time, you’re able to focus on your core competencies and generate value for your customers. Under individually tailored ACMI leases, customers assume marketing and direct operating expenses, including fuel, cargo and landing fees.The benefits of our ACMI services are numerous: A variety of different aircraft types fleet that can carry your passenger or cargo for any industry, with new-generation aircraft models. High-quality capacity without significant investment. Flexibility to adjust for operations and market demand. Early access to new markets and growth. Seamless integration into your own cargo network. Guaranteed aircraft availability. ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) If you are looking to try an aircraft out without buying, or if you need access to a private aircraft for a limited time, AirCharter's "Try Before You Buy" program may be the solution. This short term lease program is an alternative to buying or chartering. Jets can be leased for any duration of your choice - 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or longer. The service can be useful in a variety of different situations, from those

How a Wet Lease Works

How a wet lease works - When is it better to charter? There are two very different ways of renting out aircraft flight time. The first method is traditional charter, this is what most trips and customers would fall in to. Charterting an aircraft allows you to have the aircraft for the minimum possible time for your trip, you will be billed an hourly rate for using the aircraft, in addition to fuel costs, and airport/crew fees. Meaning once your trip is over, the aircraft is no longer yours. For large multi-leg trips, one can charter an aircraft, or simply acquire a wet lease on the aircraft. Now for a large multi leg trip with gaps in arrival and departure dates, traditional charter would mean that said aircraft would have to return to home base for maintenance and refueling, the aircraft would only be yours for the legs of your trips, meaning any sudden changes in itinerary, and the aircraft could already be thousands of miles away. But when one wet leases an aircraft, the aircraft and it’s crew are all yours for the duration of your trip, you will be billed for additional unexpected itinerary changes if the hourly/fuel consumption differs from the projected one, but the essential fact is, you are the temporary owner of the aircraft, meaning even if the aircraft owner him/herself requires the aircraft for some sort of emergency, they would have to wait until the duration of your wet lease ends. Lets look at 2 example trips and figure out which is better for wet lease, and which is better for traditional charter: Our first trip’s itinerary: New York -> London 9:00 AM Jan 1 London -> Paris 4:00

Turboprops vs Light Jets

Turboprops: Why so unpopular? When asked the difference between turboprops vs light jets, a handful of everyday non-aviation specialists stated that they don’t use jet engines, and instead use propellors, this is true, but when given a chance to elaborate, some silly notions were shared. Things such as low range and noisy, bumpy flights were the cornerstones of the conversation. Most everyday customers assume that turboprops are smaller, less comfortable than light jets, but this could not be farther from the truth. Modern day turboprops are just as comfortable as light jets, most seating around 6-8 passengers, exactly like a light jet. The interiors can be customised in every possible way a light jet’s interior can, and the onboard amenities such as TVs and satellite phones are also available in turboprops. Can you differentiate the light jet from the turboprop? As for cabin noise levels, modern day turboprops have been outfitted with resonance technology that essentially causes noise to cancels out the propeller noise almost entirely, to the point of being equal or less noise than most light jets. Aircraft engineers build a series of tuning forks that essentially resonate at the same frequency as the engines during flight, and even without this modern day technology, turboprops, just like any other aircraft, aren’t too loud while cruising and just happen to get loud during takeoff. As for the range concern, turboprops are in the same ballpark as light jets in terms of range, with a few exceptions of course, a traditional turboprop will fly for around 1,500 nautical miles, which is right in light jet territory. Though the turboprops maintain one game-winning lead on light jets, and that is the ability to take off and land on

One Way Guide: Empty leg or not to Empty Leg?

One Way Guide: A look at empty leg flights Frequent private jet charter fliers often fly one way trips. The question is: when is it applicable to request an empty leg? The way a traditional private jet charter works is very simple; chartering private jet means you rent out the entirety of the aircraft for the entire duration of your trip. This means if a potential customer wishes to fly from new york to florida as a one way trip, said customer would pay for both legs of the trip, as the aircraft would essentially be returning empty, and the customer is responsible for all flight charges concerning his/her trip. Now if an empty leg came into the equation, and the customer had enough time beforehand to request an empty leg, he/she would only pay for the one trip from New York to Florida, the jet in question would already be positioned in New York and would need to return to it’s home base in Florida, where upkeep and maintenance would be done on the aircraft. Now if this is the case with private air charter, why isn’t everyone constantly flying uniquely in empty legs? Well, firstly, the amount of empty legs available are never enough to keep up with the demand. A great deal of customers fly round trips instead of one ways, and very few empty legs are left over. Customers whop are flying one ways and paying for the entirety of the trip own said aircraft for the return leg, and lacks the ability to sell this empty leg to someone of his choosing. Only airplane owners and operators are approved to rent private jets to customers. The way that modern day empty

Summer private jet destinations

Summer Private Jet Destinations Summertime is the time to travel in style with Aircharter.com. Aircharter can fly to 16,000 airports all around the world encompassing many popular summer private jet destinations. We allow you to fly a group of any size anywhere in the world in the most impeccable luxury and comfort. Aircharter flies everything from turboprops to VIP configured airliners and no trip is too small or too large for us. As VIP travel destinations demand VIP air and ground transportation, we are at the ready with thousands upon thousands of potential airports allowing for a total of 255 million possible city pairs. Our dedicated summer charter team is already working at full force and will continue doing so for your satisfaction. Our most popular city pairs and their pricing are located below: New York -> Cancun $14,000 (Light Jet) $18,000 (Mid Jet) California -> Cancun $24,000 (Light Jet) $31,000 (Mid Jet) Florida -> Cancun $13,000 (Light Jet) $16,000 (Mid Jet) New York -> Rome $105,000 (Large Jet) California -> Rome $140,000 (Large Jet) Florida -> Rome $106,000 (Mid Jet) $130,000 (Large Jet) New York -> Florida $9,000 (Light Jet) $14,000 (Mid Jet) California -> Florida $23,000 (Light Jet) $36,000 (Mid Jet) Florida -> Montego Bay, Jamaica $7,000 (TurboProp) $11,000 (Light Jet) New york -> Oranjestad, Aruba $17,000 (Mid Jet) $42,000 (Large Jet) California -> Oranjestad, Aruba $35,000 (Light Jet) $43,000 (Mid Jet) Florida -> Oranjestad, Aruba $11,000 (Turboprop) $11,000 (Light Jet) Pricing is listed as one way for 6 passengers, though larger aircraft may seat more than 6 passengers and will allow you to fill up the aircraft for the same rate, as private jet charter includes rental of the entire aircraft for your own personal and/or

Confirmed Airliner Availability for World Cup

Confirmed Airliner Availability for World Cup In anticipation of the 2014 Fifa world cup, Aircharter.com will have 2 airliners stationed full time in brazil for domestic flights. Aircharter is happy to assist anyone wishing to charter an aircraft within Brazil, or nearby. the aircraft are authorised to fly in brazil and pick up from many possible destinations. Availability is very hard to find with the Fifa World Cup in progress, and Aircharter.com will continue to move aircraft to brazil to fly domestic flights if needed. Contact us with your request and Aircharter.com will be very happy to help you for as many flights or as many days as possible while availability lasts. We have 2 Boeing 767s on site at the following locations: 218 Passenger 767-200 currently in East Bank Demerara, Guyana 240 passenger 767-200 currently in Natal, Brazil The calendars above will be up to date, as will the real-time location for the aircraft Aircharter can arrange for private VIP charter for your sports team. With many options available for 20-200 passengers, you can carry your whole team, and even some fans. Flying commercial always has it’s downsides with long security checks, no privacy, and longer wait times. Chartering your own private aircraft means having the ultimate in flying luxury, more leg room, head room, lie-flat seats, VIP catering and the most luxurious in service. Our airliner sized aircraft have on board staterooms, conference rooms, full kitchens, and showers. Aircharter offers everything from fully coach or business class configured airliners, to airliners configured with 150 sleeper suites, each with a lie flat seat and entertainment system. Last minute flights from anywhere in the world are ready for your group or your team. With high commercial air traffic in the area, private charter

Why fly through Aircharter.com?

Why fly through Aircharter.com instead of going directly to an aircraft owner or operator? Most customers believe that going to the source is always the best way to do business, but in private jet charter, the game is very different. Going to an aircraft owner or operator never means you will be getting the best price. We at Aircharter.com have developed years of bonds with our aircraft owners and operators in order to receive the best possible service and pricing. Very often, you will be paying the exact same figure, but with a great deal of extra effort. It is never enough to have one option, here at aircharter.com, we make sure that any live trip, no matter how large always has at least 3 different aircraft options, in case of mechanical failure, there will always be a backup aircraft. Though this backup aircraft may be more pricey than the first option, it will at least make sure you are always home on time. Booking directly with the aircraft owner instantly locks you into a contract, meaning any flight changes will very likely be billed, and in case of any sort of mechanical issue with the aircraft, you will be stuck with no options in sight besides a few suggestions from the aircraft owner of other nearby aircraft of the same calibre, but when it comes to last minute bookings (under 6 hours) it has been shown that availability drops to about 2-3% at a national level, meaning you would need to call about 50 different aircraft owners or operators to get at least 1 available aircraft. Needles to say said aircraft will cost an arm and a leg due to the near-zero notice given

Ghana Team flies to the Fifa World Cup 2014 with AirCharter.com

Ghana Team flies to the Fifa World Cup 2014 with AirCharter.com New York — The Ghana National Team starts its preparations for the Tournament with a friendly game against the South Korea National Team on Monday June 9th in Miami’s Sun Life Stadium. AirCharter.com has been selected to take charge of the Ghana National Team’s Charter to the 2014 Brazil World Cup after their community meeting in Washington, DC before leaving for their base in the Latin American country. AirCharter.com is proud to be the Official Carrier of the Black Stars during the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil. Ghana will travel in style in a fully customized Boeing 767-200, with 180 seats on board, the Ghana National team, staff, and even die-hard fans will comfortably travel with the ultimate in VIP treatment; the flight attendants on board will serve VIP catering on a very smooth flight to Salvador, Brazil. The Ghana National Team will be landing at Salvador Airport at 11:30 am (local time) on June 11th, where a welcoming party will be on-site. Starting with their first game vs the USA national team on Monday June 16th, through their other games with Germany, and Portugal and hopefully much more! We are happy that the Ghana Black Stars selected AirCharter.com out of various other companies for this charter. We know them and they know us, and that is very exhilarating. We wish the Ghana National Team all the best! "The reason is that most of our business destinations are places that you can use AirCharter.com to travel to and most of the players are in countries that AirCharter.com flies to. Going to camp, going to America, and going to Brazil all with AirCharter.com is very convenient for