r/PrivateJetCharters

I’m planning on relocating from Southern CA to Las Vegas in the next few months. Commercial flights don’t have the times I need to travel. So my option is a 4.5 hour drive with a sprinter and a driver or flying private. I would be flying from Vegas to Palm Sorings and back once a week pretty much for the next year. I was looking at a few charter companies with quotes around 11-13k per round trip. I don’t mind a turboprop, but was wondering how do I find the best price? Can I get a discount if I commit to 6 months or a year ahead of time? It would average about 120 hours of flying per year. Thanks for any expertise in this area.

Hello Everyone,

First I'm sorry if this isn't really the place for this question. But I've came to a point of confusion. I was hoping the community would help me figure this out

We are looking to travel from Houston to Orlando for a trip in October, and my business has been doing well enough that I thought bout adding a special treat for my family to travel on a private aircraft.

I've done some research that a TurboProp might be the best choice for us with our budget in the 20s for travel with 6 people (2 are kids under 10).

I've reached out to 3 agencies and pretty much all have ghosted me when I told them the budget I'm looking at. No information or direction from anyone unfortunately.

My question, is what I am looking at feasible? Or is it just silly to even try and that why people are ignoring my request?

Again thanks for any input.

Trying to understand whether jet cards are useful or if they mainly lock people into spending more than they need.

For people who’ve looked into this, when does it actually become worth it?

I’m in my early 30s and have been working in corporate sales for a while now. My friend works around private jet charter and executive travel, and after hearing some of his stories it honestly made me curious about the aviation industry.

For people already working in this space, what’s something you wish you knew before getting into it? Any advice would help. Thanks!

Dear aviation professional and mods,

I’m a college student currently researching operational workflows in private aviation for a project for my Aviation Admin degree.

One thing we’ve been exploring is whether private aviation operators, brokers, or fleet managers...etc would find value in a simple daily text briefing that summarizes important market activity and tracks all critical kpis from the previous day, things like fleet movement, utilization shifts, route activity, demand changes, aircraft availability patterns, etc. And also suggests actions to take to keep up or stay ahead of the market.

We’re trying to understand whether this is actually useful in real workflows or if existing tools already solve the problem well enough.

Would something like this realistically be valuable to you as an aviation professional or your team?
And if not, what operational information do you wish was easier to track daily in private aviation?

Would genuinely appreciate any feedback. From professionals, enthusiast or mods.

PS: I would really appreciate if this post doesn't get taken down for any reason I might have overstepped unknowingly. I never used reddit and I just made an account because my mentor suggested it as the best way to find valuable insights. Thank you everybody and the moderators. I truly appreciate your help.

hi all,

Planning a trip from the West Coast to Puerto Vallarta at the end of this year.

It’s a 3 1/2 to 4 hour flight - we’re looking to do it for three passengers two adults one child

Been quoted for a CJ3 - and wanted to get people’s takes here and see what they feel about that size on a four hour flight.

We’ve been on a CJ2+/Phenom100 before for about 1.5 hours and it’s decent, but this flight is a little bit longer so I wanted to get some opinions if any. Plus, I don’t think either of those can make it in one shot without a refueling stop.

thank you!

I’m trying to find a legitimate private jet company and could really use some advice.

I’m planning to travel from Budapest to Copenhagen and I have two large dogs. I really don’t want to do a 16-hour car ride with them, and most airlines in Europe don’t allow large pets in the cabin. I definitely don’t want them flying in cargo.

That’s why I started looking into private jet rentals, but honestly, I’m having a hard time figuring out which companies are actually legit. I’m a bit worried about getting scammed since this isn’t something I’ve done before.

If anyone has experience with renting a private jet (especially with large dogs), I’d really appreciate recommendations for trustworthy companies or any advice on how to go about this.

So my coworker waltzed into the office on Thursday looking annoyingly well rested and mentioned she'd spent the weekend in Miami. I assumed she'd found a good deal on Ryanair like a normal person. She had not. She'd flown private. For less than I paid for my last easyJet seat which was basically a middle seat next to a guy eating a warm pasty.

Apparently it was something called an empty leg or deadhead flight private jet that needs to reposition somewhere and sells the seats off cheap rather than fly empty. She was very casual about it which made it worse.

I've been searching about this for a few hours now trying to figure out if this is actually a thing normal people can do or if it's one of those "technically possible but practically you need to know a guy who knows a guy" situations.

Looking into a career change from commodities trading/imports and previous tech sales background. I’ve always had an interest in aviation and would be working under very seasoned industry executives at a reputable company. My region of the US is also favorable.

I’ve done a lot of research, the market is on paper growing, organizations are moving away from personal fleets. However, I understand I may not be considering other factors. I’d appreciate any insight as I consider, especially as my job now is very stable - high activity.

Scottsdale to Las Vegas flight cost on a PJ for 10 people?

Live in NJ and looking into flying to Cape Cod to avoid 7 hours of summer traffic. Open to flying out of Westchester, Teterboro, Morristown or Essex airports. The best I can find price wise is on Blade, 3K one way in a Cessna. Wondering if anyone else has experience here navigating local options and the return trip? Open to sharing a ride if that is thing charter companies do from those airports, but a lot of the information appears to be communicated via phone calls only and tough to find time for that. Would appreciate any tips or suggestions.

I’ve been spending more time around the private aviation brokerage space and wanted to connect with people who are currently operating as 360 brokers.

There’s a lot of variation in how people are structured right now, especially between larger brokerage firms and smaller, more flexible teams and I’m curious how experienced brokers are thinking about the space in 2026.

A few things I’m particularly interested in:

1. How much autonomy do you actually have in sourcing and closing deals
2. Whether you’re seeing meaningful upside in current split structures
3. What’s working (and what’s not) inside larger brokerage environments
4. And whether brokers feel they’re capturing the value they generate

For context, I’m working with someone who spent several years at one of the larger global brokerage firm before moving in as a VP Sales role overseeing multiple divisions (cargo, group charter, and private jets). The focus now is building a private aviation team from the ground up with a more modern structure for brokers who are actively producing.

No pressure here at all, just genuinely interested in connecting with people in the space and understanding how things are evolving.

If you’re open to sharing perspective (or currently working in that kind of role), feel free to comment or DM.

Thank you.