Aircraft Charter Rental & Services

Aircraft charter rental and services are offered by aircraft charter and rental service companies. Here is a guide to some of the planes and services you might get.

Smaller jets are the entry level aircraft and are most suitable for economic short to mid range trips. They can travel further and faster than turboprop aircraft. They all have pressurized cabins and on board lavatories, but have restricted baggage capacity and might not be able to carry skis or golf clubs. Turboprop aircraft provide low cost travel and comfortable cabins, but have a slower speed and a much shorter range.

Midsize jets can fly higher and faster than the smaller jets. They can carry more baggage than the smaller versions. The largest jets have the highest ranges taking airplanes from the US to Europe or South America non stop. They will often have additional luxuries like DVD players, satellite phones and full flight attendant service.

Aircraft can be chartered for many different uses and aircraft charter rental and services companies can cater for them all. Corporations may use a specific individual charter to transfer dangerous goods from one location to another where scheduled airlines won’t allow the movement of such goods.

Rent a Piper 28R or a Cessna 172R charged out wet (including fuel) at around $110 per hour. Beware the operator who charges extra for headsets. Charter flights which include the cost of the pilot will take your costs up to $200 to $300 per hour.

Often companies will find that they wish to send executives on particular routes not available by traditional scheduled timetables, giving access to more airports. Sports teams find chartering an aircraft is an easy, stress free way to deliver their sports people to locations so they can arrive fresh for the game and in suitable time frames.

Movie companies will rent aircraft so their camera teams can achieve particular framed shots that can be taken time and time again to seek perfection. Companies may rent an aircraft to give a tour as a prize to customers. This amounts to great publicity for the corporation concerned and may be a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity for the winners.

Corporations are also giving away short flights as a staff or sales team incentive. The company will rent the aircraft for a specific amount of time on a given date for a tour that will either be a standard tour or a specific route for the winners.

The ‘wow’; factor is still high for both those on the flight and for those who see an aircraft landing and taking off. Lower executives often dream of being able to take an aircraft to visit a client or impress a rival. Service, security and style are three of the main reasons why corporations use aircraft charter rental & services.