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Corporate & Group Charter Guide
Corporate charter has different priorities from leisure travel: safety compliance, duty of care, clean invoicing, and reliability for teams and roadshows. This guide covers how to charter for a group and what corporate travel managers should insist on.
Sizing the aircraft to the team
For a small executive team, a midsize jet ($3,600–$5,200/hr) covers most domestic trips with a stand-up cabin. Larger teams, roadshows, and multi-leg itineraries move up to super-midsize ($5,200–$7,600/hr) for nonstop transcontinental range, or heavy jets ($8,200–$14,500/hr) for full cabins, long red-eyes, and international travel.
Safety and duty of care
For a company, operator vetting isn't optional, it's part of duty of care. Insist that every flight is operated by an FAA Part 135 certificate holder with an ARGUS Gold Plus/Platinum or Wyvern Wingman rating. Recorded, documented safety compliance protects both travelers and the company.
Multi-leg roadshows and events
Charter shines for itineraries commercial can't serve: three cities in a day, a sports or entertainment group to an event, or an executive team to a site visit and back. Multi-leg pricing scales with stops and repositioning, so plan the routing with your advisor to minimize empty legs and crew-duty overruns.
Invoicing and procurement
What corporate travel managers should require:
- A single written quote and invoice with taxes and fees itemized.
- Named safety ratings and Part 135 operator details for the compliance file.
- Clear cancellation and change terms for schedules that move.
- A dedicated point of contact for last-minute changes.
Frequently asked
What aircraft is best for a corporate team charter?
It depends on team size and distance. A midsize jet (about $3,600–$5,200/hr) handles most small-team domestic trips; larger teams or transcontinental routes move to super-midsize (about $5,200–$7,600/hr), and international or full-cabin trips to heavy jets (about $8,200–$14,500/hr).
How do companies ensure charter safety compliance?
Require that every flight is operated by an FAA Part 135 certificate holder with an independent safety rating (ARGUS Gold Plus/Platinum or Wyvern Wingman), and keep the operator and rating details on file as part of duty-of-care documentation.
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