Jet Charter Philadelphia arranges supplemental lifts for corporate flight departments across Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, for the days when the schedule needs more aircraft than the hangar holds.
Flight departments call us for three reasons. Two trips fall on the same day and there is one aircraft. A trip needs more range or more seats than the fleet covers. Or the aircraft is down or scheduled for maintenance, and the executives still have to be somewhere.
How it works
You tell us the trip and we go to the market for it. We handle the sourcing, the operator vetting and the contracting, which is usually the part that takes a flight department the longest, because it means going through procurement, finance and legal for a vendor you may use once.
Where an aircraft is available, a trip can often be arranged within a matter of hours.
What we confirm before you see an option
Every operator goes through our own review first. We confirm the operator’s certification, review their safety and incident history, and confirm that the pilots are experienced and current on the specific aircraft type. Where an operator takes part in a Wyvern or ARGUS program, we reference those audits as part of the review. Maintenance responsibility sits with the certified operator, who is audited for it.
Fractional owners use supplemental lift too, chartering outside their program so those hours go where they are worth more.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
Philadelphia-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Two things shape a Philadelphia departure more than anything else. In winter, de-icing has to happen on the ramp before an aircraft can leave, so a January departure takes longer to get airborne than the same trip in June, and we build that time into your schedule from the start. In summer, thunderstorms move through quickly and close the airspace while they pass. Airport hours matter as well: Philadelphia International has a tower around the clock, Northeast Philadelphia’s closes at 11 p.m., and Wings Field has none at all, so a late arrival can decide which airport makes sense for your trip. Your advisor checks all of it before your date.
Contact
For a quote on a Philadelphia charter, call 1-888-987-5387 or head to our contact page. The phone is answered at any hour, on any day of the year. For how we review the operator behind every flight, see our safety page, and the aircraft guide for cabin and range options. The National Business Aviation Association sets the broader operating standards we work within.