Monday, December 28, 2009

Private Jet Charter Prices – 8 factors to determine charter cost

Prices given by private jet charter companies vary widely, we must understand about the components that determine the price they gave.
By understanding the pricing component of private jet charter services, then we will not be fooled by the cheap prices determined by the agents. we certainly do not want to suddenly have a very large additional cost or no we can not arrive on time at the meeting place for transport not properly prepared.
To determine the cost of private aircraft charter determined by several factors.
The following factors are quite important factors determining the standard calculation of private jet charter prices per hour :    
 
  
1.      Charter companies management, maintenance and acquisition costs
2.      Aircraft age (Original manufacture date, Number of cycles on the engines, Interior refurbishment, and Number of hours the aircraft is available for charter in a particular year )
3.      Safety status - All aircraft are verified by independent auditors such as ARG/US, Wyvern or Q-Star.
4.      Aircraft type - determined by ( Helicopters, Turbo Props, Light Jets, Mid-Sized Jets , Heavy Jets, and Airliners )
5.      Time and Length of trip (Same day round trip – occasional, Weekend trip - typically require overnight costs, and Several days)
6.      Repositioning - Occurs when: (Aircraft is chartered from an airport it is not based, Not all airports are bases to aircrafts, and Aircraft availability shortage at desired airport )
7.      Concierge Services requested (In-Flight catering, Luxury car rental or limousine service, Hotel accommodation, and Tickets to requested events)
8.     Other Fees ( fuel surcharge, Landing fees, FBO Service fees, and Carbon offsets )

Typical private jet charter prices  /hr:
·        Helicopters charter prices - 1000/hr up to 5000/hr
·        Turbo Props charter prices - 1550/hr up to 2500
·        Light Jets charter prices - 2250/hr up to 3450/hr
·        Mid-Sized Jets charter prices - 3450/hr up to 5000/hr
·        Heavy Jets charter prices - 5000/hr up to 9000/hr
·        Airliners charter prices - 6500/hr and up

Thursday, December 24, 2009

First Supersonic Private Jet - Aerion Supersonic Jet

This is the Aerion Supersonic Business Jet, the first private plane that will fly at 1.6 Mach. The first unit has just been purchased by Sheikh Rashid, the ruler of Dubai. This bird will be able to fly the Ellisons, Jobs and Gores of this world from Paris to New York in just over 4 hours, so even while it has a $80,000,000 price tag, there will be no demand problems for it. The aircraft specs are amazing:

Aerion Supersonic Jet



Thanks to its design, the Aerion Supersonic Business Jet will be able to cruise at 1.15 Mach over land without producing any boom on the ground. The plane can also keep a 0.98 Mach speed offering a similar cost-per-mile than competing subsonic private jets and complying with US regulations. Over water, however, you will be free to speed it up and sustain 1.5 Mach with ease. To give you an idea, at this speed the Aerion can cross the Atlantic in two hours (it has a 4,600 miles range over 45,400 pounds of fuel) thanks to its Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines.
Unlike the Concorde, which could only fly to certain airports through the world because of its operative requirements, this supersonic jet is designed to comply with environmental, sound and airport regulations everywhere. For example, the Aerion can land in just 3,460 feet, which makes it usable in most airports and a prime candidate to be Larry Ellison's next private plane.
Design-wise, the Aerion looks even better than the fastest turboprop private plane. At least, it looks stunning except for the color. But hey, for $80,000,000 I'm sure they will be able to deliver it in secret-plane black with alien markings.
The Aerion Supersonic Business Jet will be delivered in 2014, so you only need to decide if you want to spend $250,000 now for one of the forty "early delivery positions" or wait a couple more years to get it on a Black Friday, just like the rest of us. [Aerion]