No matter if you make use of the assistance of a charter agent or deal directly with an aircraft charter operator for your upcoming private jet charter flight, the difficult questions must be asked to ensure your flight meets all regulatory and safety criteria. All things considered, at the time of an accident is the wrong time to learn that you have chartered an aircraft not approved by the Faa or perhaps not covered by a suitable amount of insurance coverage.
You or your agent should ask the following questions to guarantee conformity with aircraft charter business standards as well as request these confirming documents:
1. Are you a certified Part 135 Air Carrier? Ask for a copy of the air carrier certificate and confirm that the name of the charter firm you have contacted matches what is detailed on the certificate.
2. Is the jet I am looking at Part 135 authorised? Request a copy of FAA Operations Specification D085 and confirm the fact that plane you wish to charter is in fact on the aircraft charter company’s Part 135 certificate.
3. Do you hold recent Department of Transportation approval? Request a copy of DOT certificate OST-4507 to check that the aircraft charter business possesses the economic ability to manage public charters.
4. What’s your insurance coverage for that jet? A quality operator will possess 25 million dollars in liability insurance coverage on turboprop aircraft, as well as 50 million dollars in liability coverage for light jets. Be expecting enhanced insurance coverage in mid and heavy sized airplanes. Obtain a Certificate of Insurance for the aircraft you’ll be chartering.
5. Have the jet pilots designated to my personal flight obtained simulator training within the previous 12 months for the kind of aircraft being chartered? Flight Safety International, CAE Simuflite, and Simcom are the universally approved training providers.
6. Does your company possess a Safety Management System (SMS) in place? The existence of an active Safety Management System, with a Director of Safety within the company, demonstrates that the organization deals with safety issues proactively rather than retroactively, or, after an accident has taken place. It’s also indicative that the organization has followed industry best practices.
7. Are you currently IS-BAO qualified, ARG/US ranked, or Wyvern recommended? The best charter organizations have selected to have their operations and safety systems audited by impartial third parties. Ask for date and end result of last audit. Read about plane safety ratings for more detailed facts.
8. Have you experienced any accidents/incidents/violations? Get a complete explanation of any kind of basic safety record that is less than perfect.
The responses to these few questions will supply you the facts necessary to make a prudent choice as you select your aircraft charter service provider.
Desert Jet is a private jet charter company based in the Palm Springs area of California, operating a fleet of aircraft charter private jet aircraft with a nationwide network of specially-selected and carefully screened private charter aircraft available. For more information contact us at (800) 381-JETS.
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