Guides & Insights
Straight answers about private jet hire — what it really costs, how booking works, and the tricks regulars use that first-timers don't know about. Written by people who arrange these flights every day.
A Day in the Life of a Private Jet Flight: London to Nice
Private Jet Catering: What You Can Eat and What It Costs
The short answer to 'what can I eat on a private jet' is anything. The longer answer involves galley physics, 24 hours' notice, and one client's non-negotiable Friday fish and chips.
Flying Private to The Open: Links Golf's Moveable Airlift
Every July the charter market studies a map of coastal Britain and works out where the nearest runway is. The Open's airlift is a moveable feast — here's how it works.
Midsize vs Heavy Jet: The £4,000-an-Hour Question
Everyone wants the Gulfstream until they see the invoice. The truth is a super-midsize does 90% of what most clients need — and here's the 10% that's genuinely worth paying for.
The Med in August: A Charter Survival Guide for Silly Season
Every jet in Europe is trying to land at the same five airports between July 15 and August 31. The regulars know which levers to pull. Here they are.
Private Jet Passports and Customs: UK Border Admin
There's no queue, but there is a border. What actually happens to your passport details before a private flight, and the one bit of admin that's still yours to do.
British Grand Prix by Private Jet: Silverstone Guide
For one weekend in July, a quiet corner of Northamptonshire becomes one of the busiest heliports in the world. Here's how to arrive like the paddock does.
Flying Private From the North of England & Scotland
Half the country lives nearer to Leeds Bradford than to Farnborough, yet everyone assumes private means London. It doesn't, and skipping the M25 is the best upgrade there is.
Private Jet Etiquette: Tipping, Smoking and Seating
Nobody is judging your outfit. Someone will notice if you're 45 minutes late. The unwritten rules of chartering, written down.
Goodwood by Private Aircraft: Flying Into the Estate
You can land inside the estate, walk to the paddock, and be airborne again before the A27 has moved an inch. Goodwood rewards the right aircraft choice like nowhere else.
How to Vet a Charter Operator (and Avoid Grey Charter)
If a quote is 30% below every other quote, there's usually a reason, and sometimes the reason is that the flight is illegal. Here's the ten-minute check that protects you.
Private Jet Wi-Fi: Will It Actually Work?
'Is there Wi-Fi?' is the wrong question. 'Will it stream video over the Channel?' is the right one — and the answer varies from 'no' to 'better than your office.'
Flying Private With Small Children: Chaos, Contained
The two-hour airport slog is designed by people who have never carried a toddler, a car seat and a scooter simultaneously. There is another way, and it's more sensible than it sounds.
Monaco Yacht Show by Private Jet: September Guide
Same principality, same airport problem, a fraction of the chaos. Why the Yacht Show is the civilised way to do Monaco by private jet.
Private Jet Weather Delays: What Actually Happens
The jet isn't immune to fog. The difference is what happens next: a phone call, a plan B, and usually a different airport — not a night on a terminal floor.
How Safe Are Private Jets, Really?
The statistics lump a licensed charter crew in with a hobbyist in a forty-year-old piston single. Separate them, and the picture — and the one real risk — gets much clearer.
Royal Ascot by Private Jet: Airports and Helicopters
Five days, three hundred thousand racegoers, and a steady stream of jets into Berkshire's back garden. How the smart money arrives at Royal Ascot.
Private Jet Luggage Rules: What You Can Actually Bring
The good news: no baggage fees, ever. The bad news: a light jet's hold is a coat cupboard, and your ski bag doesn't fold. What fits where, from people who've loaded it.
Business Day Return by Private Jet: How It Works
Commercial gets you to Rotterdam. It does not get you to Rotterdam, then Antwerp, then home in time to see your kids. The day return does, and the maths is better than you'd think.
Flying Private to the Football Final: Charter Guide
Fifty thousand fans, one stadium, one night, and every charter aircraft in Europe pointed at the same city. Match-day flying is its own discipline.
Private Jet vs First Class: An Honest Comparison
We arrange private jets for a living, and we'll still tell you: on London to Singapore, book the first class suite. Here's where each option genuinely wins.
Jet Cards vs On-Demand Charter: Which Wins?
A jet card is an insurance policy against busy weekends, sold at insurance-policy prices. Whether you need one depends on maths most salespeople hope you won't do.
Monaco Grand Prix by Private Jet: Race Week Guide
Race weekend turns Nice into the busiest business aviation airport in Europe. The people who do this every year have a system. Here it is.
Splitting a Private Jet: Group Charter Cost Maths
At eight passengers and short notice, private stops being a splurge and starts being arithmetic. We ran the real numbers on Ibiza.
Flying Private to the Cannes Film Festival Without the Drama
Cannes has its own business aviation airport ten minutes from the Croisette — and half the festival still flies to the wrong one. Here's how it works.
Seven Private Jet Myths That Refuse to Die
Some of what you believe about private jets comes from films, some from Instagram, and almost none of it from anyone who's actually chartered one.
Flying Private With Your Dog: The Complete (Realistic) Guide
Half our repeat clients first called because of a dog. Here's everything about flying pets privately, including the Brexit paperwork bit.
London's Private Jet Airports Compared: FAB, BQH & Luton
The right London departure airport depends on one question nobody asks: where will you be at 7am that morning?
Cheltenham Festival by Private Jet: The Irish Airlift
Dublin to Gloucestershire becomes one of Europe's busiest private corridors for exactly four days a year. Here's how the Cheltenham airlift actually runs.
Empty Leg Flights: The Truth Behind the 75% Off Headlines
Yes, the discounts are real. No, you can't pick the date. How empty legs actually work, from someone who books them.
Turboprop vs Light Jet: Why the 'Slower' Aircraft Often Wins
The maths that makes a propeller aircraft the smart choice on anything under 90 minutes — and the two situations where it isn't.
What Private Jet Hire Actually Costs (An Honest Breakdown)
Everyone quotes the headline hourly rate. Almost nobody talks about de-icing, catering, and the Sunday-night repositioning fee. Let's fix that.
Chartering to the Alps: A Ski Season Survival Guide
Geneva on a February Saturday is the busiest private aviation scrum in Europe. There are better ways in — here they are.
Your First Private Jet Flight: What Nobody Tells You
You will not need to be there two hours early. You will probably meet your pilot by name. And yes, someone will carry your bags.
Flying Private to Davos: The World Economic Forum Shuffle
One January week, one Alpine village, and more private jets than anywhere in Europe. The Davos run has its own rules — here they are.
How Booking a Private Jet Actually Works, Step by Step
It's closer to booking a wedding venue than booking a flight: quotes, holds, contracts, and one big bank transfer. Here's the whole process.