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Guides for charter brokers

Practical, no-fluff guides on pricing quotes, choosing software, and running a charter deal from enquiry to flight brief.

Pricing

How to price a private jet charter quote

Operator cost, positioning legs, taxes and fees, margin, and presenting options — a repeatable way to build a quote that protects your margin and still wins.

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Guide

What charter quoting software does — and how to choose it

Quotes, pipeline, documents and a client booking page — what charter software actually does, and the features that matter when you pick one.

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Comparison

Avinode alternatives for charter brokers

Replacing the marketplace, or filling in everything after you've found the aircraft? How to tell which you need — and how to evaluate the options.

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Fundamentals

Empty leg flights explained

What empty legs are, why they're discounted, how operators distribute them and how brokers sell them without giving away margin.

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Operations

What goes in a flight brief

The document your client reads before they travel — section by section, with a broker's checklist so nobody calls you at 6am.

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Due diligence

How to vet a charter operator

AOC, insurance, safety ratings, aircraft and reputation — the due-diligence checklist to run before you put a client on an unfamiliar operator.

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Pricing

How charter broker commission and markup works

Markup vs commission, typical margins, when to use each, and how to protect your margin without ever leaking your cost to the client.

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Pricing

One-way vs round-trip charter pricing

Why a one-way often costs almost as much as a round trip, how positioning drives the number, and how to explain it to a client.

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Fundamentals

What is an FBO?

The private terminal you use for a charter flight — what an FBO does, what to expect, and why the right one is a must-get-right detail for brokers.

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