Jet Charter Europe arranges passenger charter to, from and around Europe in every size of aircraft, from a very light jet for a short hop between neighboring capitals to a long range jet for the Atlantic crossing. The right category for your trip comes down to four things: how far you are going, how many people are traveling, how much baggage is coming, and which airport suits the trip at each end.
Aircraft Categories
- Helicopters, for short flights where the landing spots and conditions suit one
- Piston aircraft for short flights with one or two passengers
- Turboprops for short trips between neighboring countries, such as Paris to Geneva
- Very light jets for two or three people on a short business trip
- Light jets for trips between Europe’s major cities
- Super light jets for multi-stop trips with more baggage
- Midsize jets for the longer flights inside Europe
- Super midsize jets for the longest routes inside Europe
- Heavy jets for larger groups
- Long range jets for the Atlantic crossing
- VIP airliners for wedding parties and groups that outgrow a heavy jet
Each category page lists the aircraft we arrange in it, with cabin, range and seating for each type.
Choosing a Category for Your Trip
Distance decides a lot on a trip to or around Europe. From Teterboro it is about 2,990 nautical miles to London, 3,150 to Paris and 3,725 to Rome; from Van Nuys, 4,720 to London. Within Europe, Paris to London is about 186 nautical miles, Paris to Madrid 570 and Paris to Rome 606. Most long range jets cross from the East Coast in one leg, and a light or midsize jet covers the flights between European cities, with the routing and any fuel stop confirmed with the operator before you book. Families heading to the Mediterranean for the summer and wedding parties often bring a lot of luggage, so tell us the passenger count and the baggage at the start.
Part 135 is the FAA’s set of rules for on-demand, for-hire charter. When your total passenger count outgrows a heavy jet and the group consists of more than nineteen passengers, the aircraft required would fall into regional airliner, or airliner-size. These trips would no longer fall under the FAR Part 135 standards but possibly operate under FAR Part 121 or foreign equivalent standards. Part 121 and equivalent generally carry stricter crew and operating requirements than FAR Part 91 and FAR Part 135.
In London, most private flights use Farnborough or Biggin Hill, and in Paris, Le Bourget. Most of Europe’s main airports need a slot and many restrict flights at night, so we plan the times before you book, and which operator flies each leg of a trip inside Europe depends on the route. The runway a particular aircraft needs is calculated by the operator for that day’s conditions, and your advisor confirms it with the operator before anything is booked.
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.
Contact
Call 1-888-987-5387 at any hour, or send your trip through our contact page, and we will come back with aircraft that fit. Our safety page explains how we review operators and crews, and our air cargo page covers freight charter.