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| Comfort without Commitment |
Safety Check
07/01/2004
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In the all-important area of aircraft maintenance, commercial airlines and
fractional aircraft ownership companies typically have an advantage over the
charter industry: consistency in safety and upkeep. For example, United Airlines
and NetJets use their own mechanics to maintain their aircraft to regular
standards. Furthermore, their pilots meet certain requirements set by each
organization.
 Because many charter services simply broker other people’s
planes for our use, and may contract with freelance pilots, safety and
maintenance standards can vary. While the larger charter services like Sentient
Jet maintain very exacting maintenance and safety benchmarks, others may not.
Before contracting with any charter service, we should ask the following
questions:
1. Are the aircraft we will be flying in managed by the
charter company we are contracting with, or by another charter
company?
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