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Review · Sep 2026High confidence

Elevate Jet

United States · Founded 1995, as the group

This U.S. charter desk sells the whole cabin, with a $100,000 flight deposit and an app booking path.

Good fit for: Frequent flyers who want the cabin, a deposit applied to trips, and a person on the booking.

95 Highly recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

Tradewind Aviation

Oxford, Connecticut · Founded 2001

This Connecticut operator sells seats on Northeast and island routes, including turboprop flights.

Good fit for: Travelers on those island and Northeast city pairs who want a seat, not the cabin.

88 Recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

JSX

Dallas, Texas · Founded 2016

This U.S. public-charter operator sells a published seat from a private terminal, with no membership required.

Good fit for: Travelers who want one seat on a published route and do not need the whole cabin.

86 Recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

Aero

Van Nuys, California · Founded 2019

This Los Angeles seat product sells a premium cabin seat on leisure routes, without a membership.

Good fit for: Travelers who want one premium seat when that route is actually on sale.

84 Recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

Private Jet Services

United States · Founded 2005

This group-charter desk, sister to Elevate Jet, moves teams, tours, and campaigns and also publishes a jet card.

Good fit for: Buyers moving a roster, a tour, or a client group that cares which airplane shows up.

83 Recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

Signature Aviation

Orlando, Florida · Founded FBO brand modern; corporate line from 1879

This FBO network sells ground handling, fuel, and terminal access, not the flight itself.

Good fit for: Operators and charter clients who need a predictable place to land and get handled.

82 Recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

Blade

New York · Founded 2014

This New York operator sells airport helicopter seats, plus some seasonal by-the-seat jet flights.

Good fit for: Travelers who want a helicopter transfer into or out of Manhattan.

80 Recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026Medium confidence

Surf Air

Hawthorne, California · Founded 2013

This membership sells scheduled turboprop seats, with a monthly fee that is not a $100,000 deposit.

Good fit for: Travelers who fly the same turboprop routes often enough to justify a monthly fee.

78 Conditional recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026Medium confidence

Flyjets

United States · Founded 2025, seat exchange

This early marketplace lists leftover seats on aircraft other people have booked, with a thin public board.

Good fit for: Buyers willing to check a thin board and walk away if it is empty.

76 Conditional recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

VistaJet

Malta, flying globally · Founded 2004

This global operator sells prepaid hours on a fleet it flies, and the public Program is not a share purchase.

Good fit for: Flyers who want prepaid hours on a fleet they do not own.

74 Conditional recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

Wheels Up

New York · Founded 2013

This U.S. membership sells a fund and then either dynamic or fixed hourly rates, not a fractional share.

Good fit for: Members who will fund an account and accept either a floating or a fixed hourly rate.

72 Conditional recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

NetJets

Columbus, Ohio · Founded 1964

This Columbus fractional operator sells a share of a fleet type, with occupied hours tied to ownership rather than a membership.

Good fit for: Buyers who will fly enough hours to justify a share of a fleet aircraft.

70 Conditional recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026High confidence

PrivateFly

United Kingdom and United States · Founded 2008

This broker quotes one whole-aircraft trip at a time, without a membership or a share.

Good fit for: Buyers who want a single cabin quote and do not want a deposit club.

68 Conditional recommend Read the review →
Review · Sep 2026Medium confidence

Jettly

Toronto · Founded 2016

This marketplace lists empty seats on a charter that is already booked, not a scheduled shuttle.

Good fit for: Charter clients who want to offset empty seats after they have booked the cabin.

66 Conditional recommend Read the review →

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