Charter airlines provide flexible air travel options for passengers and cargo. They operate flights outside of normal schedules on a hired basis. Charter flights offer convenience and amenities not available on commercial flights, such as direct access to smaller airports and ability to conduct business onboard. Major charter airlines include Thomson Airways, First Aviation, and Allegiant. Charter planes are also utilized to transport cargo, groups for holidays or events, and private individuals.

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The experienceof travelingona commercial airlineandona private charterplanes eitherforbusiness
or pleasure purpose involvedaltogetherdifferentexperiences.Anaircraftchartergives complete
flexibilityandconvenience toflywhen,where,andhow apassengerwantwithcompletelyluxurious
travel. Additionally,passengercanchoose to departfromand flyto airportlocationsworldwide,
somethingsimplycan'tdowithcommercial travel,whichservicesconsiderablyfewerairports.
Then who are charter carrier exactly: A charter carrier (CC) can be definedas ‘an
airlinecompanythat operates flightsoutsidenormal schedules,by a hiring
arrangement witha particularcustomer’.
The real advantagestocharteringexecutive jetaircraftbecome exceedinglyapparentwhenaperson
considers the conveniencesprovided. Cateringandamenitiesare provided onthe plane atthe request.
A persondrivesdirectlytohisprivate jetaircraft,luggage isloadedandhe boardsthe aircraft.
Passengers canflyinand outof small private airportsorlarge metropolitanairportswhenutilizing
charter services.The advantage tothistype of executive travel isthatpassenger canconduct business
duringthe flightorsimplysitbackand relax as the seatsand cabinsare large andcomfortable ona
typical private aircraftcharter.The hasslesof parking,baggage,longlinesatthe ticketcounter,delayed
flights,layoversincrowdedairports,andcancelledflights are avoided.
Charterplanesare providedforhire forvariouspurposesdependingonthe needof the hirer.
Charter for Corporate Travel
The type of businessmanwhofrequentlytravel throughairoftenneedstotravel inahurry andoften
needstovisitmultipleplacesinanumberof days.Theyalsoneedtowork while flying.Businessmenand
womencan benefitbyarrivingattheirdestinationontime byhiringaprivate charterplane forthem.
For Corporate operations,some corporatesownorlease wholeaircraft,whichare usedtoaidthe

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conduct of theirbusiness. Companiesemployprofessionalcrewstoflythe aircraftfor non-commercial
operations.
Private jetsare oftenequippedwith SatCom, email,printerandfax facilitiesforbusinesspeople who
needtostay intouch while theytravel.Charterairlinesevenprovide undisturbedsleepingarrangements
and manymore private jetoptionstofacilitate asuccessful businesstrip.
Charterfor HolidayTravel
Charterflightshave acquired more specificmeaningof aflightwhose only functionistotransport
holidaymakerstotouristdestinations.Howeverticketsare notsolddirectlybythe charterairline,butby
tour operatorcompanieswhohave charteredthe flight.Althoughcharterairlinestypicallycarry
passengers(individuallyoras small groups) whohave booked beachresorts,historictowns,orcities
where a cruise ship iswaitingforthem.Sometimesanaircraftischarteredbya single group,suchas
membersof a company,a sportsteam,or the military.Ingeneral,charterflightsare soldaspart of a
package holidayinwhichthe price paidincludesflights,accommodationandotherservices.
Some famoustour& travel operatorslike Thomascook and Thomsonhave theirownfleetof charter
planes.Theircharterairlinesare one of the largestinthe world.

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Charterfor Freight
One of the largestcarriersto be mentionedhere isLuxembourg-based‘Cargolux’whichoperatesmore
than dozenBoeing747-400F aircraftworldwide.All-cargoairlinesare usually unidirectional which
accounts forinternational trade-flows. Thus,the possessionof fifth-and-higherfreedomtrafficrights,
whichallowanairline tooperate betweenforeigncountries,iscrucial forthe successof cargo airlines.
The cargo flightusuallytakes place atnight,as passengersprefertoflyduringthe dayit allowsthe
aircraft to maximize itsutilization. Manycharterairlinesuse thiscargotransportduringleisure time of
the aircraft to maximize itutilization.
Charterfor Private Individuals
Chartersare evenhiredbyprivate individualsfortheirfamilyvacationsorwedding. Childrenwith
doctor’sapproval and petswithproperdocumentation-medical reports forinternational flycanbe on-
board inthe aircraft.
HelicopterCharters
HelicopterChartersare a highlyversatile meansof travel,allowingthe passengers tolandor take off
fromremote areasor city centerhelipads;anylocationcanbe reachedwithease. Itisfast,flexible and
affordable meansof hiringacharter. Small Helicopterchartersare ideal forflightsof upto 1 hourwhile
largerhelicopterscancoverupto a 2-hourflight.
Economics of Charter Airlines
The main challenge comesinfrontof charterairlinesare notof makingtheir operationmore cost-
efficientwithlimitedresources,butitisabouthow to generate revenue outof the luxuriousservice
whichtheyprovide.So,here whattheymainlydoistheyfocusonnot layingtheirfleetideal.We all
knowthat airlinesmakesmoney onlywhenitisinairand the momenttheirfleetbe onland,its
maintenance costandfearof the aircraft gettinglessefficientincreases.Hence,whenevertheiraircraft
isfree theytry to monetize ittothe best.Theymonetize the aircraftbythe followingway:
Utilize the AircraftforFreight

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Many charter airlineslikeMonarch, RVLAviation, Titanairwaysetchave license forcargoor mail trade
anywhere inthe world.Sowhenthere aircraftisnotfull or whenitisun-usedtheycangenerate
revenue bytheircargoservices.
Leasing/Renting
Many big businessmenhave charterplanesof theirown,whichalmostlayfree.Thesefree aircraftcan
be lease-outtothe airline ortouroperatorfor itsutilization.Thiskeepsthe aircraftworkingandalso
helpsthe ownertoearn some revenue outof it.Evencharterairlinescandothe same withtheirun-
usedaircrafts.
KeepitCommercial forCommonPeople
Charterairlines canthemselvesmake there aircraftcommercialforcommonpeople.Theycandecrease
theircost perseatand sell ticketstothe commonair-traveller.Throughthisthere resourcesandaircraft
will be inuse somewhereandgenerate some revenueinspite of zero. Andpassengerwill alsogeta
chance to experiencethe luxurioustravel.
In short,charter airlinesconcentrateonutilizingthe charterfleettothe highestinordertoget
maximumreturns.
Charter Airlines Manufacturer
Apart fromBoeingandAirbus whoare alreadyleadersin manufacturingbigaircraftsthere are many
othercharter aircraftmanufacturerwhich specializes inmakingit.
GulfstreamAerospace
AlthoughGulfstreamhasdevelopedanumberof popularmedium-sizedbusinessjets,suchasthe G200
and G450, the Georgia-basedcompanyhasbuiltitsreputationalmostentirelyfrombuildinglarge
businessjets. The aircraftmanufacturingcompanyhasspecializedexclusivelyincorporate aircraft.They
have a long-range modelssuchas the G500, the G550 andthe G650.
CessnaAircraft
Havingbuiltaircraftsince 1927, Cessna’ssmallerpiston-poweredaircraftare whathave helpedthe
companyto builditsname,butitsextremelypopularlineof Citationbusinessjetshave helpedtodefine
itspersonality.The companycurrentlyhaseightbusinessjetmodelsin,rangingfromthe Citation
Mustang, whichcan holdfourpassengersinasnug butcomfortable setting, tothe medium-sized
CitationTen,whichcantypicallyholdeightandisknownforitsbreath-takingspeed. Otherscharter
famousaircraftmanufacturerare DassaultAviation,EmbraerExecutiveJets,BombardierBusiness
Aircraftetc
Some of the prominentleadersinCharterAirlinesIndustryare asfollows:
Thomson Airways
ThomsonAirwaysLimitedisthe world'slargest charterairline,offeringscheduledandcharterflights
fromthe UnitedKingdom andthe Republicof Ireland todestinationsinEurope,Africa,AsiaandNorth
America.The airline wasformedfollowingthe mergerof the travel divisionof TUIAG and First Choice
Holidays plc inSeptember2007. Theircharterairlinesare mostlyaccompaniedwiththeirtourpackages
of Thomsontravel operators.

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ThomsonAirwaysLimitedevenholdsa UnitedKingdomCivil AviationAuthority (CAA)Type A Operating
Licence,permittingittocarry passengers,cargoandmail onaircraft with20 or more seats. As of March
2015, the ThomsonAirwayshave inall 49 fleetwhichconsistsof Boeing757-800, Boeing757-200,
Boeing767-300ER and Boeing787-8. Thomsonairwayshas receivedseveral awardsfortheircharter
service like MostPunctual UK Charterfor summer2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; world’s best
leisure airline bySkytrax forthe fourthtime in2014 andmany Britishtravel awards.
First Aviation
First Aviation, sistercompanyof Monarch airlines, isa UK’s largestindependentcharterairlineswhich
providescharterplane servicesmainlytoleadingtouroperators. Theyevenprovide charterserviceto
corporate or private customersfortheirexecutive need. Theyhadreceived‘BestCharterAirlineAward’
for 2013 & 2014 by Travel Weekly Globe Awards. Theyflymore than2.5 millionpassengerstoover50
midand long-haul destinationsworldwideeveryyear. The Grouphasa wide range of longestablished
relationshipswithtouroperators. Boeing757-200 fleetisusedasa charterplane.In1980, theybecome
the firstcharter airline worldwide toordernextgenerationBoeing757aircraft. But now theyare
planningtoretire all the Boeing757 fleetandreplace itwithAirbusA320,A321 and A330. This
progressive rejuvenationof the fleetswillreduce the operatingcostsandimprove bothcustomer
experience andon-timeperformance basedonexistingtechnologyaircraft.
The airlinesonlinepropositionwasenhancedbythe launchof an innovativesmartphoneappandthere
subsequentupdatesfacilities,which made itUK’stoptravel appswithover80,000 downloadsfromiOS
and androidappstores by the yearendof 2013.
Otherwell-knownCharterAirlinesare US-basedAllegianthavingafleetof 66 aircraft; Canada-based
Transat having21 fleet;Germany-basedTUIflyhaving37 fleetetc.

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Apart fromthis,there are companieswho don’townor operate aircraft;theyare the aggregator which
bringsthe bestservicesforhiringprivate andcargocharter planes. The CargoCharter specialists: Air
Charter Service (ACS) isa globallyrecognizedname inaircargo chartering byarranging7,500 full
chartersper year..They alsoprovide charterservicestoVIP,Private individualsandcorporate
executives.Theyevenprovide the facilityof hiringahelicopterthroughtheirservice. Fortune 500
companies,headsof state,prime ministers,athletes,celebritiesandroyaltyare justa few of the high
profile clientstheyhave charteredfor. These kindof charterservice providershelpsinmonetizingthe
charter planeslayingidealwithmanycharterairlines.They demandthe cutfromthe charter airlines, in
returnof the helptoget themmore business.
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http://www.monarchholdingslimited.com/about-us/awards/
http://www.monarch.co.uk/news/flights/2014-news/monarch-airlines-scoops-award-for-best-charter-
airline-at%20travel-weekly-globe-awards-2014
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http://www.ranker.com/list/aircraft-manufacturing-companies/reference
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