01 · Operations · Edition I · May MMXXVI
On screening operators by tail.
A carrier may operate ten tails to nine standards. The audit that matters is the one done on the specific airframe assigned to the specific mission.
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The Desk · Notes
Short notes, occasionally published.
Observations from the desk — operations, engagement, the small disciplines that travel under the cabin floor. Written in the same voice as the work itself.
02 · Operations · Edition I · May MMXXVI
Notes from an alpine winter season.
Engadin, Sion, Courchevel. The smallest details of cold-weather operations — de-icing residue, slot pressure, the way a Falcon idles in −12°C — separate a competent broker from a careful one.
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03 · Engagement · Edition I · May MMXXVI
The white-label question.
Concierge agencies and wealth advisors live or die by the integrity of their client relationship. The first question they ask is not about price — it's about whether we will, knowingly or not, ever appear in front of their principal.
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04 · Aircraft · Edition I · May MMXXVI
Crossing the Atlantic, by aircraft.
Which private jet is right for a transatlantic flight? For most non-stop Atlantic crossings, a heavy or ultra-long-range jet — Gulfstream, Bombardier Global, Falcon — is the honest answer. The nuance is in the leg, the payload, and the winds.
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05 · Operations · Edition I · May MMXXVI
Empty legs, and when they serve.
What is an empty leg? It's a repositioning flight an aircraft must fly with no passengers — to collect a charter or return to base. Priced as a one-way deal, it can be excellent value, but only when its fixed timing and route happen to match the brief.
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06 · Engagement · Edition I · May MMXXVI
Broker or operator — who holds the brief.
Should you charter through a broker or go direct to an operator? An operator flies one fleet to one standard; a broker sources across many, screened to the mission. For anything beyond a single repeat route, the broker's reach is the point — provided the broker screens by tail.
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