Decline in Charter

[nwf800]

How bad has it gotten all over for charter companies?

 

[say again]

Bad, very bad!!!

 

[nwf800]

just want to make sure its just not our company

 

[timmay]

We were so desperate for a charter we called Blue Star Jets a couple of weeks ago and the dude laughed at us.

 

[cjdriver]

I've heard it's only a 20% decline. We're about to put our bird on charter, will we get any business?

 

[340drvr]

It's pretty grim out west for the low-end to midrange (piston twins, King Airs, Citations). Don't know about the big stuff, but most FBO's in the Rockies are way off on jetA sales.

 

[Publishers]

See the numbers on fractional thread

 

[fu69atacafyeah]

mids, super mids, and a fair share of heavys are moving still...lights are strugglin though

 

[Rerouted]

I agree...from what I'm seeing the big stuff has faired the best, mids and lights are down substantially (with lights fairing the worst).

 

[BEfly]

We have all king airs, beechjets, citations, hawkers,and a Gulfstream. All not doing well. Charter is down everwhere out west. Phone rings alot in the office but nothing ever firms up. Layoffs arre coming soon. I can smell it.......

 

[nwf800]

cjdriver where r u putting your plane on?

 

[StarHustler]

Same with us, we have two Hawker 800a's and one GIII, and none of them are doing much. We have one Hawker on Sentient dedication for two weeks out of the month and the other Hawker is on a lease but available for charter 4 days out of the week. I would say we are down about 34% overall.

 

[Shamus]

Forget the companies, how about the flight crew. I haven't flown in almost a month, which doesn't make for a good nights sleep, anyone have contact info?

 

[CapnVegetto]

I've still got a job, but our charter is WAAAAAY down. I just got back from a 6 day trip, but it's the first I've flown in almost a month. But, while I was gone, there were 2 day trips and we just had a popup today. Maybe it's starting to pick up.....

Entire month of January I flew about 2-3 days. Aircraft is Westwind.

 

[nkt369]

Our flights are always down this time of year, but we're lucky enought to provide pilot services for a couple of private aircraft. It's not much, but it keeps a few of us going through the winter.