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From the JetEdCo team

Practical guidance and perspective on private aviation, charter, and the business of flying.

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Aircraft Selection

What Size Private Jet Do I Need?

Match the aircraft to the passengers, baggage, route, runways, cabin requirements, and operating conditions.

Aug 4, 2026 · 10 min read
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Passenger Guide

Flying Private for the First Time: What to Expect

Know where to go, when to arrive, what happens at the FBO, and how identification, bags, and boarding work.

Aug 3, 2026 · 9 min read
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International Charter

International Private Jet Travel: Customs and Trip Planning

Understand passports, APIS, customs-capable airports, permits, declarations, and last-minute passenger changes.

Aug 2, 2026 · 11 min read
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Charter Planning

Private Jet Charter Cost: What You Pay and Why Quotes Differ

See how aircraft time, positioning, crew, airport costs, taxes, and contract assumptions shape the final charter price.

Aug 1, 2026 · 11 min read
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Charter Operations

Private Jet Charter Delays, Mechanicals and Recovery

What changes when an aircraft goes mechanical, weather intervenes, a crew times out, or a substitute aircraft is offered.

Jul 29, 2026 · 12 min read
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Charter Safety

Is Your Private Jet Charter Legal? A Part 135 Checklist

Identify the operating carrier, verify the operator and aircraft, understand broker disclosures, and recognize illegal-charter warning signs.

Jul 25, 2026 · 11 min read
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Careers

Do You Need a License to Become a Private Jet Broker?

Separate Part 295 broker rules, Part 135 operator certification, private training credentials, and state or local requirements.

Jul 22, 2026 · 11 min read
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Training

Private Jet Broker Training Programs: What to Look For

Compare employer training, association qualifications, online courses, and fulfillment-backed representative programs.

Jul 17, 2026 · 12 min read
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Broker Operations

Private Jet Broker Tools and Platforms: What Brokers Actually Use

See how CRM, sourcing, operator verification, quoting, contracts, payments, and trip coordination fit together.

Jul 14, 2026 · 12 min read
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Careers

Private Jet Broker Jobs and Salary: What to Expect

Explore broker roles, salary and commission structures, the skills employers value, and two practical paths into private aviation.

Jul 8, 2026 · 12 min read
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Education

What Does a Private Jet Broker Do? (And How Is That Different From a Charter Operator?)

Brokers arrange the flight; operators fly the plane. Jordan Strum breaks down what each role really does, the federal rules that separate them, and how to start a broker career of your own.

Jul 5, 2026 · 8 min read
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Industry Growth

The Private Aviation Boom: Where It’s Headed Next

Private charter demand is climbing fast, and it’s not slowing down. Here’s where the industry is heading over the next few years, and how everyday professionals are turning that growth into real income.

Jun 5, 2026 · 6 min read
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Industry

Empty-Leg Flights: What They Are and How to Find Them

Empty legs can mean major savings for flexible travelers, and a daily source of deals for partners. Here’s how they work, and how JetEdCo’s feeder taps into them.

May 28, 2026 · 5 min read
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Client Development

How Private Jet Brokers Find Clients and Build a Book of Business

Learn how brokers identify real charter demand, qualify requests, follow up professionally, and earn repeat business and referrals.

May 20, 2026 · 9 min read

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