Aircraft Charter Management
Your aircraft works.
Even when you don't fly.
Triforce places owner aircraft on a managed operating certificate, markets availability to a network of 400+ qualified clients, and remits charter revenue monthly — while your schedule always takes priority. Most managed owners offset $800K–$2.4M in annual fixed costs.
- Aircraft in active management
- 23
- Average annual charter revenue per aircraft
- $1.2M
- Average time to first charter flight from delivery
- 6 wks
- Owner trips prioritised — never displaced by charter
- 100%
Why Triforce Management
Management the way owners deserve.
You fly first, every time
Owner priority is written into every management agreement, not buried in a footnote. You submit trips via the owner portal; those dates are blocked from charter marketing the moment the request lands. No charter revenue has ever displaced an owner trip in twenty-three years of operation.
One team, full lifecycle
The same advisors who guided your acquisition manage the aircraft and, when the time comes, broker the sale. Your tail's maintenance history, fleet position, and residual trajectory stay inside one team — not siloed across three separate companies with misaligned incentives.
Transparent to the decimal
Monthly statements broken down by flight, fuel, crew cost, ground handling, and management fee — with actual receipts attached, not estimates. Charter revenue is remitted net of direct costs within 30 days of flight completion. No surprises.
The management programme
Six stages. One operations team.
- Week 1–4
Onboarding & Certification
We conduct an initial airworthiness review covering maintenance records, open Airworthiness Directives, and CAMP programme status. The aircraft is added to the Triforce operating certificate (Part 135 / AOC, depending on registry) and placed on hull and liability insurance through our preferred aviation underwriting relationships. A base management fee schedule is agreed and countersigned before any charter marketing begins.
- Airworthiness records audit and discrepancy log
- CAMP programme enrolment or transfer
- Insurance placement — hull and public liability
- Operating certificate amendment (AOC/Part 135)
- Signed Aircraft Management Agreement
- Week 2–8
Crew Recruitment & Training
For aircraft without an existing crew, Triforce sources and places a Captain and First Officer with type-rating currency on your specific airframe. We run background checks, reference verifications, and a standardisation ride before any crew member logs a Triforce sector. Cabin crew are placed on medical-cabin variants. CRM training is conducted as a crew pairing before the first revenue flight.
- Captain and First Officer placement
- Type-rating and recurrency verification
- Background check and reference package
- Cabin crew placement (medical-configured aircraft)
- Pre-service CRM training and standardisation ride
- Continuous
Maintenance Programme Management
Your aircraft's maintenance is managed against an approved CAMP programme, with every scheduled check, Airworthiness Directive, and Service Bulletin tracked against calendar and hours. AOG events are handled by our 24/7 technical operations team, who maintain pre-positioned rotable stock at Dubai, Geneva, and Teterboro to minimise ground time. Unscheduled maintenance is pre-authorised to a standing limit; items above the threshold are submitted to you for approval with a scope, quote, and recommendation within four hours.
- CAMP programme management and AD/SB tracking
- Scheduled maintenance coordination and oversight
- AOG response — 24/7 technical operations
- Pre-positioned rotable inventory on three continents
- Monthly maintenance cost and forecast report
- From Week 6
Charter Marketing & Revenue
Charter availability is marketed directly to Triforce's 400+ qualified client base — family offices, corporate flight departments, and GCC principals who are pre-screened and known to the sales desk. We do not blanket-list on public aggregators by default; selective placement preserves price positioning and protects the aircraft's brand. A pricing matrix for your aircraft type and base is reviewed monthly and adjusted for market, fuel, and repositioning cost dynamics.
- Direct marketing to Triforce client network (400+ principals)
- Monthly pricing matrix — updated for market conditions
- Owner-approved minimum floor pricing
- Charter agreement execution and passenger documentation
- Post-flight settlement to owner within 30 days
- Monthly
Owner Portal & Monthly Reporting
Every managed owner receives a dedicated portal login with live visibility over the aircraft's schedule, maintenance status, and cumulative charter revenue. Monthly statements are issued on the first of each month covering the prior period: gross charter revenue, direct costs by category, management fee, and net remittance. Owner trip requests submitted via the portal are confirmed within two hours and blocked from marketing immediately.
- Owner portal — schedule, maintenance, revenue dashboard
- Monthly P&L statement with actual receipts
- Net revenue remittance within 30 days of flight
- Owner trip request and calendar management
- Quarterly operating performance summary
- Annually
Annual Fleet Strategy Review
Each year, your Triforce advisor conducts a full fleet strategy review: an independent residual value appraisal, a charter yield analysis against comparable managed aircraft in the Triforce portfolio, and a forward market assessment. If the data supports a trade-up, refinancing, or disposal, the advisor will say so — with the numbers to back it. No management company has ever told an owner their aircraft was worth more than it is; ours will tell you the truth.
- Independent residual value appraisal
- Charter yield analysis against comparable Triforce-managed aircraft
- Forward market assessment — GCC and international
- Trade-up, refinancing, or disposal recommendation (if warranted)
- Next-year operating budget and maintenance forecast
Charter economics
What managed owners typically earn.
Charter revenue is highly dependent on aircraft type, base location, owner availability calendar, and seasonal demand. The figures below represent Triforce managed-fleet averages across the current programme — not projections. Your advisor will model the specific economics for your aircraft and base before any management agreement is signed.
| Category | Charter hours / yr | Gross revenue | Net to owner | Fixed-cost offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Midsize jets Bombardier Challenger 350 · Gulfstream G280 | 100–160 hrs/yr | $600K–$1.1M | $380K–$720K | 40–65% |
Super-midsize jets Bombardier Challenger 650 · Dassault Falcon 2000 | 120–190 hrs/yr | $900K–$1.7M | $550K–$1.1M | 50–75% |
Large-cabin jets Gulfstream G650 · Bombardier Global 6500 | 130–220 hrs/yr | $1.4M–$2.8M | $900K–$1.9M | 55–85% |
Ultra-long-range Gulfstream G700 · Bombardier Global 7500 | 100–180 hrs/yr | $1.8M–$3.6M | $1.1M–$2.4M | 60–90% |
Net to owner is gross charter revenue less direct operating costs (fuel, crew per diems, ground handling, landing fees) and the 15% management fee. Figures are Triforce managed-fleet averages for the 12 months to Q4 2024. Past performance is not a guarantee of future revenue. Owner availability calendars materially affect utilisation.
Frequently asked
Aircraft management — your questions answered.
No. Owner priority is contractually guaranteed and absolute. You submit trips via the owner portal; those blocks are removed from charter availability immediately and cannot be overridden by the Triforce operations team. In twenty-three years, an owner trip has never been displaced by a charter booking.
Part 135 (FAA, for N-registered aircraft) or the equivalent Air Operator Certificate under the aircraft's country of registration. For A6-, HZ-, M-, and other GCC-common registries, we coordinate with our local AOC partners who hold the applicable regulatory authority. If a re-registration to a more operationally flexible jurisdiction is advantageous, your advisor will model that as part of the onboarding review.
The initial term is 24 months — long enough for the charter programme to build market traction and reach a representative annual yield. After the initial term, the agreement rolls on a 12-month basis with 90 days' written notice from either party. Early termination during the initial term is subject to a reasonable wind-down fee covering redeployment of crew contracts and administrative costs.
The management fee is 15% of gross charter revenue, with no base retainer during periods of zero charter activity. It covers the full programme: crew management and recurrency training, maintenance coordination, charter marketing and client management, insurance placement oversight, and monthly owner reporting. Direct operating costs — fuel, crew per diems, ground handling, landing fees — are passed through at cost with invoices attached.
Yes. Before marketing begins, we present a full pricing matrix for your aircraft type, base location, and likely charter markets. You have the right to set a minimum floor price; Triforce will never discount below that floor without your explicit written approval. The matrix is reviewed monthly and updated for fuel price movements, seasonal demand, and competing inventory.
Charter marketing is paused for the duration of the scheduled maintenance or AOG event. No charter flights are operated while the aircraft is unserviceable. The base management fee is suspended during maintenance periods exceeding 14 days. Direct operating costs during downtime are zero — you pay only the costs of the maintenance work itself.
Ready to begin
Let your aircraft pay
for itself.
Speak with a Triforce Management Advisor to model the charter economics specific to your aircraft and base. We will give you a realistic projection — not a sales pitch — before any management agreement is signed.