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FAA Approved 135 Charter Business - Jet-Ready 9 or less - Top Location
Business Description
South Florida Part 135 Operator | Jet-Ready Full Certificate
Established South Florida-based Part 135 air charter operator with 20-plus years of continuous operating history under a single ownership group. The Company holds a full, jet-ready FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate with proving runs already complete for turbojet operations
Held alongside the certificate is a complete authorization stack that takes new applicants years and significant capital to assemble: CBP Reimbursable Services Program, TSA Standard Security Program, CBP Overflight Exemption, and B050 international OpSpecs covering Canada, the Caribbean (including operations into the Havana FIR under appropriate government approvals), Central America, Mexico, South America, and the contiguous United States. The combination of all four authorizations on a single certificate, with a clean compliance history and an established relationship with the local FAA Flight Standards District Office, is genuinely scarce in the market.
The Company operates three aircraft, all FAA-conformed and revenue-generating, with one additional managed aircraft under a recurring management-fee contract. Headquartered at the busiest South Florida airport for private travel, the Company holds an on-field hangar and office - a meaningful real estate option in a supply-constrained market.
The Company serves a diversified, repeat-driven customer book built over two decades. Customer concentration is materially better than typical small-charter peers, repeat behavior is strong, and quote-to-book conversion runs well above industry brokerage norms — indicating durable inbound demand independent of marketing spend. A strategically meaningful share of the active customer base also flies jets through other operators today, representing a direct upsell pipeline for any acquirer with jet capacity ready to place on the certificate.
Management continuity. All three FAA-required management seats — Director of Maintenance, Director of Operations, and Chief Pilot — are filled by experienced, long-tenured personnel willing to remain through a defined transition, avoiding the multi-month FAA re-qualification cycle a new operator faces when any seat goes vacant. The combined comp of the in-place trio is materially below open-market replacement cost, an arbitrage already embedded in the deal.
Open to a partnership / equity-participation structure for the right principal — a qualified individual or group with the capital to participate, the operational background to run day-to-day charter operations as principal, their own aircraft ready to place on the certificate, and an existing client book or demand pipeline to layer onto the existing customer base. Under a partnership structure, the owner remains available as Director of Maintenance through transition and contributes the certificate, authorization stack, customer book, hangar leasehold, and FAA management continuity, while the operating partner contributes capital, day-to-day leadership, additional fleet, and incremental client demand. Economic split and governance terms are open for discussion with qualified candidates under NDA.
Held alongside the certificate is a complete authorization stack that takes new applicants years and significant capital to assemble: CBP Reimbursable Services Program, TSA Standard Security Program, CBP Overflight Exemption, and B050 international OpSpecs covering Canada, the Caribbean (including operations into the Havana FIR under appropriate government approvals), Central America, Mexico, South America, and the contiguous United States. The combination of all four authorizations on a single certificate, with a clean compliance history and an established relationship with the local FAA Flight Standards District Office, is genuinely scarce in the market.
The Company operates three aircraft, all FAA-conformed and revenue-generating, with one additional managed aircraft under a recurring management-fee contract. Headquartered at the busiest South Florida airport for private travel, the Company holds an on-field hangar and office - a meaningful real estate option in a supply-constrained market.
The Company serves a diversified, repeat-driven customer book built over two decades. Customer concentration is materially better than typical small-charter peers, repeat behavior is strong, and quote-to-book conversion runs well above industry brokerage norms — indicating durable inbound demand independent of marketing spend. A strategically meaningful share of the active customer base also flies jets through other operators today, representing a direct upsell pipeline for any acquirer with jet capacity ready to place on the certificate.
Management continuity. All three FAA-required management seats — Director of Maintenance, Director of Operations, and Chief Pilot — are filled by experienced, long-tenured personnel willing to remain through a defined transition, avoiding the multi-month FAA re-qualification cycle a new operator faces when any seat goes vacant. The combined comp of the in-place trio is materially below open-market replacement cost, an arbitrage already embedded in the deal.
Open to a partnership / equity-participation structure for the right principal — a qualified individual or group with the capital to participate, the operational background to run day-to-day charter operations as principal, their own aircraft ready to place on the certificate, and an existing client book or demand pipeline to layer onto the existing customer base. Under a partnership structure, the owner remains available as Director of Maintenance through transition and contributes the certificate, authorization stack, customer book, hangar leasehold, and FAA management continuity, while the operating partner contributes capital, day-to-day leadership, additional fleet, and incremental client demand. Economic split and governance terms are open for discussion with qualified candidates under NDA.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 20
- Employees
- 10 (7 Full-time, 3 Part-time)
- Facilities & Assets
- 100% BONUS DEPRECIATION
FAA Operating Certificate. Full Part 135 air carrier certificate held by a South Florida C-Corp. Jet-ready — proving runs complete. A buyer with light, mid, or super-mid jets can place them directly on the certificate, bypassing the 18-36 month FAA buildout that gives no guarantee of approval.
Authorizations on the certificate:
CBP Reimbursable Services Program (RSP) — fly to any airport under selection and have CBP clear the aircraft after-hours
TSA 12-5 Standard Security Program — required for aircraft over 12,500 lb MTOW, already approved
CBP Overflight Exemption — direct flight to inland US ports of entry without first landing at a coastal CBP airport
B050 International OpSpecs — Canada, Caribbean, Cuba, Central America, Mexico, South America, and contiguous US
Hangar / Office. Three-year on-field lease at a major South Florida private-aviation airport.
Aircraft: Three owned and one leased included - Market Outlook / Competition
- Location — South Florida. Headquartered at the busiest South Florida airport for private travel, positioned for Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cayman, and broader Caribbean markets. TTM mission mix: ~45% Northeast (snowbird, long-haul multi-leg), ~20% Southeast US, ~15% FL domestic, ~20% Caribbean (B050 + CBP RSP).
Competitive moat. Comparable jet-ready full Part 135 certificates with CBP RSP, TSA 12-5, Overflight, and B050. All four authorizations on one certificate, clean compliance history, in-place FAA management trio — genuinely scarce.
Barriers to entry:
18 to 36 month FAA Part 135 application cycle, no guarantee of approval
Separate multi-month TSA, CBP, OpSpecs cycles per authorization
FAA-required DOM / DO / Chief Pilot must be accepted by local FSDO pre-cert
On-field hangar space at major South Florida airports rarely turns over - Opportunities for Growth
- The growth thesis is straightforward and asymmetric in favor of a strategic acquirer:
1. Add jets to the jet-ready certificate on day one. The single largest value-creation lever. Proving runs are already complete for turbojet operations — a buyer with light, mid, or super-mid jets ready to add can place them directly onto this certificate and capture the full operating margin rather than continuing to broker capacity at a markup. Every active customer in the existing book also flies jets through other operators today, providing a direct upsell pipeline at acquisition.
2. Add managed-aircraft revenue - capacity exists to add additional managed jets and piston aircraft on incremental management fees ($3,500 to $7,500 per month per aircraft) without ownership capital.
3. Aircraft sales / leaseback referral. The Company sees flow on aircraft transactions through its customer base — a buyer with an aircraft sales arm or finance affiliate can monetize this referral flow.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Leased
- Building Sq. Ft.
- 5,500
- Rent
- $3,600.00 per month
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- After almost a decade of operating the certificate, the owner is shifting focus
- Transition Support
- Full FAA-required management trio in place and willing to remain. A Part 135 certificate cannot operate without an FAA-approved Director of Maintenance, Director of Operations, and Chief Pilot — a frequently overlooked acquisition factor.
Operating systems. All books, records, manuals, OpSpecs, training and maintenance records, and operational systems transfer with the entity. Seller provides transition support and FAA principal-inspector introductions.
FAA relationship. Multi-year POI / PMI relationship with the local FSDO — meaningful for change-of-ownership filings
Open to a partnership for the right principal. Beyond a full sale, owner will entertain a partnership / equity-participation structure for a qualified individual or group who:
Brings sufficient capital
Will run day-to-day operations as principal (not a passive investor)
Brings their own aircraft, ready to place on the certificate
Brings an existing client book or demand pipeline to layer onto the customer base
Listing Info
- ID
- 2501232
- Listing Views
- 349
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