Corporate Jet Charter in Australia
 

Hi friends,

I know it's a difficult question, but the more I look into it, the more I realise how difficult it is to get into corporate jet charter in Australia. I'm interested in pursuing a career in the aforementioned industry and was wondering if there is anyone here who can shed some light on how to get into the business? Especially mid-size to ultra-long-range jets? I know there isn't much of a business for corporate flying in Australia, but I'm just keen to find a way in, and possibly move elsewhere? Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)

It's actually quite easy.


Make contact with all the operators, and apply to their website on line applications etc.
The operators can be easily found via searching the CASA aircraft registration web site. Australian Aviation, monthly magazine, has an annual listing of all biz-jets in Australia and their operators.
It would help that you have a few thousand hours, jet time, a one or two type ratings on the type you are seeking employment.

Thanks, Petropavlovsk! :) The only catch is acquiring the jet time and the type ratings. How can one best align themselves for a job? Would one best pay for their own type rating, or is that frowned upon in this kind of business? Thank you :)

It is difficult because there is essentially no biz jet market in Australia.

There are a few Australians with private jets and they do charter them but not often and fully crewed, as I understand.

Most international charter is far cheaper to carry out off shore, for same reasons as booking your airline ticket offshore.

Lies, damned lies, and statistics, and then there's people like Band a lot.
Australia has a Bizet fleet approaching 200 which puts it in the top 10 operators of corporate jet aircraft in the world, more for instance than France, Italy, or Japan. The only countries with substantially more biz jets, are givens from North (US, Canada and Mexico) and South (Brazil) America. Sure, we're minuscule compared to the States, but so is everyone else.
If you can get your hands on last Septembers "Australian Aviation" magazine, there's a very good assessment of the status of the Australian corporate jet scene.
One thing that is of note is that Australia has a high percentage of mid to large corporate jets, the ones that you no doubt aspire to.
Good luck

Here's the top 25. Note that there are approximately 35 more bizjets operating in Aus, but not on the VH register. Some countries (like ships) are using registries of convenience, like Austria is for Russia, And Hong Kong and Macau for China
Position Registered Country No. of Aircraft
1 United States 12,051
2 Brazil 764
3 Mexico 704
4 Canada 483
5 Germany 387
6 Isle of Man 264
7 Austria 244
8 United Kingdom 241
9 China 203
10 Venezuela 168
11 South Africa 160
12 Australia 154
13 Argentina 142
14 India 140
15 Portugal 138
16 France 132
17 Switzerland 123
18 Bermuda 117
19 Cayman Islands 114
20 Turkey 110
21 Spain 100
22 Italy 99
23 Denmark 62
24 United Arab Emirates 61
25 Saudi Arabia 56

get real. It's not cheaper booking your airline ticket offshore & who would want to do that anyway. Hard to solve a problem if book it offshore.

Of the 16,000ish aircraft registered in Australia only 154 are Bizjets.

If the other 35 are not Australian registered then it is likely the pilots hold foreign licences. M-ATAR would have been one of those and Clive is not using that much anymore.

But as you see it is a very small market (number) that requires a very small number of pilots to service.

Ok I have never had an issues solving a problem, by booking my flights from Singapore.

I have just searched for you.

Darwin to Singapore return just over $300 (in 3 months time) Dethstar


Pre booked on the net is-
Singapore to London return $1205 (Qantas)


That's just over $1500.


Tried on Qantas web page by coincidence, it also goes via Singapore.


Return is $3600 for same dates.


So it really is cheaper and same airline except Darwin Singapore! Oh dam that's actually operated by JETSTAR.


Same thing $2,100 cheaper.

Of the 250,000 odd registered "N" numbered aircraft in the States there are about 12,000 odd biz jets. Sounds about the same ratio to me. I would add that I'd be most surprised if the long ranging "large" bizjets such as Global's are more predominant here. In Australia (and I can't prove it) most bizjets earn a crust for a living. We don't have the large numbers of small jets that private individuals haul around the sky like they do in North America, and many of those types are hangar Queens. My original attack on you was your sweeping statement that "essentially there's no business jet market in Australia" to which I reiterate that yes, the American market is huge, but on a "rest of the world " basis, Australia more than pokes its head above the parapet. Anyway, who gives a sh#t

These are both booked via Qantas (I don't often use them) but it is the same for all International airlines operating in Australia.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/na2v0vj4ji...31.46.png?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qge3yuvbdk...40.05.png?dl=0

That is a pretty broad statement.

Most of the foreign registered aircraft that I had involvement with were crewed by Oz pilots who had both Aust and foreign certificates and ratings.

Was a bit tricky sometimes with customs etc.

The problem getting into the market is the fact it is small. In comparison or any other way, it is small numbers with high competition.

Of all this type of flying I think it is more who you know. As crews will often fly together with not a lot of rotation - the crew will have a larger say than normal>

Years ago in Africa many a pilot got an endorsement on a Citation to be a "required" co-pilot and who ever could fit into the required flight dates and times jumped in the R/H seat. They got the endorsement if they were on the in crowd in that city.

601, that was for the OP,

Due to Australia's costs offshore might be better options - and the foreign licence is the required licence to have, even if granted from an AU one.

If only operating in Australia a VH rego maybe ok, but if you are operating in several countries. Better money is often offshore.

This is highlighted by my costs of buying Qantas tickets in Australia vs Singapore, that seems to have no comment reply to my original post/comment - funny that.

Band a Lot, what are your tickets meant to prove? One is Singapore - Dubai - Heathrow - Dubai - Singapore and your second one is Darwin - Singapore - Dubai - Gatwick - Dubai - Singapore - Darwin and the dates are different as well?

Oh and having your email address on display at the top isn't exactly a great idea either....

Well they can not be the same date as per Jetstar flights out of Darwin - it takes a day either side.

They are the cheapest on offer by both web sites, we were taking cost - I thought!!!!!


Oh email sorry, it is only a Pprune one "Band a Lot" required a new one.

Point is it is cheaper and you did not read that it was $300 to get to Singapore - read again please.

I still don't get your point Band A Lot, of course it's cheaper, it involves an entire leg difference, operates on different days (Monday vs Sunday) and one goes to Gatwick whilst the other goes to Heathrow?

What is your point exactly?

Ok give me a destination and a date, both go via the sand pit and one will require a "Jetstar booking" so yes I need to book 2 flights to save about $2,000.

1 = a return Darwin - Singapore around $300 = A Singapore, sandpit, pick your place London return at about $1,200.


The other is an onshore booking Darwin - London (sorry I did not pick a specific airport) and minimum cost is $3,660.

Now if very big on dates and stuff is vital in 3 months (I doubt) they both leave Darwin, both go Singapore, both go Dubai and both go London (sorry refer my airport location).

So explain Australia is = or even similar on costs using same airline?


As I said I will use other dates and times and shift the destination airport a few miles.

And this has what to do with Bizjets Band a Lot? You're still not making sense.... anyone else care to step in?

It is cheaper to have a Bizjet sitting and or based offshore.

It is cheaper.


The point is CHEAPER.


Unless you are only doing Australian legs, then it may be a benefit to rego and have your jet onshore.

But in business often, a key factor is cost.

And offshore is a easy way to save many $1,000's in just on single ticket.

That has an effect on Bizjets and why folk don't "step in" to them, often in Australia the cost is high.