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Membership company with shared-seat and Connect inventory on top of on-demand charter and Delta connectivity.
Read full review →NetJets leads at 8.4. Elevate Jet and JSX remain tied at 7.9. Private Jet Services, Elevate’s sister desk under Elevate Aviation Group, is scored on its own at 8.0 as the group-charter and UHNW product.
True per-seat sales on ad-hoc Part 135 charter are legally constrained in the U.S. The sell-by-seat options below are mostly public-charter or scheduled shuttle products, plus platforms that list shared seats on already-booked flights.
| Rank | Provider | Category | Charter Index Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NetJets | Fractional | 8.4 | Recommend |
| 2 | Private Jet Services (PJS) | Brokers & operators | 8.0 | Recommend |
| T-3 | Elevate Jet | Brokers & operators | 7.9 | Recommend |
| T-3 | JSX | Sell-by-seat | 7.9 | Recommend |
| T-5 | Aero | Sell-by-seat | 7.8 | Recommend |
| T-5 | PrivateFly | Brokers & operators | 7.8 | Recommend |
| T-7 | Tradewind Aviation | Sell-by-seat | 7.7 | Recommend |
| T-7 | Signature Aviation | Trip support & FBOs | 7.7 | Recommend |
| 9 | Vista / XO | Jet cards + shared seats | 7.6 | Conditional recommend |
| 10 | Blade | Sell-by-seat | 7.4 | Conditional recommend |
| 11 | Wheels Up | Sell-by-seat / membership | 7.3 | Conditional recommend |
| 12 | Surf Air | Sell-by-seat | 7.2 | Conditional recommend |
| 13 | Jettly | Seat-share marketplace | 7.0 | Conditional recommend |
| 14 | Flyjets | Seat-share marketplace | 6.8 | Watch |