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The Velocity Standard

Every aircraft. Every crew. Independently vetted.

Every aircraft. Every crew. Every trip. Independently vetted before it is offered to you — not once at onboarding, but every single time.

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Every charter company says safety is their first priority. Very few will tell you who audits them, how often the check happens, or what they do when the only available aircraft does not pass.

This page answers all three. It is the standard we hold ourselves to, written down, so you can hold us to it too.

  • ARGUS Gold & Platinum Operator safety ratings
  • Wyvern-rated operators Independent audit standard
  • Newest aircraft New-generation types, not aging metal
  • FAA Part 135 Certificated air carriers only
  • NBAA Member National Business Aviation Association
  • 20+ years Flying principals, not passengers

Four commitments

What the standard actually requires.

01

Independently audited operators only

We source exclusively from FAA Part 135 certificated air carriers holding the highest safety ratings available from independent third-party auditors — and we fly new-generation aircraft, not aging metal with a fresh interior. A rating is not a badge an operator buys; it is an audit they pass.

In practice that means ARGUS Gold or Platinum, Wyvern, or both. These auditors examine maintenance programs, pilot training records, insurance and operational history, and a rating can be downgraded or lost.

02

A per-trip check, not an annual one

An operator can be excellent in March and have a lapsed certificate in August. Before every trip we re-confirm the operator’s current certificate status, insurance, and rating — for that trip, on that aircraft, with that crew.

03

Crew experience verified for the mission

Total hours are not the whole story. We verify time in the specific aircraft type and, where the destination demands it, experience with that field — Aspen in winter and a Caribbean strip at night are not routine airports.

04

The right to decline

If an operator, an aircraft or a crew does not meet the standard, we do not offer it — even when it is the only option available and even when saying so costs us the booking. That has happened. It will happen again.

The structural part

Why owning no aircraft is a safety feature.

Most discussion of charter safety is about procedure — audits, checklists, ratings. Those matter. But the most durable safety feature of any arrangement is not a procedure, it is an incentive, because procedures are followed by people under commercial pressure and incentives are what determine how much pressure there is.

An operator with its own fleet has aircraft that must fly to earn. A program with a utilization target has an empty seat that costs money. Neither of those makes anyone reckless — the industry is full of serious professionals — but both create a small, constant pull in one direction, and it is the direction of flying the aircraft you have rather than the aircraft that is right.

Velocity has no aircraft. There is no seat that needs filling, no airframe earning nothing on a ramp, and no utilization figure anyone reports on. When we say we will decline a trip rather than put you on something that does not meet the standard, that is not a promise requiring restraint. There is simply nothing on the other side of the scale.

Before every trip

What actually gets checked.

  1. The operator’s certificate

    Current FAA Part 135 certification, verified as current for this trip — not as it stood at some point in the past.

  2. The current safety rating

    ARGUS, Wyvern, or both — checked as current, because ratings can be downgraded and lapse.

  3. Insurance in force

    Coverage confirmed as in force, at appropriate limits, for the aircraft being used.

  4. Crew experience in type

    Not just total hours. Time in the specific aircraft type, and — where the destination demands it — experience with that field. Aspen in winter and a Caribbean strip at night are not routine airports.

  5. The aircraft’s own record

    Maintenance currency and any open items relevant to the trip being flown.

Questions

Common questions about safety

What is an ARGUS or Wyvern rating?

ARGUS and Wyvern are independent third-party auditors of charter operators. They examine maintenance programs, pilot training and experience records, insurance, and operational history, and issue a rating on that basis. A rating is not a badge an operator buys — it is an audit they pass, and it can be lost. Velocity sources exclusively from operators holding top ratings from one or both.

What does FAA Part 135 mean?

Part 135 is the section of the US federal aviation regulations governing commercial on-demand charter. A Part 135 certificated air carrier is held to substantially stricter maintenance, crew training, duty-time and operational standards than private (Part 91) operation. Every flight we arrange is operated under Part 135 by a certificated carrier.

How often do you check an operator?

Before every trip — not annually. An operator can hold an excellent rating in March and have a lapsed certificate or an expired insurance policy in August. We re-confirm certificate status, insurance and current rating for that trip, on that aircraft, with that crew.

Does Velocity Jets operate its own aircraft?

No. Velocity owns no aircraft and manages none, and holds no operating certificate of its own. It is an air charter broker: every flight is operated by an independently rated FAA Part 135 certificated air carrier. That structure is deliberate — it means there is never a commercial reason to place a client on a particular aircraft.

Would you ever turn down a trip?

Yes, and we have. If an operator, aircraft or crew does not meet the standard we do not offer it — including when it is the only thing available and when declining costs us the booking. A safety standard that bends under commercial pressure is not a standard.

Ask about the standard directly.

We will walk you through exactly how an operator gets sourced and checked for a specific trip. It is not a sales conversation and it is the one we most like having.

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  • Newest aircraft
  • Highest safety ratings
  • FAA Part 135
  • NBAA Member