AIRFLITE®
This information is for Part 135 Operators, certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to carry passengers for hire.



Non-Scheduled Flights with Airline-Style Fares--Air Taxi Operators who provide on-demand air carrier services under FAR Part 135 can add a new market of great potential with AIRFLITE®.

Selling such services only as Charter is like flying a twin on one engine. Let's start that other engine--let's sell on-demand flights also as AIRFLITE®--so that customers can make reservations and buy tickets as easily as they do on scheduled airlines, by the seat-mile and one-way.

AIRFLITE® advertisements of such on-demand airline-style service will generate customer calls to 1-800-AIRFLITE, and customers can be grouped direction-wise and time-wise into profitable pay-loads for participating Operators. AIRFLITE® service can solve cost and convenience problems for travelers through better utilization of the existing capabilities of Participating Operators.



On-Demand Service is the Answer!
The Air Taxi industry already solves transportation problems for people who can afford Charter. Convenient point-to-point service is safe and fast, and new technological developments make it more so. Toll free telephone service makes Air Taxi easier to use, and airline-style fares can make Air Taxi even easier for the customer to buy. The cost headwinds of change--safety mandates and those nice electronic navigation improvements--can become tailwinds to profit when more fully utilized. And the Air Taxi industry can tap a new mass market with the AIRFLITE® system to bring the entire national picture into focus.

On-demand aircraft and pilots and well honed management skills are in place already. Money has been invested hand over fist to get the industry where it is today. An even greater service can be provided now with AIRFLITE® service, and greater profits can be produced in the process.

Several hundred participating Air Taxi Operators, working together as a group, can provide this new level of air transportation with fantastic flexibility. Let's create the proverbial "anywhere anytime" non-scheduled carrier---let's awaken this Air Taxi sleeping giant!



More Profit with Airline-Style Fares!
With AIRFLITE® fares one-and-a-half times those of major airlines, charter sized revenue or more is possible with acceptable load factors. Fares will vary in the six Jeppesen regions and will adjust quarterly to keep Operator income abreast of the economy. Airline type rates provide more cents per mile on shorter flights.

As with airlines, passengers going one way can request transport as easily as passengers going in the opposite direction. So, when we tell the Participating Operator the total net revenue and the transport needs of the Outboung and Inbound passengers, the Operator may accept the mission or decline without cost.

Standard fares are easier for the public to understand and accept. Customer negotiations will be easier with set fares and without rate cutting--fares will be quoted to the Customer based on the miles each travels, without regard to the type of aircraft or number of pilots. When strangers are grouped together with seat-mile fares, it can be profitable to carry some people going one way and others coming back., just as do the scheduled airlines.

The key to growth opportunity for on-demand Air Taxi is the one-way fare on a seat-mile basis. AIRFLITE® is a whole new ball game; easy to enter and easy to play.



Just Envision AIRFLITE® Service in Operation!
Easily available Air Taxi and one-way lower cost fares will yield more flying hours, which will result in less cost per flying hour. More hours and more profit on each, and revenue will snow-ball when the general public finds that flying is fun again. Increased use of the system only makes it function better all along!

Other advantages occur when Air Taxi Operators participate together in this network. Teamwork helps smooth out those pesky feast and famine situations. Peak demands on occasion need not result in canceled trips as participating Operators can help each other easily. Cooperation and coordination will pay better than cutthroat competition. Participating Operators will be concerned more about how to handle all this new business than how to divide it. Envision all the incredible opportunities to exploit the advantages of AIRFLITE® service!

Participating Operators can arrange for passengers out of any airport. Deadheading from Charter flights can be minimized. Layovers become unnecessary with AIRFLITE® as other one-way passengers can be provided for the return trip, and passengers can be provided for other flights while on a lengthy Charter layover. Airline passengers arriving from thousands of miles away can arrange for AIRFLITE® service on to remote locations, and Participating Operators can call in for passengers from anywhere to anywhere.

Such a nationwide network can create increased public recognition of the vital role of Air Taxi in air transportation. And broader public support can open other doors, helping to overcome political and economic obstacles of the General Aviation industry.



AIRFLITE® Service is a Network.
AIRFLITE® will have a central reservation system with toll free telephone service, nationwide. The Customer can call day or night for an immediate answer concerning fare cost of any Air Taxi request. AIRFLITE® groupings of such requests can form a profitable payload, which a Participating Operator can carry. AIRFLITE® arrangements will then be confirmed back to the customer by our central clearinghouse.

But--more than that--AIRFLITE® advertising can beat the bushes for business from jet stops to boondocks. AIRFLITE® service will be promoted out of "finder's fee" revenue so that travelers will call--the national media advertising will cost the Operator nothing.

With the AIRFLITE® network, toll free phones and other communication systems will serve Participating Operators as they have served the airlines, motels, and car rental firms. The newness and universal appeal of this network should cause considerable news coverage, and word-of-mouth advertising should cause traffic to mushroom. Local organizations may sponsor AIRFLITE® for improved air transportation at their smaller airports. AIRFLITE® can fill the market gap between the scheduled airlines and Charter, while feeding customers to each. The extent to which each Participating Operator shares in the network will be as large or as little as each cares to make it. AIRFLITE® advertising will sell on-demand Air Taxi services as a nationwide network of air transport.



Participating Operators will Control all Flight Activities.
Each Participating Operator will maintain complete control of their aircraft and flight crews at all times. Each Operator will have the choice of agreeing to make any flight, or declining without any obligation. Their revenue requirements will be met to their satisfaction before they start an engine.

Each Operator will choose the Air Taxi aircraft and pilot (or pilots) that make flights, what flights to perform, and will collect fares from the passengers prior to boarding. Participating Operators will use AIRFLITE® referrals to the extent each determines to be profitable for them.



The Starting of AIRFLITE® Operations.
AIRFLITE® operations will start as soon as 300 Air Taxi Operators sign on. At that time, and only then, will the one time prepayment-on-account be made from each Participating Operator. This is to ensure the first full year of operation, but it also helps to select those Operators who are seriously interested in making this venture succeed.

Any FAR Part 135 aircraft may be used. Customers with specific requirements for the number of pilots or engines can be offered Charter service by the Participating Operators.

After AIRFLITE® operations begin, the initial cost for others to sign on will increase considerably. However, efforts will be continued toward full coverage in all states, as adequate coverage will be essential to good public service. But the total number of participants may become limited in some areas. For example, right from the beginning of the sign-on process, AIRFLITE® service agreements will be limited to one Air Taxi Operator at any airport.



How to Sign On as a Participating Part 135 Operator.
An Air Taxi Operator can request an AIRFLITE® Service Agreement, sign it, and return it with the $100 sign-on fee. Also, each Participating Operator will simultaneously sign and return an AIRFLITE® Escrow Fund Agreement. When at least 300 Operators have joined in this venture, as verified by a nationally recognized, independent accounting firm, each Operator will deposit $1,000 in the escrow account. When at least 300 Operators have made their deposit, the escrow funds will become prepayments on each Operator's account. If the escrow fund does not accumulate $300,000 in 180 days, each Operator's deposit in the fund will be returned by the Escrow Agent.

The $1000 prepayment will be credited to the account of the Participating Operator, at the start of AIRFLITE® operations. Then, as AIRFLITE® "finder's fees" are charged to the Operator's account, the credit balance will decrease. When the $1000 credit is used up--when the Operator has received $20,000 of revenue from AIRFLITE® fares--service charges for further finder's fees will be billed monthly.

The AIRFLITE® finder's fees will be five percent of the fare. This service charge includes everything--'round the clock clearinghouse service with toll free phones as well as national media advertising of the AIRFLITE® service. There will be no periodic dues, no minimum charges, no franchise fees--nothing else. And the fee is charged only on AIRFLITE® requests the Operator accepts.



Now is the Time to Sign On.
Now is the time to get in on the ground floor of this fantastic new opportunity. Waiting until after AIRFLITE® operations start will up the sign-on-ante from $100 to $3000. Waiting to sign on may deal some potential Operators out, as only one can sign on at each airport.

The public needs this kind of air transportation that an Air Taxi system can provide. The AIRFLITE® network can make it happen by selling on-demand flights with more affordable pricing, and by creating new convenience for travelers. Let's ride the crest of this popularity!

Agreements are presently being signed with Air Taxi Operators who choose to participate in this new system of air transportation--selling on-demand Part 135 with airline style fares by the seat mile. We will advertise this new service nationally, and will operate the central reservation system 24 hours every day to group Customers into Charter size payloads. Start-up requires 300 participating Air Taxi Operators. Let's start NOW!




Working together, lets:

Generate more revenue, even more Charter flights, as more people experience the travel advantages that you can and do safely provide.
Grow grassroots support. Plus, more political clout can help you extend runways, avoid unwelcome incursions by authorities, and save airports from extinction.

Produce a broader based cash flow. And flying more profitable hours can cut your hourly operating costs considerably, can provide that competitive edge. Pilots will return to their base airports each day on most missions, improving job satisfaction as well as job costs.





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AIRFLITE®
PASSENGERS

will be, well,

DIFFERENT

from those
who usually
Charter.

They may be younger, have less baggage, going home for the weekend. They may be older, visiting their grandchildren for a few days. And most will have major credit cards to guarantee reservations. With AIRFLITE® transport more affordable for more people and easy to arrange, they will become a vast army of grassroots supporters of General Aviation!









What is an "AR?"
LAA, FMY, and RKD will have one, as will all airports that are served by Part 135 Operators. AR is for AIRFLITE® RENDEZVOUS, the particular place where Customers meet the Participating Operator at the fixed time.
We will direct Customers to AR places.

Each AR will be designated per local input. Perhaps a General Aviation gate, an FBO, a public facility formerly used by scheduled airlines, or just a well-known landmark . . .
Whatever works--you name it!


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No Shows? NO PROBLEM!
image of major credit cards When Customers request AIRFLITE® transportation, we will ask them for their major Credit Card data to guarantee their reservation. Thus, you will be able to charge No-Shows for the full fare when their reservations have not been canceled in a specified, timely manner.

The Customer will be responsible for being at the designated site--the AIRFLITE® RENDEZVOUS--the meeting place at the fixed time. So there need be no waiting for a Customer and no loss of revenue due to No-Show Customers.






Baggage? NO PROBLEM!

An AIRFLITE® fare will allow up to 25 pounds of baggage--one piece of luggage--that is not to exceed in size 10" x 16" x 24". This is the typical size limit for "carry-on" baggage on the scheduled airlines. image of excess baggage
Excess charges will be made for baggage that is over the allowance for weight and size. To be accepted, any excess baggage must be specifically cleared by the Participating Operator at the time of the flight request. Or, Customers with excess baggage can call such as FedEx, as they pick up and deliver baggage at residences.



Helicopter Operators with AIRFLITE® Services


AIRFLITE® is the communications that can attract customers to Participating Helicopter Operators.

The "Helicopter Addendum" to our "Agreement for AIRFLITE® Service" states that we will quote the Helicopter Operator's specific individual hourly rate(s), plus incidental charges, rather than the fixed-wing fare. Plus, their geographical limits will be different from the "one per airport" for the fixed-wing Operators, assuring adequate separation between Participating Helicopter Operators.

In turn, the customer can be assured of services by a Part 135 Helicopter Air Carrier when visiting your area, and can be given your actual quote by calling us toll-free from anywhere in the United States.



Is AIRFLITE® service convenient?

Yes! Convenient for Customers and for Operators.
As convenient as the nearest telephone.
Anytime.
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