Liftbrief / Next steps
What is the shortest useful decision path?
Identify the commitment first, then resolve the questions that could change your decision. Use this route rather than researching every private-aviation product.
| Your situation | Next action | Evidence required to proceed | When to involve a specialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| You are deciding whether private travel is necessary | Compare a feasible commercial itinerary with the private mission | Door-to-door schedule, cash cost and documented business requirement | When the alternatives or business rationale remain disputed |
| You have competing charter proposals | Put them into one quote-comparison worksheet | Same mission, known total, exclusions and delivery terms | When a material difference survives one clarification round |
| You are about to sign or pay | Verify counterparties and review cancellation, substitution and recovery | Carrier evidence, accepted terms, approval and verified payment instructions | Before payment if authority, liability or recovery remains unclear |
| A jet card or membership is renewing | Reprice actual flying and test future scenarios | Usage ledger, complete agreement, notice dates and balance treatment | Before the earliest renewal, cancellation or funding deadline |
| You are considering fractional ownership or reviewing aircraft management | Commission a separate financial, operational and contractual review | Full agreement set, mission history, costs and exit assumptions | At the outset, unless equivalent expertise already exists internally |
For an urgent booking: run mission, carrier and contract checks in parallel. Reduce the number of alternatives if necessary; do not treat urgency as permission to omit the evidence.