Safety / Security
SAFETY
All aircraft offered through Quintessential Jets™, as well as all flight crew members, are subject to comprehensive and stringent screening.
All domestic based aircraft must possess a Gold Rating or better from the Aircraft Research Group/US®. For aircraft based outside of the U.S., foreign equivalent ratings are mandatory. All carriers are F.A.R. §91 and §135 regulated and obligated to maintain a log detailing its entire service history.
All jets are helmed by two (2) experienced pilots – each of which is certified and type rated for that aircraft and possesses a minimum of 3,500 hours of flight time (which must include 1,000 hours of cross-country time, 100 of which must have occurred at night). Moreover, each pilot is required to maintain an Airline Transport Certificate Instrument Rating consistent with the craft he or she operates.
In addition to ensuring the maintenance of our operator’s aircraft and the background of the individuals that operate them, additional factors are taken into consideration. No jet chartered through Quintessential Jets™ may operate at an airport which has not been certified for that specific aircraft’s use by the Federal Aviation Administration. In addition, no jet is authorized to land on a runway shorter than 5,000 feet long.
SECURITY
When chartering through Quintessential Jets™, you personally determine who you and/or your family will fly with.
You have the additional satisfaction of knowing that each and every individual who traveled in the aircraft prior to you was scrutinized pursuant to standards established by the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA mandates the provision of full legal names for any and all passengers. Passengers over 18 are required to produce valid, government issued photo identification before boarding. In the absence of such identification, boarding is denied. Passengers under 18 must be affirmatively identified by the lead passenger.
All crewmembers are required to present and prominently display Company- issued photo identification badges when on or around the aircraft. All crewmembers are also required to carry valid government issued photo identification.
Aircraft are locked and secured in the absence of crewmembers. All passengers are personally escorted from the Fixed Base of Operations to the aircraft by a crewmember.
Should you desire additional security over and above these standard safety procedures, Quintessential Jets™ can provide professional armed or unarmed security details to accompany you which will further ensure your safe transit.