Is the Aircore quote all-inclusive?

Yes — every cost component is itemised, including a single disclosed 10% service fee. Nothing is bundled or hidden.

How is flight time billed?

On block time: flight time plus roughly 12 minutes of taxi per leg, with a one-hour leg minimum and a two-hour daily minimum.

Transparent pricing

No bundled prices. No hidden margin. Ever.

Most brokers quote one big number. We show you the entire cost stack — the same one we pay the operator — and a single, disclosed fee on top. Here's exactly how it's built.

The cost stack, group by group

Aircraft, positioning & fuel: The block-hour rate (already including crew, maintenance and insurance) times your billable hours, plus a positioning allowance for the empty repositioning the aircraft must fly, plus a fuel surcharge tied to the live Jet-A price over a baseline.
Airport & ground: Landing and ramp/handling fees at each movement (with an international supervision premium), plus lavatory, potable-water and ground-power servicing and any overnight parking.
Navigation & permits: Weight- and distance-based en-route navigation/overflight charges across the FIRs you cross, plus landing/overflight permits, slot coordination and trip support on international legs.
Crew & cabin: Crew overnight (RON) and per-diem on multi-day trips, and catering priced per passenger per leg at your chosen tier.
Aircore service fee: A single, clearly-labelled fee — our only margin. It starts at 10% and tapers (and is capped) on larger trips, so the percentage shrinks as the trip grows. You always see the operator, the aircraft, and exactly what we make. We never bury commission inside other line items.
Taxes & duties: UAE VAT is 5%, but international transport departing the UAE is zero-rated, so VAT applies only to our service fee on international trips. Departure-country passenger duties are passed through at cost.

Key figures

Block time: Flight time + 12 min taxi per leg
Minimum billing: 1.0 hr per leg · 2.0 hr per committed day
Positioning: 22% of flight hours (round-trip) up to 50% (one-way)
Fuel surcharge: Burn × (Jet-A $4.00 − $3.00 baseline)/gal
Crew overnight: $450/crew/night (hotel, meals, transport)
Aircore fee: 10% base · tapered & capped on larger trips
UAE VAT: 5% — international transport zero-rated
Card surcharge: 3% (wire is free)

The formula

block_hr   = Σ legs max(flight_time × taxi, leg_min) + positioning
aircraft   = block_hr × hourly_rate[class]
fuel       = block_hr × burn × max(jetA − baseline, 0)
airport    = Σ legs (landing + handling + ground + parking)
nav        = Σ legs (enroute(weight, distance) + permits)
crew       = crew × nights × RON
catering   = pax × legs × tier
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operating  = aircraft + fuel + airport + nav + crew + catering + extras
fee        = tapered(operating)   # 10% base, lower marginal rate on large trips (capped)
taxes      = passenger_duties + VAT(5% intl on fee only)
TOTAL      = operating + fee + taxes

Live worked example

computed now

Dubai (DXB) → London (LTN) · super-midsize · 6 guests, one-way. Generated by the same engine as your quotes.

Breakdown

Operating cost$69,633

Aircore service fee$6,472

Taxes & duties$324

Estimate (bank transfer)

≈ AED 280,686

$76,429

By card: $78,722 (incl. ~3%). Final rate confirmed on booking.

Pricing disclaimer

Quotes are precise, calibrated estimates built from current market data — not live operator contracts. Final pricing is confirmed against live availability at booking and the invoice is price-locked on acceptance. Aircraft hourly rates, fuel and fees move with the market; certain passenger duties (e.g. UK APD) are shown as representative figures and confirmed against the statutory schedule at booking. Figures are in USD; AED is indicative at the rate shown.

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