Currrently managing GDS (commercial bookings), wanting to add on private jets
Hello!
I have 10+ years being a booker/manager of commercial air travel, mostly for high-end leisure travel but also some for corporate clients. I use Sabre daily (a true love/hate relationship) and also previously worked coordinating pet travel, mostly on commercial operators (so as specialty cargo).
I now have a travel advisor I book flights for who wants me to work with her and her clients in chartering private jets. I'm a big aircraft nerd, so I know the classes and what jets fit in where, and a BIT about the logistics of chartering (I worked one whole summer at an FBO), but otherwise, am a newcomer!
Any advice you can share about what to ask when requesting & comparing charter quotes, how to find reputable operators, tips for someone new to this side of aviation etc, is much much appreciated!! The TA I'd be working with certainly has the clientelle (I know how much they spend on commercial travel alone and their travel schedule), so I just need to ensure I can hit the ground running and not make any big mistakes that'll hurt my reputation with her and her clients. Thanks so much!!