Private operators posing as commercial charter providers in Europe, North America, and the Middle East are soliciting money from the “ignorant public” and, certificated operators claim, are endangering their passengers while creating unfair competition for the legitimate, rules-abiding members of the industry.

For more than 30 years, the Air Charter Guide has provided a reliable and accurate listing of charter operators in the U.S. and abroad. According to Associate Publisher Francine Brasseur, the ACG does not list a commercial operator without first assuring the company holds an Air Operator Certificate (AOC), issued by the Department of Transportation, or an FAR Part 135 certificate.

It’s likely that the most challenging application of business aviation ever attempted is the corporate shuttle service operated between Anchorage and Alaska’s North Slope tundra to transport oil field and Trans Alaska Pipeline workers to their jobs.