Jet card comparison · Published rates
Fly Alliance vs Tradewind Aviation
They publish rates for different jet sizes, so the route figures below compare different cabins.
Rates as each company publishes them on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Route figures are estimates (flight time × rate), not quotes.
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CRAFT Fleet Jet Card
Our programA Challenger 300 or 350, guaranteed, flown by CRAFT crews. Card rate $12,950/hr on the 25-hour card, fuel and FET included.
Weighing Fly Alliance and Tradewind Aviation? CRAFT's card flies its own Challenger 300s and 350s at one published rate, fuel and FET included.
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- No ferry or repositioning fees anywhere in the lower 48
- No membership or annual fees
- A rate locked for 12 months (24 months at 50 hours and up)
Card terms behind this figure
25-hour Fleet Jet Card, Planner (5-day) rate: $12,950 per hour ($323,750 prepaid). Includes fuel within the published index band and 7.5% federal excise tax on domestic legs. Not included: federal segment tax ($5.30/passenger/segment); international taxes and handling; repositioning to and from the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada at $4,000/hr. Priority/Express callout, peak-day, under-48-hour, international and Pacific surcharges apply. 2-hour daily minimum, with no per-leg minimum.
Rate against rate
Published rates by jet size
Each company's entry rate in each size, as published. Badges show what its page says the rate includes; a dash means it doesn't publish that size.
| Jet size | Fly Alliance | Tradewind Aviation |
|---|---|---|
| Turboprope.g. Pilatus PC-12 | — | $5,450/hrGoodspeed · Pilatus PC-12Tax added on topFuel added on top |
| Lighte.g. Phenom 300 | $7,650/hrMembership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3Tax added on topFuel included | — |
| Midsizee.g. Citation XLS | $8,895/hrMembership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLSTax added on topFuel included | — |
| Super-midsizee.g. Challenger 350 | $9,985/hrMembership Jet Card · Citation X, Sovereign, Falcon 50Tax added on topFuel included | — |
| Largee.g. Challenger 605 | $13,985/hrMembership Jet Card · Heavy: G450, Challenger 604/605Tax added on topFuel included | — |
| Ultra-long-rangee.g. Global 6000 | $16,905/hrMembership Jet Card · Global Express, G550Tax added on topFuel included | — |
Estimated, one way
Ten popular routes, both programs
Flight time × each company's published rate, in the size the route usually calls for where both publish it (or the nearest shared size), tax added only where a company says it's extra.
| Route | Fly Alliance | Tradewind Aviation |
|---|---|---|
| New York to MiamiDifferent sizes | $24,500Midsize · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $22,400Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| New York to Palm BeachDifferent sizes | $23,400Midsize · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $21,300Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| New York to Los AngelesDifferent sizes | $56,400Super-midsize · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $49,700Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| Los Angeles to MiamiDifferent sizes | $54,000Super-midsize · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $47,700Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| Los Angeles to Las VegasDifferent sizes · short hop, minimums apply | $6,700Light · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $6,100Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| New York to AspenDifferent sizes | $37,100Midsize · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $36,100Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| New York to BostonDifferent sizes · short hop, minimums apply | $5,800Light · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $5,200Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| Miami to NassauDifferent sizes · short hop, minimums apply | $5,900Light · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $5,300Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| Dallas to Los CabosDifferent sizes | $23,300Midsize · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $21,200Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
| Palm Beach to the HamptonsDifferent sizes | $24,300Midsize · Membership Jet Card, incl. tax | $22,200Turboprop · Goodspeed, incl. tax |
Estimates before minimums, peak days, fees and surcharges. Sources for both companies' rates are on the jet card rate board.
As published
Terms side by side
From each company's own published terms only. Ask each for the contract before you buy.
Fly Alliance
- Type
- Managed fleet
- Buy-in
- 25 hours · $191,250
- Tax
- Added on top
- Fuel
- Included
- Rate held
- Fixed
Membership Jet Card: 25-hour minimum, fuel included, tax added; 8 hours' notice; no blackout dates, peak surcharges or repositioning fees; a money-back guarantee if you're not satisfied; de-icing and international handling extra; lower pricing from 50 hours. The Reserve: a $500,000 buy-in on operator-owned Citations, co-issued with Thrive Aviation; the page calls it all-inclusive without itemizing tax or fuel.
Tradewind Aviation
- Type
- Owned fleet
- Buy-in
- 10 hours
- Tax
- Added on top
- Fuel
- Surcharge on top
- Rate held
- 12 months
Goodspeed card on Pilatus PC-12s in the Northeast, Southeast and Caribbean, discounted from a $5,700 retail rate. Fuel surcharge, tax and international fees are extra; tax is charged when you buy the card. 0.2 hour of taxi added per leg with a 0.8-hour minimum; no peak surcharges; rate guaranteed for the one-year contract; 10% fee to terminate.
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Fly Alliance vs Tradewind Aviation: questions
Which costs less, Fly Alliance or Tradewind Aviation?
It depends on the jet size and the route. They publish rates for different jet sizes, so the route figures below compare different cabins. Every figure is an estimate from each company's own published rate (checked October 2, 2026), before minimums, fees and surcharges, not a quote from either.
What do Fly Alliance and Tradewind Aviation include in the rate?
Fly Alliance: tax added on top, fuel included. Tradewind Aviation: tax added on top, fuel surcharge on top.