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Private Aviation Safety Starts with Leadership

Magellan Jets has built its approach to private jet safety on a single conviction: safety is a culture, not a checklist. Every journey begins with rigorous operator vetting, continuous monitoring, and the unwavering commitment from our team to treat your well-being as our highest responsibility. From the boardroom of the Air Charter Safety Foundation to the cockpit of every flight, Magellan Jets embeds safety leadership into every decision we make.

Safety First. Always.

Magellan Jets evaluates every potential operator across safety records, maintenance protocols, crew qualifications, and insurance coverage before sourcing a single flight.

Only those that meet the Magellan Jets Preferred Network’s exact criteria earn the right to serve our Private Clients. The result: every aircraft recommendation reflects the highest available standard of safety, quality, and operational integrity.

Certified Leaders in Safety

Magellan Jets is a proud member of the Air Charter Safety Foundation and the only private aviation solutions provider whose CEO and COO have held the Chairman seat for over six years. Having flown Private Clients to over 100 countries since 2008, the company holds WYVERN Wingman Broker Certification, a distinction that recognizes providers meeting the highest third-party safety benchmarks in the industry.

The Strictest Safety Standards in Private Aviation

Our asset-light business model allows us to be exceptionally discerning in the partners we select. The Magellan Jets Preferred Network consists of long standing, carefully selected flight and crew partners. Among the 2,500+ private jet operators in the United States, we partner with approximately 100, each meeting our uncompromising standards for safety, quality, and communication.

Private Clients are never without support. Magellan Jets maintains round-the-clock operational monitoring and a dedicated team available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

From pre-departure weather assessments to real-time flight tracking and in-journey adjustments, the team manages every detail proactively. If conditions change — a weather diversion, a schedule shift, an unexpected need on the ground — the team responds immediately to keep your journey safe and seamless.

Magellan Jets operates a proactive Safety Management System designed to identify and mitigate risk before it reaches the flight line. The SMS framework goes beyond regulatory compliance, integrating hazard reporting, trend analysis, and continuous improvement protocols into daily operations.

The team assesses every flight against a comprehensive risk matrix, and findings inform ongoing refinements to safety procedures. This approach transforms safety from a reactive obligation into an embedded discipline.


This is the heart of our operational framework, acting as the pivotal nucleus that seamlessly bridges communications, decision-making, and proactive planning among the Aircraft Sourcing & Scheduling, Flight Support & Guest Experience teams, ensuring all of our operational departments are working as one team, rather than in separate silos. The focus within System Operations is unyieldingly precise, concentrating on imminent operational aspects such as weather conditions, Estimated Departure and Arrival Times (EDCT), Air Traffic Control (ATC) directives, Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), and Aircraft on Ground (AOG) situations.

Private Jet Safety

Safety by numbers

Passengers Safely Flown

120,000+

Training Hours per Flight Operations Agent

520

Average Flight Hours per Flight Crew

7,800

Your Safety, Our standard

The Magellan Jets
Preferred Network

The Magellan Jets Preferred Network represents long-standing relationships forged over nearly two decades in private aviation. Magellan Jets has built these partnerships on trust earned through consistent performance, not transactional agreements that shift with market conditions.

Operators who join the Preferred Network commit to exceeding Magellan Jets’ standards on every flight, and the team verifies that commitment through continuous auditing of maintenance, crew performance, and operational integrity. The result is a network where accountability is constant and Private Clients benefit from the collective expertise of the industry’s most experienced and reliable aviation partners.

How Safe is Your 
Private Aviation Provider?

Not all private aviation providers hold themselves to the same standards. Download the Magellan Jets safety whitepaper to learn what separates rigorous safety leadership from industry minimums, and how to evaluate the provider you trust with your journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Reputable private jet operators adhere to FAA Part 135 regulations, which govern crew training, aircraft maintenance, and operational procedures for on-demand charter flights. Magellan Jets goes further by holding WYVERN Wingman Broker Certification, maintaining a proactive Safety Management System (SMS), and requiring all Preferred Network operators to carry $100M to $300M in liability insurance. As the only private aviation solutions provider on the Air Charter Safety Foundation Board, Magellan Jets applies aviation safety certifications and oversight that exceed standard regulatory requirements.

FAA Part 135 certification establishes the baseline safety requirements for private jet charter safety, including crew qualifications, maintenance schedules, drug and alcohol testing, and flight-time limitations. Operators must pass rigorous FAA inspections and maintain continuous compliance to hold this certification. Magellan Jets sources exclusively from FAA Part 135-certified operators within the Preferred Network and applies additional vetting layers like independent audits, crew experience verification, and insurance thresholds that go well beyond the federal standard.

Look for a provider whose operators hold FAA Part 135 certification, third-party safety audits such as WYVERN Wingman or ARGUS ratings, and robust liability insurance coverage. Confirm that the provider operates a Safety Management System (SMS) and monitors flights in real time. Magellan Jets satisfies every criterion on this private jet safety checklist and adds ACSF Board leadership, a 24/7 Systems Operations Center, and a Preferred Network of fewer than 100 vetted operators, giving Private Clients confidence that no standard has been compromised.

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