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Public Charters

AAI AdvantagesPublic Charter AssistanceTools of the Trade

The AAI Advantage

• Experience– The management of AAI have chartered aircraft from most

domestic charter and scheduled airlines since 1981.

• Aircraft availability– We constantly communicate with charter airlines to keep informed

about aircraft availability to meet your needs.

• The “Whole Nine Yards”– We know aircraft type, performance specifications, seating

configurations, route planning, pricing, federal regulations, international rules, customs procedures, airports, ground-handlers, escrow banking, reservations, credit card processing, flight reconciliation and marketing.

Public Charter Assistance

• US DOT Filings– Filing of all charter flights with the D.O.T to secure PC numbers

authorizing flights and sale of seats to the public.

• DOT Surety Bond– Consumer protection surety bond posted with the escrow bank

($200,000) to meet DOT regulations for sale of seats to the public.

• Regulatory conformance– DOT legal counsel on retainer in Washington, DC to assure federal

regulatory compliance.

• Financial Management.– Turn-key program accounting and P&L analysis.

Charter Tools

• Escrow Bank.– Regulations require that all passenger funds be held in a federally

approved escrow bank. AAI uses the National Bank of the Midwest headquartered in Michigan which specializes in charter flights.

• Merchant Account– AAI has credit card processing for major track programs with

authorization of $10 million per month in transactions by phone or over the web.

• Operator participant contract– AAI customizes passenger terms and conditions to be specific to your

program and in compliance with DOT regulations.• Marketing.

– AAI has experience in launching turn-key advertising and marketing campaigns for new air only and/or vacation tour packages.