Do I pay before the aircraft is confirmed?

No. Nothing is charged until the aircraft is confirmed with the operator and you have it in writing: the operating company and its AOC, the aircraft type and year, the registration where available, the operator’s safety audit status where it holds one, and the cancellation terms. You approve the quotation, payment follows, and flight documents arrive within the hour. For crypto payments we wait for one network confirmation on domestic legs and three on international ones.

What happens to my money if the flight is cancelled?

If the operator cancels or the aircraft goes technical, you are refunded in full through the same channel you paid, or we place you on a replacement aircraft — your choice. If you cancel, the operator’s cancellation terms apply; those terms are shown to you in writing before you pay, not buried afterwards. Crypto refunds are returned in the same asset at the original invoiced USD value.

How do you make money?

A commission on the charter, included in the price we quote. The number you see is the number you pay: no booking fee, no card surcharge, no crypto premium, no fuel surcharge added later. If a price changes because you change the trip, we show you the operator’s revised figure.

Do you operate the aircraft?

No. Fifteen Jets acts as a broker: we find a suitable aircraft for your trip and arrange the charter, and the selected operating company — named to you in writing, with its Air Operator Certificate — operates the flight and is responsible for it. We do not own or operate aircraft. Our commission is included in the price you are quoted, so there is never a second invoice from us.

How quickly can you find me a private jet?

Initial aircraft options typically come back within 15 minutes, at any hour — that is how fast a broker can check, not a promise that an aircraft will be free. Send the route, the date and the number of passengers, and you get back the aircraft actually available, the operating company and indicative pricing. If the route needs a landing permit — Saudi Arabia and India are the common cases — availability comes back in minutes but the permit itself can take 24 to 48 hours, and we will say so in the first reply rather than after you have paid.

Payment

Pay however you actually hold money

In short

What payment methods do you accept for a private jet?

Card, SWIFT and SEPA bank transfer, Bitcoin, USDT on TRC-20 and ERC-20, and cash on departure where local law permits it. There is no surcharge on any method and no account to open before you can request a price. Nothing is charged until the aircraft is confirmed and you have the operator name and tail number in writing.

Dassault Falcon 7X N73KT at Frederick Municipal Airport, Maryland, at midday — Aircraft of the type described. Not operated by us.Credit

Bank transfer (SWIFT / SEPA)

Settles: Same day to two days

The default above six figures and the method most operators prefer. SEPA inside Europe usually clears within hours; SWIFT is same-day if sent before the cut-off, next day otherwise. For a departure inside 24 hours we can normally hold the aircraft against a confirmed transfer instruction.

Card

Settles: Immediate

Visa, Mastercard and Amex, up to the operator’s card ceiling — commonly $50,000 to $100,000, occasionally more. We do not add a card surcharge. Where an operator charges one, it appears in your quote before you commit rather than at the end.

Crypto: USDT or Bitcoin

Settles: Minutes to an hour

USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20 settles in minutes and avoids banking hours entirely; Bitcoin needs three on-chain confirmations, usually under an hour. No surcharge, and the USD amount on the invoice is fixed for 30 minutes against the rate.

Paying for a private jet with USDT or Bitcoin, step by step

Cash on departure

Settles: At the aircraft

Accepted where local law and the operator permit it, subject to the cash declaration thresholds that apply at the departure airport. We will tell you plainly whether it is possible on your specific route before you plan around it.

How crypto payment works, step by step

Wide angle interior shot of an Embraer Phenom 300E — Aircraft and places of the kind described. Not operated by us.Credits

Business jet cabin — Aircraft and places of the kind described. Not operated by us.Credits

Sequence

When payment is actually due

Never before the aircraft is confirmed. We hold the aircraft with the operator first, send you the tail number, operator name, type, year and, where it holds one, the operator’s safety audit status, and only then issue an invoice or a wallet address.

For a departure more than a week out, operators typically want payment 72 hours before wheels-up. Inside that window, payment clears before dispatch of the flight documents. There is no deposit to get a quote and no retainer to talk to us.

If you cancel, the operator’s cancellation terms apply — and you see those terms in writing before you pay, not afterwards. If the operator cancels or the aircraft goes technical, you are refunded in full through the channel you paid, or moved to a replacement aircraft. That choice is yours.

What we never do

Ask for money before you know which aircraft and which operator.
Add a surcharge for card or crypto.
Send a second invoice for our commission — it is inside the quoted price.
Quote a range and invoice the top of it.
Hold your funds after a cancellation we could not fulfil.
Refuse to name the operator, or send you a wallet address before we have.

In writing

The terms, before you ask for them

What we commit to

Nothing is charged before the aircraft is confirmed.
You receive the operating carrier’s legal name, its AOC number and the aircraft registration in writing before any invoice or wallet address is issued. If those three things are not in front of you, you have not been asked to pay yet.
One commission, inside the price you were quoted.
Our margin is already in the number you agreed to. There is no second invoice, no booking fee added at the end, and no separate charge for arranging the flight. If the total moves after you have accepted it, the reason is a change you asked for.
No surcharge on any payment method, including cryptocurrency.
Card, bank transfer, USDT, Bitcoin and cash settle at the same price. We do not price crypto as a premium service, and we do not discount it to move you onto a rail that is harder to reverse.
If the operator cancels, you choose the remedy — not us.
Aircraft go technical and operators occasionally fail. When that happens before departure you are offered a replacement aircraft on equivalent terms or a full refund, and the choice between them is yours. We do not get to decide that a substitute was good enough.
Crypto refunds return in the same asset, at the USD value originally invoiced.
A refund goes back in the asset you paid, on the network you used, valued at the dollar figure on the original invoice rather than the market on the day. An operator’s problem is not a reason for you to carry a currency loss.
A crypto invoice is fixed in dollars and held for 30 minutes.
The amount is calculated once and does not move while you are approving it. If the window closes before the transfer lands, the invoice is reissued at the current rate — the dollar total stays what it was.

These form part of our terms of business. If any of them changes, the change is dated there rather than made quietly here.

Questions

About paying

What payment methods do you accept?: Card, SWIFT and SEPA bank transfer, Bitcoin, USDT (TRC-20 and ERC-20), and cash on departure where local law permits it. There is no account to open and no compliance onboarding to complete before you can request a quote — identity checks happen once, on the flight you actually book.
Do I pay before the aircraft is confirmed?: No. Nothing is charged until the aircraft is confirmed with the operator and you have it in writing: the operating company and its AOC, the aircraft type and year, the registration where available, the operator’s safety audit status where it holds one, and the cancellation terms. You approve the quotation, payment follows, and flight documents arrive within the hour. For crypto payments we wait for one network confirmation on domestic legs and three on international ones.
What happens to my money if the flight is cancelled?: If the operator cancels or the aircraft goes technical, you are refunded in full through the same channel you paid, or we place you on a replacement aircraft — your choice. If you cancel, the operator’s cancellation terms apply; those terms are shown to you in writing before you pay, not buried afterwards. Crypto refunds are returned in the same asset at the original invoiced USD value.
How do you make money?: A commission on the charter, included in the price we quote. The number you see is the number you pay: no booking fee, no card surcharge, no crypto premium, no fuel surcharge added later. If a price changes because you change the trip, we show you the operator’s revised figure.
Do you operate the aircraft?: No. Fifteen Jets acts as a broker: we find a suitable aircraft for your trip and arrange the charter, and the selected operating company — named to you in writing, with its Air Operator Certificate — operates the flight and is responsible for it. We do not own or operate aircraft. Our commission is included in the price you are quoted, so there is never a second invoice from us.
How quickly can you find me a private jet?: Initial aircraft options typically come back within 15 minutes, at any hour — that is how fast a broker can check, not a promise that an aircraft will be free. Send the route, the date and the number of passengers, and you get back the aircraft actually available, the operating company and indicative pricing. If the route needs a landing permit — Saudi Arabia and India are the common cases — availability comes back in minutes but the permit itself can take 24 to 48 hours, and we will say so in the first reply rather than after you have paid.