Private aviation still runs on cold calls, ghost aircraft, mystery markups and five subscriptions that don't talk to each other.
ACE puts Confirmed operators, brokers and travelers on one exchange, with prices out in the open.
Everything wrong with charter, and what ACE does about it
Anyone who has booked, brokered or flown a charter has lived these. We built ACE so nobody has to again. Pull the lever: every pull shows you one more.
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REASON 1 OF 10
Ghost aircraft and bait-and-switch
THE INDUSTRY
You book a Challenger 350. A different jet shows up, or none does, because the “broker” never had it. Listings for aircraft that were sold years ago still float around the internet.
ACE
Every operator on ACE is Confirmed: we check their contact details and cross-check the tail numbers they list against the certificate and insurance they gave us. Unconfirmed listings say Not confirmed, right on the page.
The jet that shows up is the jet you booked.
REASON 2 OF 10
Mystery markups and surprise taxes
THE INDUSTRY
The quote looks great until the invoice adds federal excise tax, segment fees and a “fuel surcharge” nobody mentioned. Nobody shows you what the trip really costs.
ACE
Travelers only ever see all-in prices, taxes and fees included, with a button to see the breakdown. Brokers and operators get the tax math done for them, the same way every time.
Nothing hiding in the fine print.
REASON 3 OF 10
One trip, twenty brokers, chaos
THE INDUSTRY
A traveler emails ten brokers. Each one blasts the same request to fifty operators. The operator quotes the same trip twelve times and nobody knows who's talking to whom.
ACE
Each trip request goes to up to 3 brokers or operators, and every one of them can see who else got it. Fewer, better quotes and no triple-brokered trips.
Three of a kind beats twenty brokers.
REASON 4 OF 10
Tire-kickers burning your day
THE INDUSTRY
Operators spend hours quoting “clients” who were never going to fly. Unlimited free requests attract people who were just curious.
ACE
Travelers get a few free trip requests, each going to only 3 companies, so the person on the other end means it.
The tire-kickers fold early.
REASON 5 OF 10
Empty legs lost in the inbox
THE INDUSTRY
Empty legs live in group emails, spreadsheets, texts and a dozen websites. Half of them already flew. The other half never reach the client who wanted that exact route.
ACE
One Board for every empty leg, Have and Need. Expired legs disappear on their own, and route alerts tell clients the moment one fits.
Your empty leg didn't die in an inbox.
REASON 6 OF 10
Five subscriptions that don't talk
THE INDUSTRY
A marketplace here, an email board there, a CRM, an e-signature tool and a spreadsheet to hold it all together. Every one costs money and none of them share a single trip.
ACE
Requests, quotes, the client quote, the agreement, the Trip Room, the itinerary, the invoice and the post-flight report all live on one trip, with one login.
One machine. Not five subscriptions.
REASON 7 OF 10
Middlemen skimming every flight
THE INDUSTRY
Some platforms take a cut of the charter price, hold your money, or both. Your margin pays for their business.
ACE
ACE never touches trip money and never takes a cut of a broker's or operator's price. Clients pay the broker or operator directly. Travelers pay ACE a 0.5% fee only after a completed trip.
Nobody skims the pot.
REASON 8 OF 10
Your data, sold back to you
THE INDUSTRY
Your quotes, clients and flight history feed somebody else's market report. You never agreed to that.
ACE
ACE does not share your data with other brokerages, operators or outside parties. Your clients are yours.
Your data stays in your hand.
REASON 9 OF 10
Locked into long contracts
THE INDUSTRY
Six or twelve months prepaid before you've booked a single trip through it.
ACE
60 days free, then month to month. 5 team seats included. If ACE doesn't earn its keep, you leave.
Cash out any month. No contract.
REASON 10 OF 10
Reviews you can't trust
THE INDUSTRY
Five stars from “John S.” who may or may not exist.
ACE
Reviews come from real trips on ACE, and companies can reply in public.
Reviews from people who actually flew.
Or jump to any reason:
The house always wins? Not here. On ACE, nobody takes a cut of your charter price.
FOR OPERATORS
Your first week on ACE
Not another profile to keep up. Real work shows up in week one.
DAY 1
Trip requests that fit your fleet
Requests from brokers and travelers land in one inbox with a price from your rates already filled in. Send it as is or change it.
DAY 1
Your empty legs, seen right away
Post a leg and brokers and travelers near the route see it on the Board and get alerts.
DAY 2
Confirmed badge and a real profile
We check your contact details and match your tails to your certificate and insurance, usually within 1 business day.
ALL WEEK
No per-user fees
5 team seats are included, and extra seats are just $10 a month each. Month to month.
What it costs to do all this on separate sites
A 5-person team running the same jobs on the usual tools, at each company's own published list price (October 2026). ACE includes 5 seats.
WHAT YOU NEED
USUAL TOOL AND LIST PRICE
FOR 5 PEOPLE
PER YEAR
Marketplace to source aircraft
Avinode Advanced: $1,058/mo with 1 user, $128/mo each extra user (Starter caps at 3 users)
$1,058 + 4 × $128 = $1,570/mo
$18,840
Empty legs and Haves/Needs board
NBAA Air Mail, members only: Business Member dues from $850/yr
1 membership
$850
Client list and pipeline
HubSpot Sales Hub Starter: $20 per seat/mo
5 × $20 = $100/mo
$1,200
Charter agreements signed online
DocuSign Standard: $30 per user/mo
5 × $30 = $150/mo
$1,800
Separate tools, per year
$22,690
Not counted: operator and aircraft data subscriptions (price on request), a quote-request widget for your website, and branded quote software. On ACE they are included.
List prices as published by each company in October 2026: Avinode (monthly rate on a 6 or 12 month prepaid contract), NBAA Business Member dues, lowest revenue tier
(Air Mail is members-only), HubSpot Sales Hub Starter, DocuSign Standard. Your price may differ. ACE is not affiliated with these companies, and they may offer features ACE doesn't.
ACE does not replace your scheduling software; it syncs with it.
What ACE is not
Not a broker
We don't sell trips or compete with you for clients.
Not an operator
We don't fly aircraft or set anyone's price.
Not holding your money
Clients pay you directly. ACE never holds trip money.
Not another system to run
Keep your scheduling software and CRM. ACE connects to them.
Bring transparency to your next trip.
Brokers and operators: 60 days free. Travelers: always free to look, 0.5% only after you fly.
