Post your trip once. FAA-verified operators compete for it with sealed quotes — you compare aircraft, safety ratings, and real reviews side by side, then book. No broker markups, no spam calls.
Charter booking usually means calling brokers, waiting on hold, and never knowing if the price is fair. Slipstream inverts it: describe the trip once and let the market come to you.
Pick airports on an interactive map or search 9,000+ fields worldwide — including private, prior-permission strips. Set dates, passengers, cabin class, and budget. A small refundable deposit keeps the marketplace serious.
Verified operators bid blind — none of them see a competitor's price, so every quote is their best number. You see safety ratings, real reviews, response times, aircraft photos, and price, side by side.
Accept the quote you like — only then is the operator's identity revealed. Chat directly, receive the contract, confirm the trip, and leave a review afterward. Didn't like the options? Close the request and your deposit refunds in full.
Every request on Slipstream is backed by a client deposit — no tire-kickers, no fishing expeditions. And because bidding is sealed and anonymous, you compete on safety, service, and fit, not on who blinks first.
Clients put money down to post. What lands on your bid desk is a real trip with a committed traveler — not a price check.
Competitors never see your number, and clients never see your name until they accept. Your rate card stays yours.
Link your Part 135 certificate, D085, and tail numbers — we check them against the FAA registry automatically. The badge does your selling.
Invite dispatchers and schedulers with a code. Everyone quotes and messages under the company profile — with one shared inbox.
Post repositioning flights to the deal board with two clicks. A ferry flight becomes revenue instead of burned fuel.
No bid limits, no commission on the charter. Pro adds a 15-minute head start on every new request — first to quote wins more trips.
Anyone can put a badge on a website. Slipstream's operator credentials are tied to public records and real platform activity — not marketing copy.
Every tail number an operator lists is verified live against the FAA aircraft registry — the aircraft exists, the registration is valid, and the model matches the claim.
Part 135 air carrier certificate and D085 aircraft listing, uploaded and kept with the profile — the paperwork that separates an operator from a broker.
Star ratings come exclusively from travelers who booked and flew — a review can't be left until the operator marks the trip complete.
"Responds ~1 h" isn't a promise — it's the operator's measured average from request to quote, across their actual bidding history.
When an aircraft repositions without passengers, operators list it on the Slipstream board at a deep discount. Browse live empty legs, and request one with a single tap — the whole verified-quote flow applies.
Slipstream never takes a commission on the charter itself, and never touches the flight payment. The platform earns a small deposit only when a trip actually gets booked.
Scaled to aircraft size. Refunded 100% if no operator can fly it or you don't like your quotes — it only becomes the platform fee when you accept one.
Every request is deposit-backed, so your team's time goes to real trips. Upgrade when speed becomes your edge.
It keeps the marketplace honest in both directions. Operators know every request is from a committed traveler, so quotes arrive fast and sharp. And you risk nothing: the deposit is refunded in full if your trip can't be flown or none of the quotes work for you. It only becomes Slipstream's fee when you accept a quote — we get paid when you get a flight.
Anonymity makes the competition fair. Operators bid as "Operator A, B, C" with their safety rating, fleet verification, reviews, and response time fully visible — so you choose on merit, not brand familiarity. The winning operator's full identity, tail number, and direct contact are revealed the moment you accept.
Fleet tail numbers are checked live against the FAA aircraft registry, Part 135 certificates and D085 aircraft listings are kept on file, and ARGUS / Wyvern / IS-BAO safety ratings are displayed with the audit certificate uploaded behind them. Reviews and response times come only from real platform activity.
No — and that's deliberate. Once you accept a quote, you settle the charter directly with the operator, exactly as you would with any Part 135 carrier. Slipstream's only revenue is the posting deposit, so there's never a markup hidden in your flight price.
Nothing to join, nothing to quote, and no commission on flights — ever. Operator Pro ($299/mo) adds a 15-minute head start on every new request, priority placement in quote lists, win-rate analytics, unlimited team seats, and 20 empty-leg slots — advantages that compound in a marketplace where the first strong quote often wins.
They're independent, third-party safety audits of charter operators — the industry's answer to "how do I know this operator is safe beyond the FAA minimums?" ARGUS rates operators Gold (validated certificates, aircraft, and pilot records), Gold+ (adds a passed on-site audit), and Platinum (the top tier: on-site audit plus a functioning safety management system and emergency response plan). Wyvern offers Registered (operator reports safety data) and Wingman (an on-site audit against standards that exceed FAA requirements). IS-BAO is the international business aviation standard, with Stages 1–3 reflecting how mature and ingrained the operator's safety management system is. On Slipstream the rating is shown on every quote with the operator's audit certificate kept on file.
No. Every operator on Slipstream links a Part 135 air carrier certificate and a D085 aircraft listing, and their tail numbers are verified against the FAA registry. Brokers don't hold operating certificates, so they can't complete verification — by design. You always quote with, chat with, and fly with the certificate holder actually operating your aircraft, with no intermediary margin between you.
When a jet drops passengers in one city and needs to return home — or reposition for its next trip — it often flies empty. Operators list those flights on Slipstream's empty-leg board at steep discounts, because any revenue beats flying an empty airplane. The trade-off: the route and date are fixed by the aircraft's schedule, and if the anchoring trip changes, the empty leg can move or disappear. For flexible travelers, it's the best value in private aviation.
Mostly the aircraft's hourly operating cost times the flight time — a light jet runs far less per hour than a heavy — plus positioning (getting the aircraft to you), crew duty and overnight costs, airport and handling fees, and extras like catering or international permits. Sealed bidding works in your favor here: every operator quotes their true best number without anchoring to a competitor's price.
Charter's whole advantage is flexibility — a few days to a couple of weeks ahead is typical, and same-week trips are routine. Each quote shows the operator's measured response time (often under an hour), so you'll know quickly whether your trip is coming together. For short-notice travel on a budget, watch the empty-leg board — those flights are usually days away by nature.
Usually yes — that's half the point of flying private. When you post a request you can flag pets on board, medical equipment, extra baggage, and wheelchair access, plus add-ons like catering and ground transport. Operators see those needs before quoting, so every quote you receive already accounts for the dog in the cabin or the four ski bags in the hold.
Two minutes in the interactive demo: post a trip as a traveler, switch seats, and win it as an operator.