Frequently asked questions

Bluebird is a FAR Part 135 air carrier flying charter since 1985 and the largest operator of Learjet 60s in the world. You can book our Learjet 60s online with instant pricing, or ask us to source another aircraft from vetted Part 135 operators.

No. Bluebird is on-demand private charter: you book the whole aircraft for your trip, on your schedule, rather than a seat on a scheduled flight. Flights are operated under FAA Part 135 charter certificates.

Both. We operate our own Learjet 60s under Jetvia's Part 135 certificate. For trips that need a different aircraft, we act as your charter broker and source one from a vetted Part 135 operator, named on your quote.

No. You pay one price for the whole aircraft. Our Learjet 60s carry up to 7 passengers.

Search your departure and arrival airports, date and number of passengers on charter.bluebirdjets.com, choose an aircraft from the live prices, add your passengers and pay online.

You can search without an account. You'll need a free account to book, and we may ask you to create one to see prices.

A quote holds for 24 hours. Prices can change before checkout if aircraft availability changes, and we always show you the new price before you pay.

Yes. Choose round trip and pick your return date and time. If you wait at your destination, the aircraft may stay with you (overnight charges can apply) or fly home and come back for you, whichever the price shows.

Yes. Departure times are always local to the airport you're leaving from.

Instant-book trips (24 hours to 90 days out) are confirmed when payment succeeds at checkout. Requests are confirmed by our team, and we email you as soon as they are.

No. Your card is saved at checkout, with no charge or hold, and charged only when we confirm the trip. If we can't, nothing is charged.

Online bookings and requests are accepted from 2 hours up to 365 days before departure.

Online requests need at least 2 hours notice. For shorter notice, contact us directly and we'll check what's available.

No. Aircraft we source from other operators show an estimate and are always a request. Our team sends a firm quote naming the operating carrier, and nothing is charged until the trip is confirmed.

It depends on the route, date, time and aircraft. Search any two airports in our service area to see live, all-in prices in seconds; the home page also shows example trips and prices.

Yes. The price you see includes the flight, any repositioning, applicable fees and federal taxes, shown line by line before you pay.

Repositioning is flying the aircraft, without passengers, to where your trip starts or back to its base afterward. When it's needed it's included in your quote; flying between our home bases usually avoids it.

Credit cards add a 3% fee, shown before you're charged. Debit and prepaid cards, and payments from your deposit balance, have no card fee.

Prices are live: they depend on where our aircraft are, the calendar and the fees for those dates. If the price changes before checkout, we show you the new price before you pay.

Fly between our home bases within a service area, be flexible on your departure time, consider a nearby airport we suggest, and bring more passengers to share the whole-airplane price.

Home bases are the airports where our aircraft are based, currently Denver (KAPA), Austin (KAUS), Denver (KBJC), Dallas (KDAL), El Paso (KELP), Fort Lauderdale (KFXE), Houston (KHOU), White Plains (KHPN), Las Vegas (KLAS), Miami (KOPF), Atlanta (KPDK), Teterboro (KTEB), Titusville (KTIX), Tampa (KTPA) and Van Nuys (KVNY). They're marked on the map on our home page. Trips between them within a service area need little or no repositioning, so they cost less.

We sometimes offer coupon codes, entered at checkout, and promotional account credit, applied automatically. The biggest savings come from flying between home bases and filling the seats.

Our own fleet is the Learjet 60. For trips that need a different size, we source light, midsize, super-midsize, large and ultra-long-range jets, and turboprops from vetted Part 135 operators.

On our own fleet: the Learjet 60 seats up to 7 in charter configuration. For larger groups we can source a bigger aircraft; each quote lists its seats.

Yes. It's a pressurized midsize jet certified to 51,000 feet, with an enclosed lavatory.

Our Learjet 60s show a live price and many trips can be booked instantly. For aircraft we source from other operators you see an estimate and send a request; our team sends a firm quote naming the operating carrier.

Tell us about your bags and anything large in the passenger notes when you book, so the crew can plan weight and balance.

Every Bluebird flight is operated under FAA Part 135 commercial charter rules. Our Learjet 60s fly with two pilots, and brokered trips are flown by vetted Part 135 operators.

A vetted FAA Part 135 operator, named on your quote. That operator holds operational control of the flight.

The pilot-in-command. If weather or any other condition makes a flight unsafe, they can delay or cancel it, as set out in the Charter Agreement.

Captains meet the FAA Part 135 minimum of 1,200 flight hours, and every pilot completes Part 135 indoctrination training, recurrent training and check rides.

Two, a captain and a first officer, on every Learjet 60 flight. On brokered trips the operating carrier crews the flight under its own Part 135 certificate. Crew details appear on your trip once it's confirmed.

Bluebird is a DBA of Jetvia, a FAR Part 135 operator. Flights on our Learjet 60s operate under Jetvia's own certificate; brokered flights operate under the certificate of the operator named on your quote.

The operating carrier named on your quote, under its own Part 135 certificate.

A commercial on-demand flight operated under FAA Part 135, the rules for certificated charter operators, with commercial standards for pilots, maintenance and operations.

Our Learjet 60s fly between airports in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, California, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colorado, Connecticut, Curaçao, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Turks and Caicos, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The map on our home page shows every service area and home base. For other trips we can source an aircraft from vetted Part 135 operators.

If its runway suits the aircraft. Jets need longer runways than small propeller aircraft; search your airport and we'll show the aircraft that can use it.

Contact us about the trip; we may be able to source an aircraft from another operator. You can also add it as your home airport in your account profile.

Yes. The Learjet 60 has a range of around 2,000 nautical miles with reserves; longer legs may include a fuel stop, which the quote shows. For longer trips we can source large and ultra-long-range jets.

Yes, where our service areas include airports outside the U.S. Search the airports to see availability and prices, including international taxes.

Every passenger needs a valid passport, and you add their passport details to the booking. Check entry requirements for your destination before you travel.

Every aircraft has strict weight and balance limits, so the crew plans every flight with each passenger's approximate weight. It's kept private.

Yes. Names on the booking must match each passenger's government ID; international trips need passports.

Yes, update them on your trip page before departure. Keep names exactly as on ID.

Yes. Tell us in the passenger notes when you book. A $500 per-day pet fee applies to cover cleaning.

Yes, $500 per day for any pets, covering cleaning. Any damage is charged separately.

There's no airline check-in or security line; arrive a little before departure with ID for every passenger. Your trip page shows the FBO for each leg.

A fixed-base operator: the private terminal at an airport where charter flights board. Your FBO is shown on your trip once it's confirmed.

Our team contacts you before departure with any weather updates. The pilot-in-command decides whether it's safe to fly, and weather delays or cancellations are handled under the Charter Agreement.

There's a one-hour grace period. Beyond that, delays that affect another flight may carry a $500 fee per 30 minutes, and over 90 minutes may be treated as a cancellation.

Major credit and debit cards through Stripe, and wire or ACH transfers to your own deposit account number. Account credit and coupons are applied at checkout.

Yes. Your account has its own account number for wire and ACH. Funds become your deposit balance, usable at checkout, and any unused balance is refundable to your bank.

Yes. Deposits stay yours until a booking uses them, and you can ask for any unused deposit back to the bank account it came from.

Instant-book trips are charged at checkout. Requests save your card at checkout and charge it only when our team confirms the trip.

Domestic flights are fully refundable more than 72 hours before departure, 50% refundable 72 to 48 hours before, and non-refundable inside 48 hours. Peak days are refundable only more than 120 hours out. International trips have their own schedule.

Contact us as soon as your plans change: email hello@bluebirdjets.com, call (979) 453-8842 or use the live chat on any page.

Back to the original payment method. Account credit and deposits go back to your account balance.

Specific high-demand dates published at jetvia.com/peakday, with a stricter cancellation policy.

No. Wi-Fi is never guaranteed, and a lack of Wi-Fi isn't grounds for a penalty-free cancellation.

Yes. Add them as a planner from your account. Planners can book and manage your trips on your behalf.

Passport images are visible only to you and our operations team, and are used only for your trips.

You must be at least 18 to create an account and book.