Our operators

Altivo Jets does not own or operate aircraft. Every UK charter we arrange is flown by the holder of an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) issued by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), or by a properly licensed foreign operator for flights it is permitted to fly. The operator holds operational control of the flight and is responsible for its crew, maintenance and safety.

Before we quote an aircraft, we check that the operator appears on the CAA's published list of UK aeroplane and helicopter AOC holders, under its full company name. Before you sign, we ask the operator for the aircraft's insurance certificate, and we show third-party safety audit ratings such as ARGUS or WYVERN when the operator holds them. Our operator pages show each company's AOC number, base and aircraft, taken from the CAA list.

The operator's company name and any trade name appear on your quote and in your charter agreement. The CAA says that by law you must be told the operator's name, and advises asking for the pilot's name and qualifications. You can ask us, or the operator, for these before you fly.

Browse every operator we list on our UK charter operators page, or read Is my flight legal? to check any operator yourself.

We keep each operator's licence, insurance and operating authority on file with their expiry dates, and operators agree to tell us at once if any of them lapses or changes. When a licence or insurance expires, the operator's page shows it, and we do not quote that operator until it is renewed. Independent safety ratings such as ARGUS, Wyvern and IS-BAO are recorded where an operator holds them.

We are not an aviation authority and do not audit an operator's maintenance or crew training ourselves. We rely on the regulator's licensing and the operator's own documents, and the operator keeps operational control of every flight.