Flights that occur in the private aviation sector that are one-off and unpublished. Pilots seeking air miles or pilots returning from a destination with an empty plane, or even to buy/sell an aircraft. This tag also includes travel on fractional shares, but does not include charter flights. Synonyms include “deadhead,” “positioning,” and “ferry”.
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Where to find ferry flights and empty leg flights?
Based on this question Avoiding crew fatigue on empty leg flights I learned that there are "empty leg" flights or "ferry flights".
These seem a good option but I would like to know more about them.
Where are these announced? How can one travel this…
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Avoiding crew fatigue on empty leg flights
An empty leg is a private jet flight where there are no passengers on-board. It's a one way return trip home for private jet charter or other luxury jets, similar to how rental cars must be driven back to their base if the drop off is in a different…
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