Commonly Asked Questions

The program is a 24-month commitment.

No: it is a shared lease program.

The program is designed for 100 hours per annum per Lessee. If a Lessee reaches 100 hours in a given 12-month period, further flying will include a supplemental charge of $1,000 per hour.

Three, a fourth will be added when demand necessitates.

The aircraft is certified for single pilot operations, but as a customer preference a co-pilot is available at an additional charge of $250.00 per day.

There are a number of factors contributing to this decision, most significant is that Airlift’s current infrastructure can only handle this incremental activity. Additional aircraft will require more staffing and time.

There will be a pooling arrangement between the four will have access to one of the other three. In the rare gone, the nearest will be brought back to San Antonio use the next day. This guarantees 24-hour access.

As long as the unit is leased to one entity there can be a sharing arrangement between partners in the entity.

Aircraft are on-line and operational.

Phase One of the program involves four aircraft, or 16 units. Presently, eleven units have been taken, leaving five available.

No, the only variable costs to the Lessee are fuel, pilots, ground handling and catering. All maintenance costs are covered in the fixed-monthly cost. If a component needs repair, overhaul or replacement, it is covered by Merlin One, period! There are no surprises.

Simply call the Merlin One number tel: 210-366-8766 and speak to Julie Schawe, Merlin One’s Customer Relations Specialist.

Scheduled maintenance is every 100 flight hours. The down time for each check is 5-7 business days. Given the utilization plan of 300-400 hours per airplane per year, the airplane will be down for four weeks for maintenance each calendar year. Unscheduled maintenance will be done at Airlift’s maintenance base in New Braunfels on an as required basis after each flight.

Only if you plan to be gone more than seven days, otherwise the aircraft remains with you and you pay the cost of flying the pilot back and forth by purchasing a round trip ticket from the destination to San Antonio and back.

Absolutely, the extra insurance for these operations is included in the monthly fees.

3,500 feet paved.