US PART 135 · DIRECT ACCESS
Every US charter operator. One request away.
TailDirect puts charter brokers in direct contact with all 1,700+ FAA Part 135 operators — including the majority you won't find on any marketplace. No middleman. Operators answer in minutes, not days.
1,746Part 135 certificates — the complete US list
11,417charter aircraft with verified type data
16,404aircraft photos, every one source-attributed
Weeklyrefresh from FAA records + operator sites
How it works for brokers
01 — REQUEST
Describe the trip
Route, dates, passengers. We match it against the live fleet — type, range, base, real availability signals.
02 — DIRECT
Operators get it instantly
Matching operators receive your request by email and text — straight to the charter desk, no platform account required on their side.
03 — QUOTES
Answers in minutes
Operators quote in one click. You see who answered, how fast, with real aircraft photos — not stock shots pretending to be the tail.
Data brokers can actually trust
Built from primary sources
- FAA Part 135 certificates and the full aircraft registry, refreshed weekly
- Operator contacts verified against their own websites — three-stage verification, disputed records reviewed by a human
- Operators correct their own cards — those fields outrank everything else
Photos with provenance
- 2,100+ aircraft with real exterior and cabin photos
- Every photo labeled by source — an actual tail photo never gets confused with a stock render
- Operators upload and curate their own photos via one link
Where every field comes from
| Field | Source | Verification |
|---|---|---|
| Certificates & fleet | FAA Part 135 list + aircraft registry | WEEKLY |
| Charter contacts | Operator websites | 3-STAGE + HUMAN |
| Photos (16,000+) | Operators, registries, manufacturers | PER-PHOTO SOURCE |
| Rates | Operators themselves | NEVER GUESSED |