Fractional ownership

A share of a specific tail

Fractional ownership suits clients flying enough to want an aircraft, and sensible enough not to want the whole of one. You hold a defined share of a named aircraft; INDD Air operates, crews and maintains it.

01

A named aircraft

Your share is in one identified tail, not a pool. You know the cabin, the configuration, the age and the maintenance history of the aircraft you board.

02

Structured before you sign

Ownership structure, tax position and depreciation treatment are modelled with your advisers first. Nothing is signed until the numbers have been through your own counsel.

03

Operated on our certificate

Crewing, scheduling, maintenance planning, insurance, hangarage and regulatory filing sit with us. Fixed cost is billed monthly against a management fee with no markup on fuel, handling or parts.

04

A defined exit

Five-year terms with a guaranteed buyback at appraised market value, and the option to move your share into the next aircraft when the fleet renews.

Share sizes

ShareAnnual hoursTypical use
1/1650 hoursRegional trips, a few times a month
1/8100 hoursWeekly regional flying with occasional long-haul
1/4200 hoursA working aircraft for a family or a firm
1/2400 hoursNear-exclusive use without whole ownership

Hours are per twelve-month period and roll to the following year. Structures are arranged individually — speak to an advisor.


What it costs

Two costs, both known in advance.

Fixed — billed monthly

The management fee

Crewing, scheduling, maintenance planning, insurance, hangarage and regulatory filing — one fee, with no markup on the services within it.

Variable — per occupied hour

Only the hours you fly

Fuel, handling, catering and en-route charges at cost, for the hours you actually fly. Nothing added on top of the invoice we receive.

Not billed

What you never see

Positioning outside your flying, other owners' use of the tail, and the desk's time between your trips. Your share carries none of it.

How it compares

Against the alternatives.

 FractionalMembershipWhole ownership
Capital outlayShare of one aircraftPrepaid hours onlyThe whole aircraft
CommitmentFive-year termAnnual, renewableIndefinite
AircraftA named tailA fixed classYours outright
OperationOur certificateOur certificateYour flight department
ExitGuaranteed buybackRefundable hoursResale at market

Flying less than roughly fifty hours a year? Membership is usually the better fit. Your advisor will model both against your actual flying.

Answered

Questions owners ask first.

What happens at the end of the term?

Five-year terms close with a guaranteed buyback at appraised market value, or you move your share into the next aircraft as the fleet renews.

How is my share taxed?

Ownership structure, tax position and depreciation are modelled with your own advisers before anything is signed. Nothing is executed until your counsel has seen the numbers.

Do I ever fly a different tail?

Your share is in one named aircraft. When it is in maintenance, an equivalent is provided on notice — you are never grounded by a single airframe.

Can I change the size of my share?

As availability allows, and at renewal you can move up, down, or across to a different type as your flying changes.

Who operates the aircraft?

INDD Air, on its own certificate — the same crew, desk and safety standard as the rest of the fleet.

“I wanted an aircraft, not a flight department. This is the first arrangement that gave me the one without the other.”
— Principal, industrial group

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