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CHARGES INITIATED BY DX:
Hourly Fees
DX charges are based on flight hours including relocating
for pick up or return to Houston after a drop off. Pricing
can be guaranteed, based on an estimate of how long a flight
will take, known as "Fixed Pricing". Or pricing
can be based on actual time flown on the trip. An estimate
will be provided with the final invoice being based on the
logged aircraft time in the Flight Management System of the
aircraft. This time usually runs less than or very close to
the estimated time baring unusual weather situations or air
traffic delays encountered inflight. Payment for all trips
must be made in advance by wire transfer or cleared check.
An American Express Credit card authorization will be required
to ensure full payment after prepayment and invoicing has
been accomplished in case additional charges are incurred
or other arrangements must be made. The card will only be
executed in the event of non payment by check after final
billing has been issued.
Minimum Use Charge
There is a minimum use charge of two hours per day. The flying
time for the total trip will be used to determine any additional
charge for multiple day trips.
Example 1: A one day trip that actual or estimated flying
time is less than two hours will be charged for two hours.
Example 2: A five day trip that logs 8 hours of actual or
estimated flying time will incur an additional 2 hour charge
less fuel burn for those two hours. (5 days multiplied by
2 hours = 10 hours minus 8 hours flown = 2 hours. 2 multiplied
by the hourly rate, less an estimated fuel burn = minimum
use charge for the trip) Assume the hourly rate was $4,500
per hour, fuel cost was $2.50 per gallon, and fuel burn was
600 gallons per hour.
The calculation would be: $4,500 X 2 = $9,000.00 minus 600
X 2 X $2.50 = $6,000.00 minimum use charge.
Fuel Surcharge IF Applicable
With price of oil changing daily, a fuel surcharge will be
added to total trip charges for flights more than 2.5 hours
away from Houston or when additional fuel will need to be
purchased before returning to Houston. That calculation is
based on the difference in the fuel price at the refueling
stop and the price of the fuel that was to base the hourly
rate prior to departure. That difference is then applied to
the charted burn rate for the altitude and the flight leg
length time. This prevents inflated fuel surcharges for the
customer and an offset for the additional cost of fuel above
the cost for the quoted rate, for DX. This will be
an actual number, not a percentage rate or an additional hourly
rate. Fuel burn decreases the longer a flight leg goes. Why
pay a charge that does not reflect that fact?
Overnight Charges
These charges will be expenses incurred by the crew such as
meals, hotel and transportation. For a three person crew the
typical cost is $1,000.00 per night. For a two person crew
the typical cost is $750.00 per night.
Flight Attendant Charges
For flights that require any type of meal service or meal
preparation, or with passenger loads of more than 4 people,
a flight attendant will be required. The charge for the flight
attendant is $450.00 per day plus expenses as indicated above.
CHARGES NOT INITIATED BY DX:
Facility Fees
There may be some additional costs to the customer not initiated
by or in behalf of DX. These costs include ramp fees,
FBO fees, landing fees or air space utilization fees.
Taxes
Segment fees, excise tax, and any other taxes levied by a
legal taxing authority will be passed on to the customer at
actual cost.
Note: Charges not initiated by or in behalf of DX
are passed on to the customer at actual cost plus 10% administrative
charge. They will be included in estimates or fixed pricing
and adjusted when actual invoices are received.
The current hourly rate is $4,700.00 per hour.
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