Published card and share pricing

Magellan Jets cost: the published card rates and the Challenger 850 share

Magellan Jets publishes jet card rates starting at $7,500 an hour for 25 hours, $7,250 for 50 hours and $7,000 for 100 hours. Its fractional program lists a 12.5 percent Challenger 850 share at $1.25 million on a three-year term, and Magellan states a buyback at 60 percent of the original share value at the end of that term.

Aircraft category and tax treatment affect the client’s final cost per hour. For the share, ownership cost includes the purchase price less buyback proceeds, plus hourly flight charges and the management fee. We compare Magellan’s card and share proposals with competing programs using the client’s flight history.

Published rates

Magellan Jets jet card cost at 25, 50 and 100 hours

U.S. dollar starting hourly rates and conditional savings from Magellan materials checked October 8, 2026. The published starting rates do not identify an aircraft category or establish tax inclusion. Savings apply to qualifying round trips and long legs; other discount conditions and the current proposal control. These are flight rates, not full ownership costs.

Magellan Jets jet card cost at 25, 50 and 100 hours
Card	Published starting hourly rate	Published round-trip and long-leg saving	Published rate lock
25-hour card	$7,500	10%	12 months
50-hour card	$7,250	15%	18 months
100-hour card	$7,000	20%	24 months

Published card terms

Magellan’s Category and Premium jet cards

Magellan’s card starts at 25 hours, with further rate and benefit thresholds at 50 and 100 hours. Larger commitments lower the starting hourly rate and lengthen the rate lock. From 50 hours the card adds short-leg waivers, four at 50 hours and eight at 100, and a 7 percent discount on Advantage Routes. These are preferred corridors; the discount does not apply on Advanced Booking Days, and discounts cannot be combined.

The Category card gives access to any aircraft in the light, midsize, super-midsize or heavy category, with de-icing and catering as add-ons and a standard call-out of 48 hours. Call-out is the notice Magellan needs before departure. The Premium card provides access to a dedicated aircraft type: Phenom 300, Challenger 350 or Gulfstream G450 and G550, with de-icing and catering included and call-out as low as 24 hours. Both are fixed-rate cards, and Magellan does not list a separate Premium rate.

De-icing needs vary during the winter, and catering for a full cabin can add materially to trip costs. Because Premium includes both, a higher hourly rate can still result in a lower total cost over a winter.

Cost interpretation

What Magellan’s published hourly rate leaves unspecified

Magellan does not identify the aircraft category behind its published starting rates. The Category card spans light, midsize, super-midsize and heavy aircraft, so the starting rate alone does not establish the cost of the aircraft a client needs.

Magellan describes fuel price protection and all-inclusive pricing, but the published starting rates do not make the tax treatment clear. The aircraft category, included charges and access terms in the proposal determine what the quoted rate buys.

Rate protection

Magellan’s rate locks and peak-day notice requirements

Magellan locks card rates for 12, 18 or 24 months depending on the commitment, with no peak-day surcharges and no blackout dates. Advance-notice requirements still apply: Magellan publishes Advanced Booking Days, as few as 40 for Category and 20 for Premium cards. No peak surcharge does not mean ordinary notice applies on every date.

The card balance is refundable and non-expiring, which allows a client to keep funds available alongside another program. The stated hourly rate is protected only for the rate-lock term; aircraft category, fuel protection and tax treatment still determine what that price covers.

We assess Magellan’s card and share proposals against the travel they need to serve. The comparison considers access, included services and the financial commitment, including exit terms where aircraft ownership is involved.

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Published share terms

The Magellan Jets fractional share: one eighth of a Challenger 850 over three years

Magellan publishes the share at $1,250,000 for 12.5 percent of a Bombardier Challenger 850, one eighth of the aircraft, on a three-year term with 50 hours a year, or 150 contracted hours. Up to 25 unused hours carry forward.

Federal minimum-interest rules are explained in fractional jet ownership requirements; annual allocation is a program term. Magellan states that each Challenger 850 is divided into four one-eighth shares, with half the aircraft’s time left unallocated, which it presents as supporting availability.

Rates depend on where a leg starts and ends. The hourly rate is $5,400 for legs that start and end in a Preferred Area and $6,000 across the contiguous United States and the Bahamas from a Preferred Area origin. It is $7,500 for itineraries to Eastern Canada or the Caribbean that begin or end on the East Coast.

Other routings require a current quote. Magellan locks the share’s hourly rates for the full year, so the rate can change twice inside the three-year term. Magellan states that legs over 3.7 hours require a fuel stop. Interchange lets the owner fly Magellan’s card fleet using the owner’s hours, at rates set by the agreement.

The management fee is not published. Magellan’s promotional terms refer to a first year of management fees; the current proposal sets that charge. A fixed fee raises cost per hour when fewer hours are flown.

Buyback terms

The buyback and total ownership cost

Magellan states a buyback at 60 percent of the original share value after three years, subject to the agreement. That stated percentage makes the expected proceeds clearer than a future market valuation. NetJets describes guaranteed liquidity for Share owners, while Flexjet describes the ability to sell back a portion of the share purchase at contract end; those statements do not specify the same fixed percentage.

The purchase price less buyback proceeds is an ownership cost in addition to hourly flight charges and management fees. Card drawdowns pay for flights, while an unused refundable balance retains value under the agreement.

Both structures also have an opportunity cost: the earnings forgone on the $1.25 million share investment over three years or on card funds held before flying. The agreement’s buyback conditions affect the share’s expected return.

Operator structure

Who operates Magellan’s card and fractional flights

Card flights are sourced from Magellan’s Preferred Network, which Magellan describes as fewer than 100 vetted operators. Fractional flights are operated by Slate Aviation under the fractional ownership rules, with Magellan designing the program and coordinating client service. The owner directing a program flight holds operational control and shares responsibility for compliance with the program manager. These responsibilities are part of the ownership agreement and warrant review by the owner’s counsel.

The network offers access across aircraft categories and airports without aircraft ownership. The share provides access to the Challenger 850 program through an aircraft interest with a stated buyback percentage, subject to the agreement.

Travel pattern

Who the Magellan card and share may suit

A 25-hour Magellan card can suit a client who flies a few times a quarter, books closer to departure within the card’s notice requirements and wants access to a category rather than one aircraft type.

The Challenger 850 share can suit a client based in the Northeast or Southeast who flies a heavy cabin about 50 hours a year over three years. That client values a stated buyback percentage and expects to use interchange into the card fleet for short legs.

These are possible uses rather than eligibility rules. Aircraft category, destinations, interchange and the buyback’s conditions determine how either structure fits the client.

What we do

We price Magellan’s card and share on the client’s own trips

We assess Magellan’s Category and Premium card proposals against the client’s travel needs and competing programs. The review considers the cost and practical value of each card’s access and included services.

For the Challenger 850 share, our advice addresses the ownership commitment, the routes it serves and the terms governing the three-year exit.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

No. The buyback concerns the aircraft investment. Management fees and flight charges remain separate expenses. A contractual return of part of the purchase price therefore does not describe the total cost of the three-year commitment.

Fund expiry and rate protection are separate terms. A balance can remain available after its protected-rate period ends, but the price of later travel then depends on the applicable renewal or rate provisions.

Its value depends on actual exposure. A client with little winter flying may use that inclusion rarely, while repeated de-icing can materially affect another client's bill. The comparison uses the expected trips and the quoted rate difference rather than the inclusion alone.