Our approach
Aviation that makes better use of what already flies.
The most sustainable flight is one that was going anyway. Empty legs are that flight.
Every empty leg filled is a flight that would have flown anyway
Repositioning flights happen regardless of whether passengers are aboard. By filling those seats, Valdor Jets doesn't add emissions — it divides existing ones across more travelers.
Load optimization over new capacity
We don't charter new aircraft. We connect travelers to seats on aircraft already scheduled to move. That structural difference matters for the carbon math.
Operator transparency
We publish operator safety ratings and completed-flight records. As sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) adoption grows among operators, we'll surface that data here too.
Honest about the limits
Private aviation carries a real carbon footprint. Filling empty legs reduces per-passenger emissions but doesn't eliminate them. We won't pretend otherwise.
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Repositioning capacity — no new aircraft chartered
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New aircraft added to the sky
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Operator safety ratings published
The roadmap
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Phase 1
Today: Load Optimization
Every empty leg filled is a flight that was already scheduled to fly. We add no new capacity to the sky — we make better use of what's already there.
Phase 2
SAF Partnerships
We're in early conversations with SAF producers and FBOs offering blended sustainable aviation fuel. We'll prioritize routing requests to operators who fuel with SAF as those partnerships mature.
Phase 3
SAF-Routed Flights
Long-term, we want to let travelers choose SAF-fueled routes where available — fuel that can cut lifecycle emissions by up to 80% versus conventional jet fuel.
Phase 4
Full Transparency
Publishing operator emissions and SAF-usage data alongside safety ratings, so travelers can weigh the full picture, not just price.
Methodology
How we calculate emissions and our contribution
Version 2026.1
Every emissions figure Valdor shows is an estimate, calculated from aircraft category, great-circle distance and estimated block time using published per-hour fuel-burn figures. Precision is not the goal — an honest order of magnitude is.
| Aircraft category | Fuel burn (gal/hr) |
|---|---|
| Turboprop | 130 |
| Very Light Jet | 115 |
| Light Jet | 170 |
| Midsize Jet | 250 |
| Super Midsize Jet | 300 |
| Heavy Jet | 370 |
| Ultra Long Range Jet | 510 |
Block time uses the same duration shown elsewhere on your booking — the feed's own departure and arrival times when available, or a great-circle estimate at typical cruise speed.
This estimate covers CO₂ only. Non-CO₂ aviation forcing — contrails and high-altitude NOₓ, roughly a 2–3× multiplier by some published models — is real and contested, and is excluded from the figure shown rather than folded in under a disputed methodology.
Valdor contributes 5% of its brokerage fee, net of any discount, to the purchase and permanent retirement of verified carbon removal credits — not avoidance offsets — on every flight we arrange, at no cost to the client. A contribution accrues once payment clears.
This ledger began recording accruals on Sep 13, 2026. Empty-leg bookings accepted before that date, and any booking paid before it, carry no contribution record.
Valdor Jets is an air charter broker and indirect air carrier under 14 CFR Part 295. It does not operate aircraft. All flights are operated by FAA Part 135 certificated direct air carriers. Full terms in the Valdor Jets Terms & Conditions.
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