Floating fleet
A floating fleet is a group of aircraft that has no fixed home base: each jet simply stays wherever its last flight ended and is dispatched from there to the nearest demand. Large operators such as VistaJet, Flexjet and NetJets run floating fleets across regions, which is what makes genuine one-way pricing possible on popular routes. For the customer it means fewer repositioning charges and more availability at short notice in busy markets, but sometimes a less predictable aircraft type. Smaller operators with two or three jets at a single airport cannot float, so their quotes will usually include the return or positioning cost.