Shortstop Jet Charter

Shortstop Jet Charter is a Melbourne charter company based at Essendon Airport. It began in the early 1980s managing and flying light aircraft for customers, and put its first jet, a Cessna Citation 500, into service in 1984. The company says this makes it the longest continuously operating jet charter company in Australia.

Services

• On demand private jet charter to destinations in Australia and the region
• DC-3 flight experiences and charters, including day trips to King Island and evening flights over Melbourne
• Fixed base operation (FBO) at Essendon Airport
• Aircraft management
• Aviation consulting, including advice on buying a private jet

Aircraft

The current charter aircraft listed on its website is a Douglas DC-3, known as Melbourne's Gooney Bird, with 28 seats and a range of about 400 nm. Over the years the company has flown Learjet 24, 25, 31 and 35, Westwind I, Citation I, II, SII and CJ1, Hawker 800 and 1000, Dassault Falcon 900C, turboprops and piston twins.

FBO services

The Essendon FBO offers a VIP lounge, conference room, ground handling, refuelling, catering, crew rest and flight planning rooms, customs, immigration and quarantine clearance, slot allocation, GPU, cabin detailing and helicopter handling.

Company facts

• Operating since the early 1980s, first jet in 1984
• Gold Award from the Australian Business Quality Awards
• Managing Director and founder: Mike Falls Snr
• Company frequency 135.95 MHz

Contact

Website: shortstop.com.au

Phone: 1300 727 412, +61 3 9379 9299

Location: Essendon Airport, VIC, Australia