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Leviate Air Group Review 2026: Operator, Fleet, and Safety

Who holds its charter certificate, and which hourly rates are not published

Leviate Air Group is a Dallas, Texas company that sells private jet charter, aircraft management and aircraft sales, and it publishes no hourly rates or fleet total. This review draws on Leviate’s own website and on trade reporting from December 2024 to March 2025. We did not request a quote, book a flight or evaluate Leviate’s service firsthand. The ch-aviation listing names Leviate Jet Management as the holder of a Business/Private Charter certificate, so that certificate is the first item to ask about.

Leviate fits buyers who want a Texas-based company that can arrange aircraft from 6 to 8 seat turboprops up to a VIP Boeing Business Jet with 150 passenger seats. Buyers who need a published hourly rate, a fleet count or a Wyvern or IS-BAO rating will not find one on the site, so they should ask for each in writing before they decide. Leviate’s site says pricing varies with aircraft category, type, location and demand, and it gives no figures.

What Leviate Air Group Is and How It Operates

Leviate Air Group sells charter flights, manages private aircraft and brokers aircraft sales from its Dallas headquarters, according to its website. Leviate calls itself a “single source for private aviation” and lists three divisions: Charter, Sales & Acquisitions, and Aircraft Management. It also lists cargo transport and ground transportation arrangements.

Leviate’s charter flying appears to run through a certificate held by Leviate Jet Management. ch-aviation’s March 2025 listing shows Leviate Jet Management, code SBE, based at Dallas Love Field, as the Business/Private Charter certificate holder. Aviation International News (AIN) describes Leviate Jet Management as a division of Leviate Air Group.

ch-aviation names Luis Barros as chief executive, Randall Mize as president and Rob Rosenberg as managing partner. The sources do not say whether every Leviate charter flight uses that certificate. Current certificate details are not published. Ask for the certificate holder’s name in writing for each trip you book.

The Three Divisions and What Each Sells

Leviate’s Charter division sells on-demand private jet flights, and its site says the price depends on aircraft category, type, location and demand.

Sales & Acquisitions brokers what the site calls “dozens” of aircraft sales and acquisitions a year. The site says the division offers off-market access and financing partners.

Aircraft Management includes a revenue share program. Leviate’s site describes it as a way for owners’ aircraft to fly in the charter fleet. The program’s terms are not published.

Leviate’s site says it can arrange aircraft from 6 to 8 seat turboprops up to a VIP Boeing Business Jet with 150 passenger seats. That range describes what Leviate can arrange. The site does not say how many aircraft sit in each size class.

The site does not state a founding year. It refers to “over 20 years” of expertise. ch-aviation reports that Leviate acquired Chairman Aviation in late 2024. The same report places core operations in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, with expansion into Florida and the East Coast.

Fleet by Type as Reported in 2024 and 2025

Leviate does not publish a fleet total or a count for each aircraft type. The types below come from AIN, ch-aviation and Private Jet Card Comparisons (PJCC) reporting from December 2024 to March 2025.

• Cessna Citation X, Citation XLS, Citation XLS+, Citation CJ3+ and Citation M2 Gen2.
• Embraer Phenom 300, with one based in New York.
• Pilatus PC-24.
• Bombardier Challenger 300. Trade reporting says a third example was due in March 2025.
• Bombardier Global 5000, based in South Florida. PJCC reports it was added in early 2025 with a new interior and Starlink Wi-Fi.
• Six HondaJets based in Texas and Florida. AIN reports they were added in December 2024 and operated on a high-utilization charter basis.
• Earlier long-range jets in ch-aviation’s fleet history: two Gulfstream GIV-SPs, a G450 and a G550.

ch-aviation counted 11 aircraft in Leviate Jet Management’s fleet in March 2025. The same report says about half of planned additions are existing clients moving to larger or longer-range aircraft.

Newer developments are in our dated update on Leviate’s fleet growth.

Safety and Certificate Questions to Ask Before You Book

Leviate’s site states an ARGUS Platinum safety rating. It also lists accreditation as an International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) dealer and a Better Business Bureau (BBB) A+ rating. These are Leviate’s own claims. The site does not mention Wyvern or IS-BAO ratings.

PJCC reported in March 2025 that Leviate says it has more than 22 years of incident-free operations. Ask Leviate for the record behind that claim in writing.

ch-aviation reports that Leviate is not a Part 145 repair station. Leviate handles minor maintenance in-house and outsources major work. AIN reports that each fleet has a dedicated maintenance manager, a lead captain and a check airman.

Ask Leviate these questions before you send a deposit:

• Ask for the name of the certificate holder that will fly your trip, in writing.
• Ask for the ARGUS rating of the operator that will fly your trip, because the site’s rating is a company claim.
• Ask whether Leviate holds a Wyvern or IS-BAO rating, since its site mentions neither.
• Ask for proof of insurance covering your flight.
• Ask which repair station performs the major maintenance on your assigned aircraft.

For the general checklist, read our how to charter a private jet guide.

What Leviate Publishes About Pricing

Leviate publishes no hourly rate, minimum, fee schedule or jet cardA prepaid block of flight hours on a set aircraft category, bought at a fixed or capped hourly rate. No aircraft ownership is involved.. Its site says pricing varies with aircraft category, type, location and demand, and it gives no numbers.

Ask for a written quote before you compare prices. Ask for one that names the aircraft type, the tail number and the certificate holder, and that lists every fee. Our charter cost breakdown is the place to start before you request that quote.

How the Structure Compares with Jet Card and Broker Models

Leviate’s site gives no charter prices, only the factors that vary them. Its site lists no jet card or membership product, so a jet card or broker quote would show a fixed hourly rate or a fee structure that Leviate does not publish.

The sources in this review show three functions under one company name: charter, aircraft sales and aircraft management. They name one certificate holder for charter, Leviate Jet Management. They do not say whether Leviate books flights on aircraft outside its listed fleet.

For a wider set of broker options, see our best private jet charter brokers guide. Our reviews of Jet Linx and Magellan Jets are also on this site.

Who Leviate Air Group Suits and What to Do Next

Pick Leviate if you want a Dallas-based company that sells charter, arranges aircraft sales and manages aircraft, and you need aircraft from 6 to 8 seat turboprops up to a 150 passenger Boeing Business Jet.

Compare quotes from other operators first if you need a published hourly rate, a fleet count or a Wyvern or IS-BAO rating. Leviate’s site publishes none of those. The same applies if you want owner management with published terms, because the revenue share terms are not published.

The written quote, the certificate holder’s details and the ARGUS rating decide this verdict. A written quote higher than another operator’s quote for the same aircraft type and route would move it. So would a certificate holder other than Leviate Jet Management, or a rating that does not match the site’s claim.

This review rests only on published trade reporting and Leviate’s own website. Before you book with Leviate Air Group, request a written quote that names the certificate holder, the assigned aircraft and the ARGUS rating for that aircraft.

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