FIFO charter built around your roster
Yes. Aircraft charter can support fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workforce travel when scheduled airlines do not fit project rosters, remote worksite access, passenger numbers or required travel times. Plan the complete recurring movement: roster timing, passenger manifests, baggage and tools, runway suitability, site transfers and operator acceptance all belong in the same brief.
Plan the whole workforce movement
Match charter to the project
FIFO charter may suit mines, construction and infrastructure projects, shutdowns, exploration programmes and other remote or regional operations. Identify the actual constraint: airline connections, group size, destination access or shift timing. Include outward and return movements so the operator can assess the whole transport requirement.
Build the forward roster
Provide the roster pattern, travel days, required arrival and departure times and programme duration. Separate fixed shift-change deadlines from preferred times, and show seasonal peaks or exceptions. A forward schedule gives operators a clearer basis for recurring aircraft and crew availability than a series of isolated enquiries.
Define the load on every sector
State typical and peak passenger numbers on each leg, because outbound and return loads may differ. Include passenger manifests, baggage allowances, tools and equipment dimensions and weights. Heavy bags or tools can change aircraft suitability even when the number of seats is sufficient.
Connect the airport to the worksite
Name the mine, project or worksite, preferred airport and final transfer requirement. Runway and remote airstrip suitability, permissions, operating hours and ground transport must be assessed together. The nearest airstrip is not automatically suitable for the proposed aircraft or the required arrival time.
Plan for disruption before departure
Allow for weather, aircraft unserviceability, passenger changes and missed connections. Agree who can approve itinerary changes, who informs travellers and the receiving site, and how ground transport or accommodation will be handled. Record escalation contacts and the timing flexibility available on each roster movement.
Compare the complete programme
For recurring work, set out frequency, programme duration and seasonal changes so fleet and crew planning can reflect the real task. Compare proposals using the same sectors, loads, schedule and waiting assumptions. Clarify inclusions, disruption arrangements and commercial conditions before selecting the transport model.
From roster to a workable flight programme
Brief
Share the full roster, passenger loads, tools and site-transfer needs.
Assess
Have aircraft availability, runway suitability and timing assessed together.
Coordinate
Agree the movement plan, traveller communications and disruption contacts.
FIFO charter FAQs
Can FIFO charter operate to remote project sites?
Potentially, where a suitable airport or airstrip exists and an authorised operator accepts the task.
What information is needed for a FIFO quote?
Roster, route, passenger numbers, baggage or tools, site-access timing, programme duration and any ground-transfer requirements.
Can freight travel with the workforce?
Sometimes, depending on aircraft payload, space and operator acceptance. Provide dimensions and weight for equipment or cargo.
Does Aircraft Charter Australia operate FIFO aircraft?
No. It coordinates charter enquiries through suitable authorised operators.
Prepare a FIFO charter brief
- Full roster and programme duration
- Typical and peak loads, baggage and tools
- Worksite, airport and ground-transfer needs
- Disruption contacts and timing flexibility
Aircraft Charter Australia coordinates charter enquiries as a broker. Flights are performed by appropriately authorised operating carriers, subject to availability, suitability and operator acceptance.
This guide provides general aircraft charter planning information. Final aircraft suitability and availability depend on operator acceptance, weather, airport or airstrip conditions and operational requirements.
Planning information by Aircraft Charter Australia.