Aero Charter, Inc., SUS - Spirit of St. Louis Airport

Aero Charter, Inc. is an aviation company at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (KSUS) in Chesterfield, Missouri, west of St. Louis. Its history traces back to Aero Enterprises, an aircraft timesharing business founded in 1966 by John J. Morgenthaler, Sr. Aero Charter was incorporated in 1978 to provide aircraft management and air carrier services. The company later moved from St. Louis Lambert to its own facility at Spirit of St. Louis. John J. Morgenthaler, Jr. is listed as CEO and Raymond Van De Riet, Jr. as president.

Its main business lines are on-demand charter and aircraft management. It also runs a full-service FBO at KSUS, offering fuel, hangar space and ground arrangements. In addition, it holds an FAA Part 145 repair station certificate covering maintenance and avionics, including Garmin installations.

The company says it operates its own fleet of jets and turboprops. Types listed include the Citation Sovereign+, the Citation XLS/XLS+, the Citation CJ2 and the Pilatus PC-12. For trips outside its own fleet, it says it can source other aircraft through outside contacts. It also posts empty-leg (one-way) availability on its website.

Aero Charter's FBO page on AirNav mentions NBAA safety awards, and its website displays NBAA and BASC logos. Flyers who want to compare it with other operators should ask for its current operating certificate details and any third-party safety audit ratings, because neither was confirmed during this review.