The Charter Store, LLC

The Charter Store (TCS) is an air charter broker headquartered on Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The company says it was founded in 2008. It states plainly that it is not an air carrier and does not hold operational control of aircraft; flights are arranged with licensed third-party operators.

Its focus is freight rather than passengers. TCS arranges door-to-door cargo charters for payloads under 40,000 pounds within the United States, Mexico and Canada, aimed at shippers dealing with production deadlines or supply-chain disruptions. The company says it aims to present charter options within 15 minutes of a request and provides milestone updates while a shipment is moving.

Alongside full aircraft charters, a service line called TCS Select covers next-flight-out air freight, hand-carry (on-board courier) shipments and expedited trucking. A Mexican arm, TCS Mexico, is based in Guadalajara and coordinates cross-border trucking and local handling with the US team.

According to the company, its operations desk runs in three shifts and is staffed by people with backgrounds as pilots, dispatchers and charter specialists, giving round-the-clock coverage. Trade press has reported that TCS joined the AOP Project Partners network as an associated member.

Because The Charter Store is a cargo broker, it is relevant mainly to companies moving urgent freight rather than to private passengers looking for a jet charter.