A bright shiny airplane, sharply dressed pilots in official-looking uniforms, personalized air transportation — sounds great, doesn’t it? Since the pandemic, private air charter has surged because of the convenience and personal touch. With that surge have come unscrupulous, illegal charter operators that mimic legitimate operators, but they do not have Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to fly. Why is that important to you, the passenger? Because these rogue operators, while they may be cheap, do not abide by the same standards of safety that legitimate, legal operators must abide by.