THE PLATFORM · FEES, PLANS AND HOW GTA EARNS
The platform: the operating system for aviation
Global Ties Aviation is the operating system for the aviation industry. We connect every part of aviation — education, hiring, services, aircraft transactions, payments, business management and customer acquisition — in one connected ecosystem.
A marketplace is one feature. An operating system is where the industry runs its day — and this page publishes exactly what running here costs. No hidden cut, ever.
THE FEE SCHEDULE
The cut, in writing.
Every fee comes from the provider side, on completed work only, and both sides see it before anyone accepts. Publishing the cut is the point — hiding it is what brokers do.
| CATEGORY | PLATFORM FEE | CHARGED |
|---|---|---|
Aircraft sales Against a traditional brokerage's 3–5%. Buyers pay nothing. | 2% | From the seller, on completion |
Aircraft rentals & leases | 3% | On the executed agreement |
Aviation service jobs Detailing, washing, mechanics, avionics, interiors, paint touch-ups, inspections, photography, ferry pilots, drone inspections. Slides down as jobs grow — see the scale. | 10% | From the provider, on completed work |
Commercial flight bookings Fare search is in testing with sample fares until live booking opens. Then the card is held; a representative issues the ticket and only then charges it. | 8% | On the fare, shown before you pay; minimum $39 |
GTA pilot flights 15% on bookings through 31 August 2027, 18% from 1 September 2027; the schedule may rise later and is published before it does. Founding pilots (approved before 1 March 2027) never pay more than 18%. A pilot may price up to 30% above the GTA reference for the aircraft class, holidays included, never more. | 15% → 18% | From the pilot, on what they charge, after the flight |
Charter partners No charter partner is signed yet; this lane opens when the first is. | 5% | On the booked flight |
Parts marketplace | 5% | From the seller, on the completed order |
Academy enrollments A student the academy found itself costs the academy nothing. | 15% | On enrollment — only when GTA brought the academy the student |
Digital products, courses & templates | 10% | On each sale through the platform |
SERVICE JOBS — THE SLIDING SCALE
Bigger job, smaller cut.
10%
Standard jobs
Washes, details, turns — the platform does the finding, the vetting and the record.
8%
Mid-size jobs
Multi-day work: corrections, coatings, mobile maintenance visits.
5%
Major projects
Interior refits, paint programmes, management contracts.
3%
Large commercial contracts
Fleet and FBO-scale agreements — volume earns the floor rate.
The band for a real job is confirmed when the job is scoped — the Platform Guide below will do the arithmetic on any number you give it. Specialists always quote their own price; the fee comes out of a number they set.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
The predictable half of the model.
Fees fund the transactions; subscriptions fund the tools. One rule everywhere: a tier buys tools, reach and a lower fee — it never buys verification. The badge cannot be bought.
Professionals
DETAILERS, MECHANICS, INSPECTORS, PILOTS, TECHNICIANS
Free
$0
Get verified, get seen, take work.
- ▸ Verified profile in the Work Network
- ▸ A set number of job bids each month
- ▸ The aircraft record on every completed job
- ▸ Standard support
STANDARD PLATFORM FEE (10% ON STANDARD JOBS)
GTA Academy plans
3 plans
Trained, certified, connected and equipped.
- ▸ The six-week GTA Academy and three CAAP certifications, included
- ▸ A verified place in the GTA network, checked by a person
- ▸ Leads in your area as they arrive (never guaranteed)
- ▸ The Detailer OS with the AI Price Analyzer and Condition Photo Analyzer
- ▸ On the higher plans, the company built with you: setup, registration, website, marketing
- ▸ Launch, Operator or Command; the price is shown once a person at GTA approves the application
- ▸ Level 1 (Module 1 and the CAAP Foundation certification) is free with a GTA network membership a person approves, before any plan
ASK FOR LEVEL 1 FREE OR APPLY AT GLOBALTIESAVIATION.COM/ACADEMY (A PERSON APPROVES EVERY REQUEST)
Aircraft Owners
OWNERS AND OPERATORS, ONE AIRFRAME OR SEVERAL
Basic
$0
The ecosystem, open.
- ▸ Request any service, any specialist
- ▸ Buy and sell on the verified marketplace
- ▸ The permanent aircraft record
- ▸ AI advisors in every sector
NO FEES TO OWNERS — PROVIDERS PAY THE PLATFORM FEE
Owner Plus
$29 / per month
The aircraft, managed around you.
- ▸ Care reminders built from the aircraft record
- ▸ Priority scheduling with GTA crews and the network
- ▸ Preferred pricing from participating providers
- ▸ Document vault and concierge support
NO FEES TO OWNERS — THIS IS PURE TOOLING
Academies
FLIGHT SCHOOLS, MAINTENANCE SCHOOLS, DETAILING ACADEMIES
Listed
$0
In the directory, connected to graduates.
- ▸ Academy profile in the ecosystem directory
- ▸ Graduates join the Work Network with verified profiles
- ▸ 15% enrollment fee only on students GTA brings you
ENROLLMENT FEE APPLIES ONLY TO GTA-SOURCED STUDENTS
Partner Academy
$299 / per month
Your outcomes, our engine.
- ▸ Featured placement across the ecosystem
- ▸ Student pipeline analytics and lead management
- ▸ Cohort onboarding into the Work Network
- ▸ Outcome tracking you can publish to applicants
- ▸ Curriculum support from the platform's QC standards
ENROLLMENT FEE UNCHANGED — THE TIER BUYS REACH AND TOOLS
FBOs, MROs & Companies
FIXED-BASE OPERATORS, REPAIR STATIONS, FLEETS, CHARTER COMPANIES
Enterprise
$500–$2,000 / per month, scoped to size
The operating system, plugged into yours.
- ▸ Standing crews and on-demand specialist recruiting
- ▸ Service request management across locations
- ▸ Fleet appearance and care programmes on cadence
- ▸ API integrations with your existing software
- ▸ Priority support and a named account lead
LARGE-CONTRACT SLIDING SCALE (DOWN TO 3%) APPLIES
The Academy plans are chosen from your own Academy page once a person at GTA has approved your application: start with the application. Enterprise is scoped with a person, always; write to support@globaltiesaviation.com.
WHAT RUNS ON GTA
Every user gets a cockpit. All of them connect.
Students become verified professionals; professionals get hired by owners, FBOs and academies; owners buy, care and sell on the record. Live means it works today. In build means it is coming and we say so — this platform does not claim features it does not have.
Students
- LIVEStart GTA Academy free — Level 1 (Module 1 and the CAAP Foundation certification) with a free GTA network membership, approved by a person
- LIVEEnroll in the full GTA Academy — six weeks online, three aircraft appearance certifications, included with every plan
- IN BUILDFind other aviation academies
- LIVEBuild a verified professional profile
- LIVEFind internships and first jobs via the Work Network
- LIVEStart a business after graduation — the Launch track
Academies
- LIVERecruit new students
- LIVEManage student applications
- LIVEIssue digital certificates with public verification
- IN BUILDTrack graduate outcomes
- LIVEConnect graduates to employers and customers
Pilots
- LIVEList passenger flights, contract flying, instruction and tours
- LIVECustomers book and pay on the platform; payouts after the flight
- LIVEA verified profile: selfie, certificate, aircraft, last service, insurance
- LIVEThe founding-pilot rate lock for early sign-ups
- LIVELicense and rating assistance, then hiring into the network
Service Providers
- LIVEVerified profile, matched to work near your base
- IN BUILDQuotes, invoicing and scheduling
- IN BUILDClient messaging and review management
- IN BUILDBusiness analytics and tax reports
- IN BUILDInsurance and FAA document vault
- LIVELead generation — the Scale track
Aircraft Owners
- LIVEFind verified professionals and request services
- IN BUILDBuy and sell verified aircraft (coming soon, waitlist open)
- LIVEThe permanent aircraft record
- IN BUILDMaintenance schedule tracking
- LIVEPayments that settle exactly the approved quote
FBOs, MROs & Fleets
- LIVERequest standing crews and specialists
- LIVERecruit from the verified talent pool
- LIVEFleet care programmes on cadence
- IN BUILDService request management across locations
- IN BUILDAPI integrations — the infrastructure layer
THE PRINCIPLES
What the fee will never do.
- 01The fee exists only on completed work. No listing fees, no fee on a job that never happened.
- 02The fee is shown to both sides before anyone accepts. Nobody discovers it on the invoice.
- 03A subscription buys tools, reach and a lower fee. It never buys verification, and it never buys trust ranking.
- 04Specialists and partners quote their own price. The platform fee comes out of a number they set.
- 05Every paid job is written to the aircraft record — the fee funds verification, matching, support and the record itself.