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November 9th, 2004, 09:05
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| Old Skool  |  The booming world of private jets taking off..... http://online.barrons.com/article/SB...cle-outset-box COULD FLYING ON COMMERCIAL AIRLINES get any more miserable? Cutbacks by financially ailing carriers have meant fewer direct routes, more stopovers, longer flight times and more nights away from home. Check-in and security lines often seem interminable. Crowded runways have added to takeoff and landing delays. And even when you're airborne, the best you can expect is a crowded cabin and a bag of pretzels served by a surly flight attendant unhappy about his latest pay cut. Little wonder, then, that more and more executives and wealthy families are choosing to fly by private jet. If a corporation doesn't own a plane itself, it may well be buying a share of a plane or signing up for one of the growing number of services that make private charters almost as easy as hailing a cab. Many seasoned travelers, from rank-and-file executives to celebrities like Shaq, no longer leave home without special debit cards loaded with 25 hours of flying time. In all, the use of private aircraft is expected to grow by at least 6% this year, nearly double the pace of the economy, and perhaps 8% or 9% next year, according to Honeywell Aerospace. Most of the time you simply pick up the phone and order anything from a small seven-seat Citation Ultra to a giant 22-seat Boeing Business Jet capable of a nonstop haul from New York to Frankfurt. You leave when you want and where you want. When you get to the airport, you walk straight to the plane and prepare for takeoff in as little as 10 minutes. |
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November 9th, 2004, 10:18
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa
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 | Re: The booming world of private jets taking off..... It's really not that surprising. Flying on airlines used to be for the elite then the airlines deregulated and for better or worse flying came to the masses. Now the elite have found a way of flying that suits them better. Just a natural progression of the human pshyche.  |
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November 9th, 2004, 10:43
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| Old Skool | Re: The booming world of private jets taking off..... Well, maybe this Primaris, startup out of Las Vegas is on to something. http://www.primarisairlines.com/ http://www.primaris-airlines.com/ |
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November 9th, 2004, 12:35
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| Re: The booming world of private jets taking off..... What exactly happened when the airlines were "deregulated"? |
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November 9th, 2004, 16:18
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Where everybody's somebody
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| Re: The booming world of private jets taking off..... Sounds like ExecJet to me... Since when is a BBJ a giant airplane? |
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November 9th, 2004, 16:19
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| Old Skool | Re: The booming world of private jets taking off..... [ QUOTE ] What exactly happened when the airlines were "deregulated"? [/ QUOTE ] Compared to the normal Corporate Aircraft, the BBJ is a giant. |
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November 9th, 2004, 16:38
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Low Earth Orbit
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| Re: The booming world of private jets taking off..... [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] What exactly happened when the airlines were "deregulated"? [/ QUOTE ] Compared to the normal Corporate Aircraft, the BBJ is a giant. [/ QUOTE ]I never saw where it called the BBJ a giant. It did say it was huge though. Personally, I like the specs for "Blue Star Jets." Notice it says Courtesy of NetJets in reference to the photo? For the uninitiated: No, Blue Star is not affiliated with NetJets. They are a charter broker. |
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