| Most people do not consider flying in a private jet as | | | | have climbed up by 25%. |
| practical and efficient, on the other hand, the | | | | Private charters today have been trying to lure |
| extravagant costs of these mini jets do not seem to | | | | customers like never before seeing the plunging decline |
| dither most business travelers and any other flyer who | | | | in the number of flyers unhappy with the services of |
| is ready to plunk down over a million dollars per year | | | | the commercial airlines, notwithstanding the delayed |
| for a hassle free, quick fly. Over the time, it has been | | | | flights and rigid plans, terminals hobnobbing with harried |
| observed that in spite of whatever the statistics have | | | | people and uncomfortably varying flight schedules. |
| to say, owning or partly owning or even just flying in a | | | | Commercial Airlines, however, have taken a serious |
| private business jet or a company owned jet has | | | | not of the fact and have started taking steps to |
| been the in thing to do. | | | | counter the formidable competition. While the battle |
| When compared to commercial airlines, most people | | | | rages on between the general aviation industry and |
| cannot compare the advantages and disadvantages | | | | the commercial airlines sector, there are also aspects |
| numbers wise. The numbers just don't add up. | | | | like the kind of taxes commercial airlines pay up while |
| However, for most busy executives and CEOs, the | | | | the general aviation industry rides basically tax free on |
| numbers seem to look favorable when efficiency and | | | | U.S Air space. |
| productivity are factored in. The numbers more than | | | | The scenario in Europe continues to look promising, |
| add-up if you took the ego-massaging effect these | | | | especially with the latest report of the Euro Control, a |
| pretty birds seem to have on the affluent and the | | | | European air traffic control, which has seen an |
| super rich. Just the kind of thing they would need to | | | | increase in the sales of private business jets in Europe |
| have when they feel like graduating from their fleet of | | | | rising to the extent of about 22%. |
| expensive cars. | | | | Private jet, according to some, is just expensive toys. |
| Hence, as a result, the private charter industry is | | | | For some more, they add productivity and are believed |
| flourishing while the commercial aviation industry isn't | | | | to even add to the bottom line. |
| really seeing much of an action. Out of the total 14,000 | | | | Whatever be the consensus, the birds will fly. |
| jets operating world-wide, 10,000 operate out of the | | | | Expenses will stay back in the Hangar. |
| United States alone and the total shipments to the US | | | | |