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Does Aircraft Ownership Make Sense?

Initially if you look at it in dollars and cents the typical answer is NO! Then why do so many people own aircraft? Let's look at all the reasons ownership does make sense by comparing your current means of air travel to having your own aircraft.


Airlines:

Airlines offer discounted tickets.

There are only a select few airports where airliners can land which can increase your travel time on the road.

In the past few years there are fewer flights, and the airlines are still cutting flights.

You must conform to the airline's schedule.

Your options are limited when choosing airports close to your final destination.

Security procedures increase total travel time.

Fewer direct flights, which means extended layovers, changing planes, basically extending the total time of your flight.

Almost impossible to be productive on an airline flight with the noise and amount of people moving around.

Airline travel used to be about comfort and saving time, now it is like traveling on a city bus.



Fractional Ownership:

Go where you want, when you want.

Very productive environment, you can conduct meetings in flight.

Travel on your schedule.

No security lines, travel with people you know.

Enjoy comfort that is equal or better than commercial first class.

Large buy in cost and hourly costs.

Monthly maintenance fees.

Predictable ownership costs, but in the long run you are paying for more than you use.

Limited to the amount of time you buy in for. Large penalty for going over that time. (Like a leased car).

Hard to figure out the amount of time you will use the aircraft, so most people pay for more than they actually use for the year.



Charter:

No monthly maintenance fees.

Go where you want, when you want.

Very productive environment, you can conduct meetings in flight.

Travel on your schedule.

No security lines, travel with people you know.

Fairly large hourly costs.

Most of the time charter companies use older, high time aircraft.

You will not always get the type of aircraft you want; you have to take what the charter companies have available at the time you need to travel.



Ownership:

Over 3,000 airports available to you that the commercial airlines cannot access.

Point to point travel, no plane changes.

If your plans change, you can get to where you need in a snap, no buying more tickets or trying to hassle with the airlines on getting refunded for unused trips.

Ground transportation usually meets you at the plane.

As a business person, clients are usually impressed when they hear you will be traveling on YOUR private aircraft.

No hassles of security lines, no more taking your shoes off for the screeners.

No showing up hours before a flight to check in, takeoff when you get to the airport.

Totally private travel.

Take your pets along with you.

Security is not an issue, you travel with people you know.

Personalized flight, refreshments, food and other accessories that meet your taste can be placed on board.

Leave items in the plane, it is your plane, they will still be there when you fly again.

Enjoy comfort of feeling at home in your aircraft.

You can choose an aircraft with seating that meets or exceeds the first class comfort of commercial travel.

Productive environment, accomplish business tasks in flight.

Travel to and from your destination on your schedule.

Many airports provide conference rooms for your convenience, have your clients meet you.

We can assign a personal aircraft manager to take care of the details and make ownership worry free.

We can provide professional, courteous pilots.

Large tax benefits.


 
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