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In the current issue of Forbes magazine is a special advertising section devoted to private jet travel. It’s called “The Enlightened Business Traveler.” On just the second page, a seven-word phrase clearly and convincingly reminded me of arguably one of the best arguments for fractional jet ownership in the context of business.
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Many of us worry a bit about appearing too extravagant to colleagues and friends by investing in a private jet, whether through fractional jet ownership, a jet card, or even private charter. Well, as wonderful and luxurious as the fractional jet options truly are, it pales in comparison to another option that takes extravagance up another 10,000 feet or so.
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It’s well understood by most that one of the advantages to flying private over commercial is access to more runways. The practical benefit is that you can land closer to your destination, be that for a business meeting or some fly fishing. Your landing options increase significantly more if you choose a turbo-prop over a jet for your fractional ownership.
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When it comes to being stuck on a commercial airplane while it sits on the ground awaiting clearance to advance, how long is too long? My hunch is that you, like me, would say even an hour is way out of line. But it seems like the Transportation Department and the airlines see things differently. Much differently.
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The attached article on Fractional Jet Ownership Pricing recently appeared in Helium Report. The article is written by Craig Bowers, the President of JetForward Aviation, an aviation portfolio management firm. The article covers the nuances of pricing for each of the main providers (CitationShares, FlightOptions, NetJets, and Flexjet), and highlights the rapid changes in the space.
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If you’re like me, now and then you’ll think to yourself: maybe commercial air travel isn’t so bad after all, maybe my experiences aren’t the norm and things will get better. Well, when you need help returning to reality, there’s a website we can turn to.
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As much merit as fractional jet ownership has, the running consenus is that it’s not for everybody. If you don’t travel that much it could make more sense to charter. If you travel constantly it might make more sense to purchase your own jet. And while there seems to be some agreement on the hours of flight required to make fractional jet ownership a worthy endeavor, there isn’t a magic formula.
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So you’ve been fantasizing about all the benefits of owning all or a piece of a private jet. Me, too. But imagine how much sweeter it would be if you had access to your own private airport, as well. Well, the founders of Google have managed just that, with a little help from NASA.
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Even infrequent visitors to this blog and those who are only mildly interested in private air travel know that it has many benefits over commercial travel. But we do ourselves a disservice if we don’t admit that there are times that commercial travel does have its advantages, too.
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It’s no surprise to those who read this blog, but some new facts and findings make it clear that commercial air travel is indeed at its all-time low in terms of performance and likely to get worse–if that’s even possible–before it gets better.
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