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Towards On line Distribution Of Private Jet Charter Flights
any of us in the charter boarded the plane yet.
world are often delighted
to read or hear that Increased aircraft utilization
business travelers and affluent presents many challenges as well.
individuals are becoming If we are to add a tiny fraction
disenchanted with commercial of unhappy airline passengers to
flights, crowded airports, flight the private jet charter circuit,
delays, and inconvenient we will have to fly the airplanes
schedules. But the truth of the upwards of 1,200 to 1,500 hours a
matter is that if we were to year. Has anyone done that
bring less than 1% of those before? Rarely if ever. First, it
passengers into the private jet is unclear whether the aircraft
charter arena, our current currently flying can withstand
processes would fail on all this level of utilization.
levels. Second, aircraft owners
traditionally fly less than 400
Let's face it. It takes at least hours a year and they seldom hire
half a dozen phone calls, faxes, more than one pilot and one
or emails, before you can get a co-pilot, and maybe, if the
charter estimate – which may or aircraft management company
may not be correct. Then if you really insists and promises
have the pluck to go for it, you miraculous charter revenues, a
still need the aircraft "owner third pilot is recruited.
approval". Without "owner
approval", which may take from 2 So the question begs itself: How
hours to a week to reach you, will an operation whose processes
you're back to the drawing board are designed to accommodate this
again calling operators, leaving low - very low - aircraft
messages, faxing… ah! the faxing. utilization, stretch itself to
All this, folks, and you have not fulfill 1200 to 1,500 hours of
flight time? What will happen to Aircraft owners are subsidizing
its operational safety controls, the current price levels. Charter
its maintenance standards, its revenues barely cover the
customer service levels? Well, aircraft management and
let's focus on service levels operational costs, and almost
today in periods of peak demand never reach levels necessary to
where a passenger will pay cover an aircraft's cost of
$30,000 for a five hour flight on ownership. At the same time in
a mid-size jet with a toilet that the charter world an aircraft
doesn't flush, a bathroom door flies empty 40% to 60% of the
that doesn't close, and a heating time. Passengers are paying for
system that is malfunctioning – "repositioning" flight time, and
this happened to me. Do you for the aircraft returning to its
imagine yourself in below base empty after having been
freezing temperatures at 41,000 dropped off at their destination.
feet without climate control or In summary, the passengers are
lavatory facilities? Then top it paying more than they should and
all off with a credit card bill the investors are loosing money.
of $30,000? This is not the sign How long do you believe this
of a careless aircraft operator, situation will continue?
rather the sign of an operator
who lacks the quality control A number of aircraft management
processes that are adequate to companies are addressing this
support high production volumes. problem through mergers and
acquisitions, hoping that with a
larger fleet and a larger network
The source of the problem is that they might be able to reduce the
current pricing mechanisms do not number of empty flights.
warrant investment in an aircraft Agreements with owners are being
for the purpose of charter. changed and new agreements are
designed to favor charter over Passengers can evaluate the
owner use of the private jet. But differences in cabin height,
the Holy Grail of charter luggage capacity, number of
industry is still in its infancy: seats, presence of lavatory
distribution. Distribution means facilities on board, flight
that passengers are given the times, and prices. Unlike other
ability to shop and book private websites that offer only
jets with the same ease and estimates. This is the only web
access they have when shopping site where you can actually
and booking other process the entire booking
air-transportation solution. on-line. It is designed to
Today this kind of access is emulate a standard travel
offered only on website. It is identical to
www.privatejetspecialist.com and booking an airline seat, except
affiliate web sites. that in this case you're booking
the aircraft.
PrivateJetSpecialist.com delivers
consumers everything they need The pressures exerted by the
for researching, planning, and sustained high demand from
purchasing private jet charters. business travelers and affluent
The company is providing direct individuals today must result in
access to a broad world-wide a fundamental change in how the
selection of private private jet charter industry is
air-transportation solutions handling this boon. The industry
including private jets, has received an unprecedented
turboprops, and even invitation from the marketplace
reciprocating-engine aircraft. to gear up its production methods
The site offers a side-by-side and processes for a future where
comparison of every aircraft private air-transportation will
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