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The Jet Setters: The Ways of the Whacky Rich

What would you give away to know the behavior patterns of the jet setter the people who own their own private aircraft. The kind of shopping they do and where. The kind of money they must be spending across products and services basket. How do they plan their money? Maybe that would give you some […]

Private Jets : To Own or Charter

Small piston engined airplanes are the most popular among enthusiasts who wish to own their own airplane. Flying as a hobby or just for pleasure is very popular all over the world mainly because they are safe and easy to fly and maintain. Such aircrafts are owned by people from all walks of […]

Private Jets : Salient Features

Safety
When you fly Charter, you travel by a private jet aircraft with the passengers of your choice, known to you. Your luggage and personal belongings are with you, and not in any cargo hold with hundreds of other pieces of baggage. The flight attendants are as well trained as the ones on commercial airlines, but […]

How to Choose the Right Charter Service

With the introduction of the private charter services, flying up there in those premium skies is no more the sport of only the rich and the famous. Now with these ever helping and ubiquitous charter services, you would be better off if you knew some wise things about shopping for the little big jet.
Though […]

Private Jets : General Operating and Flight Rules

The Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, under the Department of Transportation has specified in PART 91 -General Operating and Flight Rules. This deals with various aspects of the aircraft maintenance and servicing. They are classified into subsections numbered from 91.1 to 91.905 numbering in all about 60. They deal with topics such as the responsibility and […]

Private Jets: A History

When the Wright Brothers succeeded in flying their ‘heavier than air’ machine at Kitty Hawk way back in 1903, everyone thought it was just a toy. However, within a decade there were hundreds of such machines flying and soon it became a common sight to see flying machines dotting the skies; and they were […]

Private Jets : Air Taxis

In the beginning, the air taxi services were not well organized like the private jets of the day. Mostly single ownership proprietary aircrafts were run as air taxis. There were many disadvantages as ‘frequent flyers’ soon found out.
The safety of the flight depended entirely on the Pilot’s skill. No special safety precautions […]

Private Jets : A Full Circle

Want to go to California? Take a flight! It was as simple as that. In the early days of flight, all one needed to do was to get to the nearest airport and buy a ticket to the destination and wait for the next flight to take off.
In the beginning, the VIPs […]

The Private Jet Boom : The Slew of New Flashy Air Birds

Once upon a time, there was a commercial airline industry, busy catering to everyone who wanted to fly. Now there is something called as a private jet. Just as you would cook at home and eat if you did not like the idea of going to a hotel, you can now fly your own plane, […]

Private Jets: Quick Fancy and Fast Fancy!

Most people do not consider flying in a private jet as practical and efficient, on the other hand, the extravagant costs of these mini jets do not seem to dither most business travelers and any other flyer who is ready to plunk down over a million dollars per year for a hassle free, quick fly. […]