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A Trip to Jet Depot
October 1, 2012
The year is 2050 and you can buy a jet the same way you'd buy a wrench at Home Depot.
For several years, you’ve been able to book charter flights on the Internet and now, as we’ve reported in Business Jet Traveler, there’s a retail store in London–The Jet Business–where you can actually walk in off the street and buy an airplane.  
The Bizav Boys' Club
September 13, 2012
The business aviation field has been called a "boys' club," and with good reason. Illustration by John T. Lewis.
In his recent Business Jet Traveler interview with Elite Aviation owner Chris Holifield, journalist Matt Thurber noted that “you don’t see a lot of women-owned aviation businesses.” Bizav, he said, is “a boys’ club.” It sure is, and so is the rest of the aviation world.
Up Front: August 2012
August 8, 2012
I recently interviewed Kenn Ricci, the principal of Directional Aviation Capital, which owns Flight Options, Nextant Aerospace and Constant Aviation. When I asked him about his state of mind, he immediately replied, “I made a pact with myself in 2007 to never complain about anything ever again.” It was a simple yet profound statement that I find myself thinking about repeatedly.
A Little Perspective
July 31, 2012
A Wells Fargo stagecoach
These days, everybody complains about the airlines–rotten food, TSA hassles, cramped seating, long delays, lost luggage. And while private jet travelers are a decidedly happier lot, they’ve been known to offer the occasional gripe as well–the charter flight lacked sufficient baggage space, the catering service overcharged, the FBO disappointed.
Up Front: June 2012
June 27, 2012
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a slave to lists. I have to-do lists all over my apartment and all over my desk, and I rarely leave home to run any sort of errand without a list in hand. My current system involves taking a few minutes at the end of each day to reconcile all of my lists with one master list–and then I start over the next morning.
Plotting a Path to Riches and Fame? Read This
June 27, 2012
Real estate developer Mike Harrah
Recently, my wife and I attended a college-planning event at our son’s high school. It doesn’t seem all that long ago that Andre was 5 and we were taking notes at an orientation session for parents of new kindergarteners, but here we are. He’s 17 now and, with a little luck and a lot of our money, he’ll be heading off to college next year.
Revolution in the Air
May 30, 2012
Here's how rock stars used to travel–or so it seemed.
My relationship with rock and roll–which began when I was in grade school and watching American Bandstand in the 1950s–deepened in the next decade as the music and I hit our teenage years. I started collecting records, attending lots of concerts and eventually writing about popular music for magazines and newspapers.
Talking to 35,633 People
May 2, 2012
Talking to 35,633 People
Naturally, the editors of Business Jet Traveler hope that you’ll find every article we publish to be tailor-made for your needs. But of course that’s impossible: last time I checked, we had 35,633 subscribers and–beyond the fact that they presumably share an interest in business aviation–they’re all different.
Up Front: April 2012
April 20, 2012
It would not be a stretch to call this our innovation and imagination issue, but the more I think it over, the more I feel it is our tenacity issue.
Spare Us 10 Minutes? Here's Why You Should
April 5, 2012
Corporate Angel Network patient
EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog concerns a survey that has now been completed and closed. Results will appear in the October/November 2012 issue of Business Jet Traveler.

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