| Owning your own jet may not be as unrealistic | | | | offer private parking, your own security |
| as you may have thought. There are now | | | | checkpoint, executive lounges, and sometimes |
| thousands of business executives, athletes, | | | | free transportation to the airport. You will |
| and celebrities flying their own personal | | | | also wait in line less and skip the hectic |
| jets every day. The idea of having this | | | | atmosphere of the airport. When you land at |
| personal mode of transportation is no longer | | | | your destination, you also won't have to wait |
| for just the billionaires and world leaders. | | | | for a gate or wait for your luggage to make |
| | | | its way through the airport to the luggage |
| Aircraft companies such as Boeing, | | | | carousel. |
| Gulfstream, and Cessna have been working hard | | | | |
| to cut down on the overall costs of | | | | Have you ever had a difficult time finding an |
| purchasing, operating, and maintaining small | | | | airport right next to your final destination? |
| jets for years. Within the past five years | | | | With a private jet you have virtually |
| the breakthroughs in technology and | | | | limitless possibilities for airports to land |
| construction have helped drop the cost of | | | | at. With the smaller airports you also skip |
| these planes very noticeably. A small jet | | | | any traffic or hustle and bustle in major |
| that could carry 4-8 passengers would usually | | | | cities. |
| cost between $3 to $4 million dollars about a | | | | |
| decade ago, but now it could be yours for | | | | Even though these personal jets are much |
| roughly $1 million. | | | | smaller than the planes you may be used to |
| | | | flying, doesn't mean they lack in any |
| Business executives and those who need to be | | | | category. These planes have the same if not |
| anywhere in a short times notice have been | | | | more capability for flight time. A flight |
| benefiting greatly from these relatively | | | | from Los Angeles to Paris is completely |
| inexpensive jets. There has been a 30% | | | | possible. The jets are also more spacious and |
| increase in small airline traffic at airports | | | | give more room for passengers, along with |
| within the past decade, and almost all of | | | | offering luxuries ranging from a small |
| those are from these personal executive jet. | | | | bedroom quarters, flat screen televisions, |
| One million dollars is nothing to go throwing | | | | and personal wet bar. |
| around; however, there has also been an | | | | |
| increase in the availability of leasing | | | | If you are a business executive, or just an |
| arrangements for aircraft. Think of it as a | | | | individual that knows the value of time, then |
| time share for a plane. You don't pay the | | | | a personal jet may be for you. Remember, even |
| cost of the plane upfront; you just share in | | | | leasing a jet aircraft for a fraction of the |
| the cost of maintenance and usage when you | | | | price of purchasing one can reap you benefits |
| are on it. | | | | beyond your belief. Next time you are on a |
| | | | crowded plane and looking down at your small |
| Besides the whole benefit of being able to | | | | cup of soda and the ridiculously small |
| fly almost anywhere you need to in a moment's | | | | portion of old pretzels, just remember you |
| notice, owning your jet and/or flying a jet | | | | could be flying in style in your own |
| brings about other advantages. Most airports | | | | relatively affordable jet. |