Joe Sharkey of the New York Times wrote an article recently on why a corporate jet sometimes makes sense. He mentions past events that cast a shadow on business aviation, and then argues valid economic reasons exist for using company aircraft:
“As commercial air service shrinks, with even some midsize markets losing much of their air service, the business use of a company airplane can make bottom-line sense…Take Jimmy John Liautaud, the founder of the restaurant chain Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, which has about 1,000 franchises around the country. Mr. Liautaud’s company owns two jets, a Challenger 300 with coast-to-coast range, and a smaller Learjet 40. He also uses Flexjet, the business jet fractional-ownership and charter company, to buy hourly time on another Learjet when he needs extra capacity. Mr. Liautaud says his employees take commercial flights when that makes sense. But the fast-paced nature of his business also argues for using the company jets every day.”
You can read the entire article on the New York Times web site.
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