had one of your employees come to you and ask if they could fly their personal plane on company business?
If so, you probably didn't have an answer at hand. If you spoke to your company legal adviser, you probably heard a resounding no.
But, what if you want to say yes - or at the very least determine if yes or no is the correct answer?
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Clear skies and tailwinds!
Mike
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Great Article
There's wonderful article on business aviation from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Check it out.
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Clear skies and tailwinds!
Mike
If your business has decided to investigate further, please contact me through my company - Horizons Aloft
Clear skies and tailwinds!
Mike
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
General Aviation – the High Security option?
Yes, you read that right – those small planes where passengers are not required to undergo virtual strip searches are the ultimate in high security air travel. Don’t believe me – just ask any Fortune 500 executive who travels to the Middle East, Africa, or Mexico.
Of course, the news media and the government security types are up in arms over private planes because they lack those very intrusive security screens. And from a 50,000 foot view (so to speak) they have a slightly valid point. What these folks do not understand is that these planes are ultimately the MOST secure because the passengers and pilots know each other. As a pilot, I certainly not going to invite some suspicious person to travel with me and I doubt any other pilots would either. What the government wants is total control and private aviation scares them due to its independence.
With all the recent concern about airline security (such as the “underwear” bomber) I believe it is incumbent upon all business owners to see if they can engage private aviation to better protect their employees, while increasing their mobility and effectiveness.
This one goes into the Win-Win column from my point of view
Clear skies and tailwinds!
Mike
Of course, the news media and the government security types are up in arms over private planes because they lack those very intrusive security screens. And from a 50,000 foot view (so to speak) they have a slightly valid point. What these folks do not understand is that these planes are ultimately the MOST secure because the passengers and pilots know each other. As a pilot, I certainly not going to invite some suspicious person to travel with me and I doubt any other pilots would either. What the government wants is total control and private aviation scares them due to its independence.
With all the recent concern about airline security (such as the “underwear” bomber) I believe it is incumbent upon all business owners to see if they can engage private aviation to better protect their employees, while increasing their mobility and effectiveness.
This one goes into the Win-Win column from my point of view
Clear skies and tailwinds!
Mike
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Private vs. Commercial with Advanced Notice
In previous examples, I've detailed last minute trips which certainly favor general aviation - so what about advanced notice?
Well, with 21 days of advanced notice the one way fairs on Southwest for a flight between Dallas and Houston are: $151 for business select, $136 for anytime, or $49 for wanna get away. For my airplane, the cost is $66 each way for up to 4 people (including the pilot).
So, if you want to go cheap you can get to Houston from Dallas at a lower cost, but with a lot of restrictions. The anytime fair from SWA certainly eliminates that problem, but then the cost escalates dramatically. For two people on a business trip the price breaks down thusly -
Southwest anytime fair (round trip) x 2 = $544.00
Taxes on the tickets = $ 36.18
Total 580.18
Airplane Gas (33 gallons round trip) = $132.00
Total 132.00
Not to mention that you still end up saving 1 hour and 10 minutes of travel time, which under this scenario is multiplied by 2 and then further multiplied by the salary of these folks.
You can slice the stats many ways, but given the right plane for the mission a private individual can be faster and cheaper than public transit.
Clear skies and tailwinds!
Mike
Well, with 21 days of advanced notice the one way fairs on Southwest for a flight between Dallas and Houston are: $151 for business select, $136 for anytime, or $49 for wanna get away. For my airplane, the cost is $66 each way for up to 4 people (including the pilot).
So, if you want to go cheap you can get to Houston from Dallas at a lower cost, but with a lot of restrictions. The anytime fair from SWA certainly eliminates that problem, but then the cost escalates dramatically. For two people on a business trip the price breaks down thusly -
Southwest anytime fair (round trip) x 2 = $544.00
Taxes on the tickets = $ 36.18
Total 580.18
Airplane Gas (33 gallons round trip) = $132.00
Total 132.00
Not to mention that you still end up saving 1 hour and 10 minutes of travel time, which under this scenario is multiplied by 2 and then further multiplied by the salary of these folks.
You can slice the stats many ways, but given the right plane for the mission a private individual can be faster and cheaper than public transit.
Clear skies and tailwinds!
Mike
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