Streamlining the security process

Date:
July 5th, 2011

Streamlining security screening for private jet passengers, while maintaining impeccable private jet safety levels, is an ongoing area of development for the private jet industry. Of course, even private jet passengers must undergo security checks,…

Read More

European travel chaos

Date:
June 29th, 2011

While travel chaos means misery to those affected, it can often present an opportunity for the private jet charter industry – which can very quickly respond to disruption by providing evacuation flights for passengers stranded by…

Read More

The Space Race: The new frontier for commercial air travel

Date:
May 10th, 2011

The founders of Virgin, Paypal and Amazon are neck and neck in the race to take you into space. PrivateFly.com compares the options and the entrepreneurs. Virgin Galactic Who & when: Sir Richard Branson, founder…

Read More

Why the private jet set rarely complain about airport security

Date:
May 3rd, 2011

Following his complaints about airport security, Sir Martin Broughton needs to send the British Airways board through a private jet airport terminal to understand how a “one-size-fits-all” approach to airport security can work. The private…

Read More

Private jets leading the bio-fuel race

Date:
April 20th, 2011

There is currently much aviation industry discussion about the green potential of algae-based aircraft fuel. There is little doubt that it holds the biggest potential as a long-term replacement for kerosene and the fuel is already…

Read More

EasyJet or Private Jet – the growing breed who shun the middle ground

Date:
April 12th, 2011

Following the news that Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha are back from their short break in Spain, where they travelled by Ryanair (and were snapped waiting to board at Stansted), comes the announcement the…

Read More

Stunning: WWII planes over Arizona

Date:
April 5th, 2011

With most people’s experience of flying confined to scheduled airline travel, it’s not surprising that the stresses and strains of the airport experience can be a major dampener on the enjoyment of being airborne. Sometimes we all need a…

Read More

Private jet security – is self-governance a sensible move?

Date:
March 31st, 2011

With a hoax bomb scare onboard a UPS aircraft earlier this week, the cargo industry is under intense pressure to be more security-regulated. With many also extending the same questions to the private jet sector, should we…

Read More

Spanish airport strikes averted

Date:
March 29th, 2011

Many holidaymakers and travel industry professionals breathed a sigh of relief earlier this week when it was announced that Spanish airport workers have voted to call off 22 days of strike action by Spain’s largest…

Read More

Unpredictable times

Date:
March 17th, 2011

With the world in the grip of unprecedented geopolitical unrest in recent weeks, the private jet charter industry is seeing a number of changes in our usual demand patterns. Obviously the last week has been a truly devastating time for Japan, and recently we have…

Read More