Private Jet versus Commercial Flight
Flying first class used to be the pinnacle of luxury travel, but chartering your own private jet, complete with cabin crew and onboard catering, is a tough act to beat.
No longer just for celebrities and high-powered politicians. High flyers are increasingly turning to this lavish method of transport for both personal and business trips.
Chartered flights
A charter flight could be for weekend getaways interstate, day trips to major cities and smaller towns. Could even be used for travel to other continents, with no limitations on how short or long the trip, maybe.
In the US and Europe, it’s been very common and mainstream for decades. It’s definitely getting more popular in Australia and the standard of service here is increasing. There are more varied aircraft available and it’s becoming more well known to private sector individuals.
Cost
Depending on the aircraft, a round trip from Sydney to the Gold Coast will cost roughly $12,000. A long-distance flight aboard a first-class aircraft from Melbourne to Honolulu can add up to around US$250,000. For this private charter, customers pay one price for the entire service, rather than per head.
The reason people hire a private aircraft is normally that it’s convenient and the Company can afford it.
Maybe the airline’s schedule doesn’t suit them. They might want to stop somewhere along the way or want to take a group of friends. It works out to be comparable to an airline. They might want discretion or maybe they just want the experience.
Minimum hours
“Normally its a minimum of 1.5 hours of flying for the day.”
“In a light jet, it’s about $2500 per flight plus about $800 for the pilot.”
A flight from Sydney to Melbourne return with Navair will set you back about $9000 in a smaller aircraft. While larger aircraft can cost up to $7000 per hour.
“On a small charter, where you don’t have cabin crew, the pilot is doing everything – making sure the catering is prepared and the cabins are clean.”
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Navair is an Australian owned and operated Private Jet charter service, with over 40 years of operational experience. Navair Jets has established itself as one of Australia’s leading Companies. in the field of Aviation.
Navair Aircraft offers its 24 hour service from major cities around Australia, catering for passengers, urgent freight as well as helicopter transfers.
Their range of aircraft is impressive and extensive from Cessna’s, Embraer’s, Lear Jets, Gulfstream to the well known BAE146 just to name a few.
Gulfstream
The demand in China is primarily for large-cabin aircraft “that will allow Chinese companies to fly non-stop to many destinations around the world.”
“As Chinese businesses expand around the globe, they’ve seen the utility that a business jet can provide.”
Gulfstream is “still seeing good signs of activity and growth” in China,
The Asia Pacific, and China, in particular, was the second-busiest market outside the U.S. for Gulfstream last year.
Gulfstream G650
Gulfstream, which started delivering the private-jet industry’s largest business aircraft, G650, in 2012, has sold about 300 of the model globally.
With a list price of US$67.4 million, the jet can clock a Tokyo-New York trip in less than 11 hours. Rival Bombardier is seeking to take on the G650 with the debut of its Global 7000 later this year.
Priced at US$73 million, the Global 7000 is even bigger and matches the G650’s speed at just below the sound barrier, although the G650’s extended-range version still flies farther.
The G650 has helped make Gulfstream the most profitable private jet maker, with operating profit margins of 21 percent, according to JPMorgan estimates. The G500 is scheduled to enter service this year, while deliveries of the G600 are set to begin next year, as Gulfstream continues to offer updated aircraft.
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