The private aviation business is growing very fast as well as its changing colours with time. A private aviation solution is not just about possessing and renting a jet. Many variables such as where you are flying, how big a jet you need or do you need a full plane to fly for you alone on board, do you need different jet types for other mission/places, how important is cost, and so forth has made the industry to come up with a wide variety of jet cards, pre and post-flight travel arrangements, and other similar flight products.

Antony Rivolta, Co-Founder of Jet Partner, says, “Empty legs have always been around, but it became increasingly clear in the last few years that sophisticated, experienced charter customers wanted to save money, and owners/operators wanted to maximize the utilization of their planes and increase revenue without adding much of the overheads. First, the problem has always been that operators do not market empty legs effectively and, second, it was not easy to find empty leg availability. All we’ve done is bringing this all together in one neat platform.”

The private jet owners/operators have started offering many value-added services at no extra cost to their customers –

Mobile Apps – Allows the partners’ members to avail the information about flight schedule, cost etc. Many of the brokers are launching their apps with innovative ideas to attract customers.

  • VIP access – Many of this aviation co’s offer VIP access to their guests at airports, reducing their time in waiting long queue.
  • At your service – we are providing concierge services to the customers.
  • More luxury – each of these operators has something or other extra amenities to offer while on board.
  • Customization – The sole owner/s mostly do this at the time of building the jet. Rent a plane has no option for customization.
  • Book a room, Get a jet – The more extensive and super-luxury hotel chains offer this as an added attraction for the elite, wealthy vacationers and is becoming popular.
  • Commercial airlines are entering private jet – Delta Air is aggressively growing its private jet subsidiary Delta Private Jets. It does not only offer charters and jet cards, but it also contributes to manage/maintain your jet. Lufthansa has Lufthansa Private Jet. Saudia has a fleet of private jets, and Qatar Airways has big plans to expand its private jet fleet.
  • Shuttles – JetSmarter has lately added a twist to its membership model. Members pay to join and get unlimited free flights on a growing network of scheduled shuttle flights.

With all these perks the competition is indeed growing at a jet speed in private aviation.