Private Jet Blog

Winglets were common on business jets until Boeing took notice and had them added to their 737 Boeing Business Jets and subsequently to their 737 commercial airliners over the past decade. The devices are now making their way to Airbus A320-series airliners, according to Seattlepi.com.

Appearing as upward curvatures on the tips of aircraft wings, winglets cut down on resistance caused of vortices formed by a plane’s wingtips during flight, making flights more fuel-efficient.

This is just an example of how the business-jet industry has led the “green” movement in aviation industry.
It should be noted that Paramount Business Jets offers charter aircraft in the Boeing Business Jet and Airbus A320 families.

Another example of “green” leadership comes from private jet charters that offer their clients the option to offset the carbon footprint created by their trips. This works by figuring out the carbon emissions of a trip and making a payment based on the amount of those emissions to a carbon management company, which then uses the funds to invest in the development of low-carbon technologies, such as solar and wind power.

Paramount is a part of this movement, as well, partnering with TerraPass, a leading carbon offset provider, for its Seven Wonders of the World mega-tour starting Jan. 26. In fact, Paramount is actually matching the carbon offset of the trip.

Paramount Business Jets Chief Executive Richard Zaher took some time out Thursday to further his involvement in the community by being a judge of the fifth-grade science fair at Ortona Elementary School of Daytona, FL.

Zaher, who has an extensive background in service to the community and charity work, says he enjoyed his role in the fair.

With the economic and intergovernmental turmoil occurring throughout the world an unsuspecting leader of change has emerged, the private jet industry.

According to a Cox News Service article, placed recently on the Palm Beach Post’s Web site, the luxury jet market is “bucking economic head winds.”

The article states that private jet operations are expanding in the U.S. and throughout the world as other industries cut back.

But maybe you’re concerned about foreign relations and those living under repressive regimes.

The Associated Press recently reported that China is opening its first private jet hub in Shanghai next year, in effect “easing the tight control of its airspace” which is 80-percent controlled by its military to meet demand.

OK, maybe they’re just small steps, and the private jet industry is not going single-handedly cure the world’s ailing economy or end totalitarian regimes’ holds over the oppressed peoples of the world, but it could add just a tiny glimmer of light at end of the tunnel.

Certainly, it will mean even more options for those who prefer the safer, more personalized and more reliable services of executive jet charter brokers and operators over the increasing inconsistency and incompetence of commercial airlines. And that, my friends, is “a giant leap for mankind”—or at least the style and comfort by which we travel.

Last week, while most people in America were enjoying a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend, the private jet charter industry was working overtime to try to arrange transport for thousands of tourists and businessmen who had been stuck in Bangkok.

During a weeklong ordeal there, anti-government protesters stormed the terminal of Suvarnabhumi Airport, stopping commercial flights out of the airport and stranding hordes of travelers.

Paramount Business Jets Chief Executive Richard Zaher worked through the night Nov. 27, arranging flights for some of those stranded.

“A doctor from India needed to get back home in less than 18 hours for his brother’s wedding,” said Zaher of one of his stranded clients.

Zaher says the situation inspired some creativity on the part of Paramount.

“The landing permits in India take five days,” Zaher said, “So we came up with another solution of flying (the client) to Singapore and then fly him into India commercial.”

According to Zaher, the business jet charter industry often steps up in such emergencies.

“In general in crises, our services are more in need,” Zaher said.

After their last trip to Congressional hearings in Washington, D.C., when chief executives of the “Big Three” U.S. automakers caught Congressional and media flak for bringing along their company-owned and/or leased business jets from Detroit, while begging for a $25 billion-bailout, one might assume they have learned their lesson.

But this week the CEOs are scheduled to appear before Congress again, and it seems no one knows exactly how they will get there.

The Detroit Free Press reported Nov. 27 that a caravan of fuel-efficient vehicles, planned since the first debacle, has been cancelled.

Furthermore, at least one of the automakers has taken steps to hide its jets from online tracking Web sites, so the public does not know when and where their jets are going. But as Jalopnik.com – an organization that writes commentary on automakers – states, the lack of transparency is sure to backfire further on the automakers.

“You certainly don’t need to be making moves easily perceived by the public as hiding information, and this can very easily be perceived as such,” Jalopnik states in its commentary.

No matter how automaker executives plan to get to D.C. this time around, couldn’t one argue that much of their PR woes in this instance might have been avoided if they had simply chartered executive jets?

With a changing economy comes changing lines of scrutiny by public audiences and consumers who are struggling to make ends meet. Their views of luxuries such as private jets are an economic slap in the face.

But if you can afford it, and your business and travel needs require comfortable, safe and reliable travel, why deny yourself?

With private jet charter, one can still have all perks without the stigma or the waste that comes with full or fractional ownership, such as maintenance and storage.

Many business jet charter companies offer everything, from gourmet in-flight dining, telecommunications and other business services, to massages and other special comforts.

Most also offer instant quotes online with on-demand service that allows flights to be arranged in hours.

For added convenience, there are membership programs that create pay-as-you-go plans and increased benefits such as added luxury ground transportation.

With the shaky economic landscape, executive jet charter can not only save you face, but it can cut your own business costs and help increase your bottom line.