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Safety precautions are being taken on board private jets / ©Shutterstock here
The vast majority of private jet journeys begin at a private terminal, and in many cases passengers arrive to find they have the entire space to themselves. A research study from Air Charter Service found that a typical private jet journey sees passengers encounter four people compared to 600 people on a typical journey through a commercial airport. That difference is staggering. Even if you are flying business or first class and enjoy the privacy of a business lounge, the study found you will still encounter on average 136 people at check-in, immigration control and baggage collection. At a private terminal, you arrive 15 minutes before your flight takes off and most security checks are completed prior to your arrival. There will never be a queue at check-in or security, which in both cases will be much quicker and simpler than in even the quietest commercial airports. Some private airports are also able to arrange for a car to drop you off and pick you up on the tarmac, further reducing the need for human contact. more
We explore the areas where private aviation can offer more safety than its commercial counterpart.
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Safety precautions are being taken on board private jets / ©Shutterstock here
The vast majority of private jet journeys begin at a private terminal, and in many cases passengers arrive to find they have the entire space to themselves. A research study from Air Charter Service found that a typical private jet journey sees passengers encounter four people compared to 600 people on a typical journey through a commercial airport. That difference is staggering. Even if you are flying business or first class and enjoy the privacy of a business lounge, the study found you will still encounter on average 136 people at check-in, immigration control and baggage collection. At a private terminal, you arrive 15 minutes before your flight takes off and most security checks are completed prior to your arrival. There will never be a queue at check-in or security, which in both cases will be much quicker and simpler than in even the quietest commercial airports. Some private airports are also able to arrange for a car to drop you off and pick you up on the tarmac, further reducing the need for human contact. more
We explore the areas where private aviation can offer more safety than its commercial counterpart.
The real benefits of a private jet, naturally, are convenience and efficiency. Getting from Detroit to D.C. is pretty easy, but getting from Detroit to a GM factory in Quito, Ecuador, could be more of a hassle. If a senior executive needs to travel to a far-away affiliate in a town with little or no airline service or to make multiple stops in one day, a private jet seems less frivolous.
No. From Jan. 1, 2008, to Oct. 24, 2008, there were only 16 major accidents on commercial planes—including flights carrying passengers and those carrying cargo. Seven of these accidents resulted in zero fatalities while the biggest crash of the year killed 154 people (Spanair Flight JK5022 on a Boeing MD-82). During the same time period, there were 10 major accidents on business jets. There were no fatalities on three of these flights and eight (the largest number) on East Coast Jets Flight 81, which crashed at Owatonna Airport in Minnesota.
Of course, the Big Three may be worried about more than mechanical trouble or pilot error. When the Chrysler spokeswoman said that “business travel requires the highest standard of safety,” she likely also meant security. It’s true that, if they travel on private jets, CEOs can bring along security guards with handguns and get picked up in SUVs on the tarmac instead of rubbing shoulders with disgruntled or recently laid-off employees at the airport. But the risk level at, say, Reagan National Airport is low for Richard Wagoner: Few people know what he looks like, and American airports are patrolled by police. here
One way in which a private jet might be considered more safe is in regard to information security. Even in first class there’s no real privacy. On a private aircraft, CEOs can discuss proprietary information with colleagues or partners and keep in constant contact with their headquarters. here
Expressed in terms of flight hours, the accident rate is nearly identical. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, there were .135 accidents per 100,000 flight hours on commercial air carriers in 2007. The NTSB breaks up business flights into two categories—”corporate” (the aircraft must be flown by a two-person, professional crew) and “business” (two-person, professional crew not required). In 2007, the corporate accident rate was .103 per 100,000 hours, and the business rate was .72 per 100,000 hours. here
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