Travel$ense User's Guide (PDF, 139 MB) - NBAA

4TRAVEL$ENSEBusiness aircraft are productivity multipliers that allow passengers to conductbusiness enroute in complete privacy while reducing the stresses associatedwith public transportation.Passengers who fly by business aircraft never have to worry about missedconnections, lost baggage, overbooking, unknown maintenance standards orairport/airline security. And in recent years, business aircraft have compiled asafety record that is comparable, and in some years superior, to that of theairlines. The benefits of using business aircraft fall into 10 categories:• Time savings – Business aircraft not only reduce flight time by providingpoint-to-point service, but also decrease the block or total travel timebecause they are able to utilize smaller airports closer to final destinations.Also, the office environment of a business aircraft allows travel time tobecome productive time.• Flexibility – People who travel by business aircraft do not have to altertheir schedules to conform to those of public carriers. Consequently, theyhave the freedom to change courses enroute and leave and arriveaccording to their own schedules.• Reliability – Business aircraft are engineered and built to the higheststandards, and companies that maintain their own aircraft have completecontrol of the readiness of their fleets.• Safety – In recent years, business aircraft have compiled an outstandingsafety record that is comparable to or better than that of the airlines.• Improved marketing efficiency – Business aircraft not only extend the reachof a sales force, but also quickly and easily bring customers to the point ofsale.• Facilities control – Business aircraft help management extend its control byfacilitating personal visits to remote company sites.• Personnel and industrial development – The mobility that business aircraftprovide company employees can accelerate training, orientation andteamwork.• Privacy and comfort – Conversations on business aircraft are confidential,and cabins can be configured to accommodate virtually any special needs ofpassengers.• Productivity – Business aviation enables a company to maximize its twomost important assets: people and time.Copyright © 1999, National Business Aviation Association, Inc.