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

TRAVEL$ENSEquickly, click on Alt-A twice after each aircraft. This is the hotkey for theAdd/Save button.49To import new aircraft profiles from a compatible format text file, click on the“Import” button to display this screen. For more information, see ImportingAircraft Profiles on page 128.Aircraft IdentificationThis section of the Aircraft Profiles provides basic information that Travel$enseuses to identify your aircraft. This also is where you define how Travel$enseshould value enroute productivity for each aircraft.AIRCRAFT TYPEIdentifies the business aircraft within Travel$ense’s drop-down menus, screensand reports.TYPE DESIGNATION AND N NUMBERThis additional aircraft identification information can help users quickly identifyspecific aircraft when working with aircraft profiles.TWO CHARACTER TAG NAMETravel$ense uses this designation with all trip numbers for this aircraft. You mayassign any unique two-character combination for each aircraft.PRODUCTIVITY ENROUTEAllows you to define the value of employee time during travel aboard thebusiness aircraft. The office-like environment on business aircraft can facilitateproductivity because of several factors:• Privacy and quiet (no competitors watching or listening)• Lack of interruptions (no strangers, screaming babies)• Club seating and tables (spread out, share, work)• Office equipment availability (phone, PCs, printers, modems, fax machines,VCRs)Consequently, more value is returned to the company from productive traveltime on business aircraft than on public transportation. To fill in this estimate,ask the passengers:For the purposes of this comparison, if you can be 100 percentproductive in an average or typical hour in your office, howCopyright © 1999, National Business Aviation Association, Inc.