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Gabe Gabriel<br />
Associate Broker,<br />
Certified ABR, SFR<br />
Jaguar Land Rover Troy<br />
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1815 Maplelawn Drive<br />
Troy, MI 48084<br />
TEL 248-537-7467<br />
MOBILE 248-219-5525<br />
snaoum@suburbancollection.com<br />
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 110<br />
Southfield, Michigan 48034<br />
Office (248) 737-9500<br />
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TEL: (586) 722-7253<br />
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STACY THERAPIST BAHRI<br />
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES MANAGER<br />
3601 36011515 Mile Mile Road Road<br />
Sterling Sterling Heights, Heights, MI MI 48310 48310<br />
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was doing well financially, but not<br />
well enough to buy a $5 million jet.<br />
“Ownership was out, fractional ownership<br />
was still very, very expensive—<br />
and then I saw the jet card. I was like,<br />
‘Oh, this is interesting. You write a<br />
check, you get a jet card and you get<br />
to fly hours.’”<br />
The jet card is a card that a customer<br />
buys that is good for a specified<br />
number of flight hours. They are typically<br />
for 10, 25, 50 or 100 hours.<br />
Namy’s experience with private-fly<br />
companies was mixed. The flight and<br />
crew were satisfactory, but there was<br />
little orientation or guidance on the<br />
ground, the food came in little boxes<br />
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www.chaldeanfoundation.org<br />
Twitter: @ChaldeanChamber<br />
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that were hard to manage in the small<br />
cabin, and the service and overall experience<br />
lacked the luxury feel that is<br />
expected with the cost of the service.<br />
Namy thought he could do it better.<br />
He had sold the telecommunications<br />
company he had built and was looking<br />
for a new venture. BC Flight was born.<br />
Namy’s company provides the<br />
luxury experience that its clients are<br />
seeking, along with an easier way for<br />
clients to pay. Namy says other companies<br />
require full payment for jet cards<br />
up front. BC Flight has a more comfortable<br />
plan that helps its corporate and<br />
individual clients manage cash flow.<br />
An initial down payment and monthly<br />
payments financed at about 5 percent<br />
help spread the commitment over time.<br />
“Twenty-five hours is the most popular<br />
package (for jet cards at BC Flights).<br />
You don’t use it up quickly. Four sixhour<br />
trips, three hours each way. Probably<br />
a year, year and a half flight time.<br />
Light jet would be $145,000—$35,000<br />
down and make payments of $4,825 a<br />
month for 24 months.”<br />
There are also plans for lighter users.<br />
“One of our promotions is the light<br />
jet card, 10 hours, $9,500 down and<br />
$1,962 a month over 27 months. That<br />
pays for the 10 hours of jet time. The<br />
average is about $5,000 to $7,000 an<br />
hour on the jet card. If you’re flying<br />
three hours, it’s roughly $18,000.”<br />
Businesses often use the jet card for<br />
executives but also as contest rewards,<br />
such as a trip with private jet. Other<br />
uses include recruiting executives and<br />
executive retreats. Namy says these<br />
types of rewards are popular now that<br />
inexpensive gym memberships have<br />
taken the luster off that perk.<br />
For individuals, private flight service<br />
remains a financial reach.<br />
Some options cost more than<br />
others, but whether you are looking<br />
to hit the open road in style or soar<br />
through the clouds in a private jet,<br />
these two Michigan companies have<br />
you covered.<br />
<strong>JUNE</strong> <strong>2023</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 39