The otherwise dormant Chinese business jet market has come to a turning point, triggered by the recent air control relax reform. This week, Airbus and Boeing have held their press conference, predicting that each of them will sell over 5 business jets to China each year, while Bombardier also showed that over the next 10 years, total sales of business jets in China will reach over 600 units.
Refresh your client relations and communications this spring by revisiting your own business models.
The first item that comes to my mind would be Service. Customer service is a top priority for Air Charter Brokers and Air Charter Operators alike.
Why quarter shares anyway? If you notice the tail number of a NetJets fractional ownership jet, the serial number ends in “QS,” for “quarter shares.” This stems from a part of statistical mathematics known as a binomial distribution, a subject vaguely familiar from my college days, although I was more interested in Karen in the next seat than in this genre of mathematics.
A few years ago I remodeled my house. I had seen some TV shows about people who would spend a few thousand dollars in preparation for selling and completely changed the look of there homes. I decided that if there were projects worth doing for someone else, it would be even better if I also enjoyed the investments that my house needed. The same thing applies to airplanes.
The business aircraft industry is no stranger to technological innovation, but beyond advances in aerospace engineering, communication applications (or ‘apps’) are quickly improving client-charter connection. Air charters thrive on providing services where commercial aviation cannot. Arranging punctual ground transportation at a small airfield can be the difference between keeping a lifelong client and stranding someone in the middle of nowhere.
Face Time for Business Growth There is no substitute!
Business Growth comes from getting more clients, getting more from the clients that you have or simply getting more done in less time, so I asked the question: Does the face to face meeting make a difference?
Opinions of Air Charter Brokers in the business aviation industry today are polarized. They fly quickly from the extremes of hot and cold, but rarely inhabit a temperate, middle ground. To clear clouds of misconception, we need to better understand the relationship between a broker and charter operator.
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 Kyle Davis and Mark Bennett of BDN Aerospace Marketing
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The majority of avionics developments today are focused on refining and improving the quality, efficiency and safety of aircraft operations. A secondary market is that of passenger service or support.
According to both OEMS and avionics shops, the most requested items today are still flat panel cockpit updates and system revisions. Such upgrades effectively and efficiently improve the safety and productivity of an older aircraft while also adding additional hull value come resale time
The acronym SMS - which stands for safety management systems - has become a standard term in the Canadian aviation vocabulary. Depending upon who you speak with or what aspect of SMS you are covering, it is either a wonderful and great addition to the aviation operational structure or could be laying the groundwork for potential disaster.
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Dassault take us behind the scenes to show the complexity and coordination required to pull off the air to air photo shoot of the Falcon 2000LXS. [More Videos] |
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