The route less travelled: private aviation eyes limited direct flights to lure execs

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The route less travelled: private aviation eyes limited direct flights to lure execs
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Private aviation companies are making a beeline for executives wary of flying commercial to business meetings due to a limited offering of direct ...

Private aviation companies are making a beeline for executives wary of flying commercial to business meetings due to a limited offering of direct flights, as corporate travel eases back this fall after a pandemic-induced slump.

Corporate planemakers like General Dynamics Corp's Gulfstream Aerospace and Textron Inc are boosting production as demand rises. Rival Bombardier reports earnings on Thursday. But major carriers' domestic flights dipped 15.3per cent in July 2021 compared with 2019, with flights down by half to and from certain business hubs, according to aviation data company Cirium.

David McCown, president of the Americas for Air Partner PLC, which provides aircraft charters among other services, expects to get some new corporate shuttle contracts"coming online by Q3, certainly by Q4."

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