According to Business Jet Traveler:
Business aircraft activity in the U.S. in November was up 22 percent year-over-year and 3 percent from October, according to serial-number-specific arrival-and-departure data gathered by Aviation Research Group/U.S. Compared with a year ago, activity increased 28 percent for large-cabin jets, 26 percent for midsize jets, 24 percent for turboprops and 14 percent for light jets.
It’s easy to imagine that as security policies tighten up after the widely publicized terrorist attempt on the Christmas Day flight to Detroit this year, business travelers will find more reasons to escape the airlines and avail themselves of the freedom that business aviation has to offer.
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After the December failed bombing of NW/DL flight, there was a surge of charter requests from people who like you said, didnt want to wait in line or check in 4 hours prior to a flight. This being said, the business aviation companies should be alert to these problems that the main carriers are having with security. Dont be fooled! The FAA and Transport Canada will get there hands into “GA screening” and we all will be in the same boat. Corporate flights for aircraft that are able to stay below FL180 but above 12500 have become more and more popular. Being a Cessna 421 driver myself, I can not tell you how nice it is to plan for 15000 and get pretty much direct to destination. In the long run the operator saves money and the rev/passenger miles go up. Cessna or Beech might want to keep that in mind instead of developing a light sport aircraft for $112,000.00.