Does fractional ownership make good business sense?
From Executive Jet’s web site: Fractional ownership, as a rule of thumb, best fits the needs of individuals and companies who fly between 50 and 400 occupied hours a year. Full ownership is typically cost-justifiable when you fly more than 400 hours a year out of a single location. Chartering tends to be cost efficient when you fly less than 50 hours a year on day trips. Further, charter is not guaranteed. Unlike any other method, fractional ownership provides you with the guaranteed availability of an aircraft 365 days a year, while charter and full ownership cannot provide that guarantee due to owner utilization, other charter utilization, or maintenance demands. How long do you own your interest? From the EJA web site: The NetJets program is unique in this regard. When you purchase a fractional aircraft interest with NetJets, there is no requirement for you to sell your interest and repurchase a new interest in a new aircraft at the end of five years, as there is in other fractional
