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Have a question about BusinessJet Class? Check out our answers to frequently asked questions below. If you have a question that's not addressed here, you can also contact us by email, or by calling us toll free at 1-800-397-8564 What is BusinessJet Class? Which destinations do you serve? What equipment do you use and how safe is it? Do you sell direct to passengers? Are there any special hardware or software requirements? Since air charters are not on a schedule, how do we check availability? How much commission can be made selling these trips? Why should I be a BusinessJet Class subscriber? Is there really a market for this type of travel? Who uses private jets? What is BusinessJet Class? BusinessJet Class is a Private Jet GDS. We feature a selection of 120 air-charter operators and 570 aircraft. All our operators are selected for their ARG/US Gold or Platinum ratings. In addition to automated distribution, BusinessJet Class provides IT solutions to the Air-Charter industry including aircraft and crew scheduling, cost accounting, and revenue/yield management. Which destinations do your carriers serve? BusinessJet Class featured carriers currently serve 3600+ departure airports in the US, with a lift capacity to more than 6,600 domestic and international airports. Itineraries and schedules are built to order, on line, in real time. What equipment do you carriers use and how safe is it? BusinessJet Class carriers currently offer a fleet of 573 aircraft of all sizes, suitable for missions ranging from the short half hour flights to 14-hour non-stop intercontinental journeys. Do you sell direct to passengers? No we don't. We are a GDS. In airline industry equivalent, this would be similar to a passenger calling Worldspan to book a flight. Are there any special hardware or software requirements? Our web site is designed specifically for you and its functionality generally mirrors current systems such as Sabre, Apollo, Amadeus and Worldspan. It is internet based with graphical interfaces that make PNR creation faster and easier than today's GDS technology. All you need is internet access, no dedicated equipment, no long term contracts. Currently the software is certified for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or better. It might not operate as designed if you use Netscape or other browsers. Since air charters are not on a schedule, how do we check availability? First remember that our carriers serve over 3,600 airports in the US while only 490 are served by commercial airlines. Therefore they can pickup your passengers and transport them zip-code to zip-code (just about). We designed a mask that allows you to enter zip codes, city names, or airport codes. The system will automatically decode your entry and offer you a list of airports closest to your point of origin. The system also tells you the mileage between your point of origin and the closest airport. You can build any itinerary: single and double open jaw, circle trip, round trip, and of course one way - all on the same screen. BusinessJet class returns a standard GDS-style availability screen with the list of aircraft currently available, the trip times, the description of the aircraft, the safety and performance ratings of the operator, the fares, the tariff rules, as well as all the other standard information you would expect from an availability display. How much commission can be made selling these trips? We have variable commission and incentive programs based on the number of trips you sell a year and the type of market you serve. Generally speaking your commission per trip may exceed ten times the average service fee you charge today. We do not have caps. Is there really a market for this type of travel? Yes, there were five million flight hours sold last year through brokers and operators. Now we are giving you access to this lucrative market because we know that you can sell the product and increase the market size. Who uses private jets? JD Powers and associates conducted a study for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). You can download the study from by following the link below. Here's an excerpt: "Surveys reveal that they [corporations who use business jets] do so primarily to save employee time. A minute-by-minute analysis of passengers traveling weekly on business aircraft vis-à-vis public alternatives often reveals the restoration of a month annually to their lives - time formerly lost "in transit" and previously just chalked up to, well, business. A month. Just what do you do with an "extra" month? Get a leg up on the competition? Spend it with your family? And what does an "extra" month or so every year mean over a decade, or a career, or to a marriage? Just how does your company value employee time? Passengers, even infrequent ones, also cite better industrial security, maximum control over safety options, the best possible control over efficient, reliable scheduling, the projection of a positive corporate image, a reduction in post-trip fatigue and a commensurate increase in post-trip productivity, a boost to entrepreneurial spirits and an end to worrying about luggage, lines, waiting, connections, center seats and odd food. In all, there seems to be a natural synergy between the increasing demands on a company's two most important assets - people and time - and the use of business aircraft. Today, on Main Street in Corporate America, company aircraft increasingly are just an ordinary business travel option, appropriate for certain trips and less so for others better taken via the airlines, train or car. And even though they may appear to be expensive (and, superficially, by most every conventional measure, they are), a deeper analysis reveals that business aircraft are often the least expensive way to travel when all costs and benefits are considered." Click here to download the complete study. I'm very interested, what do I do next? Talk to us. You may: Either call our toll free number: 1-800-397-8564 Or email us: info@businessjetclass.com |
