8 Top Trends in Private Aviation
The private jet industry has seen huge growth in the past few years. What has always been an upwardly moving part of the aviation industry now has more access to resources and profits to make even better progress in the future. Which it will need to do. Various challenges have touched deep into the foundation that lets private jets maintain their appeal and use. New trends have risen to answer these challenges in the hopes that solutions will come from them and be adapted by the fliers of the world.
Here is a list of 8 of the top trends in private aviation, and how these trends may shape the private jet charter industry with new ways to focus on the experience for all customers now and in the future.
Maintaining Safety Standards
Covid caused a global pandemic, mostly due to the fact that the world was unprepared for such an incident. It was a highly infectious disease which put people out of commission for days or even weeks at a time in many essential service industries. Having something like that transfer on a plane would be deadly, and that’s how it spread across the world from its source. Private jet companies were able to make the fastest response in terms of their overall commitment towards hygiene and health safety. Maintaining that safety has remained a trend for current and future airline expansions.
Increased Flexibility
The 2020s have thus far been an era of emergencies, and when problems emerge before plans can be made, people need to relocate as fast as possible. Cars can hit traffic, trains can run off schedule. The most reliable way of crossing large distances quickly is by plane, but commercial tickets take too long to process, and it’s a gamble to get an open seat on a departing flight. Private jet charters touted day-of availability and the flexibility to not just take new flights but change existing plans on the fly to keep people moving when it was needed most.
Affordable Options
More and more private jet charters are blending their business strategies, creating a sort of middle ground between the standard commercial model and the exclusivity of private jets. That is, they are expanding their customer base to cover those who can’t afford the regular rates and rentals of private jets. Options like empty leg flights have always existed, but certain companies have adapted subscriptions as replacements for partial ownership or investment ownership so people who need to fly can do so on a sort of time-share access, renting seats in cabins instead of whole engines to fly with.
Environmental Sustainability
The climate is at the center of many discussions when it comes to transportation. The carbon footprint for private jets and those who use them has also become a point of controversy. Offsetting carbon with charitable means only does so much, but it doesn’t stop the emissions from being created by a private jet flight. Now, alternative fuels are being developed and dispersed with far lower emission rates but can carry a private jet just as far as the standard air-polluting fuel. It’s not enough to replace traditional jet fuel, and supplies are limited as it stands, but further research and production may change the public view and carbon dangers of private jets in the future.
Route Decongestion
Airport traffic can make or break a travel plan. If there’s no room to land, then there’s no way of getting to the tarmac. Even private jets need a hanger between flights on the busiest days. They need to refuel and undergo maintenance before the next customer needs their service. However, private jets have the advantage of quick boarding and disembarking. They don’t need to line up at the terminal or undergo lengthy checks by airport control. The convenience for customers is also a convenience for private jets which can land and take off from various remote or private airfields to keep their fliers safe from public zones and keep them moving toward their destination.
The New Business Class
Business is all about timing when it comes to travel. You need to get somewhere and meet someone and you don’t want them to stay waiting. Air travel can get you there fast, but can it get you there on the right day, at the right time? Fast doesn’t matter if your arrival is late. Private jets don’t need a long wait time and can leave as soon as you’re on board. They have proven perfect for major businesses who need to stay in touch and personal, or oversee projects a great distance away. Zoom can’t do everything. Private jets continue to rise in popularity with those who want to stay in business worldwide.
From First to Frequent
The number of first-time fliers has risen drastically and is set to keep going up. With more affordable options, jet charter services are looking towards people who’ve never experienced luxury air travel to become a new class of returning customers. For some, a private jet flight is a vacation in itself, and often comes with lodging and activities on landing as well. These all-inclusive packages are turning these first time fliers who just want to try something new while it’s booming into potential future friends of the private jet industry.
Wireless, Groundless
The expansion of wireless internet around the world, from basic broadband to 5G towers and StarLink satellites has also reached the skies. Private jets have seen an increased focus on digital and wireless technologies, even implementing smart technology for piloting systems to aid pilots in making the smoothest and most comfortable travel possible. This also increases customer satisfaction. Wi-Fi enabled flights means business can continue even in the air, or entertainment can be streamed from anywhere in the world.
