On 13-Dec-2004, "nobody" wrote:

Exactly! Key personnel and scheduling. Bottom line is "can we afford
it?", not "is it cheaper?"


Not exactly my point. A company might be able to "afford" to own its own
plane, but not be able to justify it. In reality, "the bottom line" is, in
fact, the bottom line. In other words, if using business aviation, whether
charter, fractional ownership, or dedicated operation, results in improved
profits and/or business operation, then go for it.

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-Elliott Drucker