DayJet Begins First Very Light Jet Air-taxi Service

Perhaps this news will cause responsible municipalities to change
their plans to close there airports:


WILL AIR TAXIS FLY WITH JOE PUBLIC?
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195198)
SATSair and Linear Air believe that they have proven the air-taxi
model using the Cirrus SR22 and Cessna Caravan, respectively. "Air
taxis are a big opportunity," Bill Herp, Linear Air's president
and CEO, said at the Business Models for VLJs and Light Jets
Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla. SATSair* President and CEO
Steve Hanvey, among other panelists, also shared Herp's gushing
enthusiasm during a forum on how to make money with very light
jets. Because of "air cab" services like SATSair, "more people can
now use aviation" to get to their destination, noted Hanvey. While
air taxis do provide an option to connection-laden airline flights
or long car drives, the thought of flying in small airplanes
simply scares some people. This fear presents a roadblock to the
air-taxi industry, though Herp and Hanvey believe this barrier can
be overcome by educating customers. "We need to engage a change in
thinking," Hanvey pointed out.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195198

DAYJET DISPELS AIR-TAXI MISCONCEPTIONS
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195199)
Before DayJet** begins the first very light jet air-taxi service
this summer in Florida using Eclipse 500s, company President and
CEO Ed Iacobucci wants to clear up some myths about the air-taxi
industry. "The biggest misconception is that the air-taxi model
is about the airplane," he said Tuesday at a VLJ conference in
West Palm Beach, Fla. "The VLJ is evolutionary, not revolutionary.
It's the VLJ price point and air-taxi business models that are
revolutionary." Iacobucci believes the Eclipse 500 is the best
airplane available for the air-taxi mission, which he said
requires an airplane with the lowest operating costs and not the
lowest per-seat costs. Further, he maintains that DayJet has a
solid model for on-demand, per-seat air service. According to
Iacobucci, "air taxis are a new market game" since they give
travelers a heretofore unavailable option where point-to-point
airline service is limited or nonexistent, prompting
them to drive long hours to get to their destination.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195199



* http://satsair.presskit247.com/index.asp
The air cab concept is simple. SATSair will pick you up at the
airport most convenient for you and take you where you want to go,
when you want to go, at a cost you can afford.

SATSair offers regional point-to-point air transportation that is
safe, convenient and cost effective. Aircraft are pre-positioned
strategically throughout the service area, allowing customers to
board a SATSair aircraft and depart with little notice. SATSair
eliminates the frustrations of crowded airline terminals, long
security lines and lengthy connections. In addition, SATSair
utilizes numerous airports that the airlines don't, making it
exceptionally convenient for rural destinations and multiple-stop
itineraries. Cirrus SR22 flights are available for $595 per hour
(per 3 seats = $198/seat/hour) within the service area. Wait time
charges will be billed at a rate of $70 per hour.


http://www.satsair.com/
Pilots are needed for our domiciles in the eastern U.S. If you are
a pilot interested in finding out more about SATSair job
opportunities, please click he
http://www.satsair.com/employment_pilots.php
We hire only FAA commercial pilots with over 1200 hours of flight
time

http://www.satsair.com/images/pdfs/S...cquisition.pdf
Greenville, South Carolina (November 8, 2005) – SATSair, a
provider of “Air Taxi” services operated by Rhino Aviation,
announced today that they have signed documents that are
expected to lead to the acquisition of SATSair by Cirrus
Industries.



** http://www.dayjet.com/Careers/Jobs.aspx
Applying for a job at DayJet™ Corporation is easy...
We need bright, energetic and dependable pilots,...

http://www.dayjet.com/DayPorts/ServiceRegion.aspx
Drive to the nearest DayPort location and find parking within
actual sight of the building. Walk in and go straight to the front
of the line because there are no lines, just a DayJet professional
ready to personally assist you. After check-in, it's a maximum
30-minute wait in comfortable, living room-style chairs where you
can have a snack, check email or watch the latest headline news.
And then it's straight on board, with no more than two other
passengers. Every DayPort location is selected based on a
300-point checklist, ensuring the highest level of customer
experience – from ample parking and ground transportation to safe
and reliable operations.

By the end of 2008, our DayPort network is planned to grow to more
than 40 destinations across the Southeast including Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and
Tennessee. With DayJet services, you'll be able to fly direct to
many more places – and out-of-the-way places – with speed and
ease.


http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztra...jet-usat_x.htm
DayJet, of Delray Beach, Fla., will marry two advanced
technologies: Very Light Jet (VLJ) aircraft, which can seat four
passengers and operate at half the cost of today's small jets; and
sophisticated computer databases that can determine the most
efficient ways to route those aircraft to pick up customers.

The service will be halfway between a private jet charter and an
airline, says DayJet CEO Ed Iacobucci, founder of software company
Citrix Systems.

Expected cost: slightly more than full-fare coach tickets on those
same routes,

About DayJet's Very Light Jets the $1.17 million Eclipse 500:

Six seats
Two turbos
375-knot cruise speed
67-knot stall speed
1,280-nautical-mile range
41,000-foot ceiling

Source: Eclipse Aviation

$200/hour/seat just for a Cirrus SR22. Ouch, what will the VLJ costs
be? If there's a demand for this it won't be from Joe and Jane
Sixpack and the kids going from Timbuk to Smallsville to visit
Gramma.
--
If you ever crawl inside an old hollow log and go to sleep, and
while you're in there some guys come and seal up both ends and
then put it on a truck and take it to another city, boy, I don't
know what to tell you.
- Jack Handey

On Wed, 16 May 2007 14:33:24 -0700, Bob Fry
wrote in :

$200/hour/seat just for a Cirrus SR22.

You have over looked the cost of the professional pilot.

Ouch, what will the VLJ costs be?

Considerably more.

If there's a demand for this it won't be from Joe and Jane
Sixpack and the kids going from Timbuk to Smallsville to visit
Gramma.

That depends on which airports are involved.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message


Perhaps this news will cause responsible municipalities to change
their plans to close there airports:

I believe there's about as much chance of that as you voting Republican.

It'll be interesting to see if such services survive.

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One such service with the Cirrus has already gone belly up. Plus $200
per seat per hour for a stupid Cirrus? That's the very definition of no
chance.






John T wrote:
"Larry Dighera" wrote in message


Perhaps this news will cause responsible municipalities to change
their plans to close there airports:


I believe there's about as much chance of that as you voting Republican.

It'll be interesting to see if such services survive.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 22:29:49 -0400, "John T"
wrote in
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It'll be interesting to see if such services survive.

It would seem that Cirrus is betting pretty heavily that it will.