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i feel like the value proposition for most private jet legs is "getting to an airport the airlines either don't serve or don't serve directly, and leaving whene
by sokoloff 3y ago
i feel like the value proposition for most private jet legs is "getting to an airport the airlines either don't serve or don't serve directly, and leaving whenever the passengers want". That's a lot of cases in the Continental US and a fair amount in Europe. Transoceanic travel by private jet is far less common than the 1-2 hour legs within a continent. Most private jets have fewer amenities than a 777/787/A330+
Buying an entire private jet primarily for trans-oceanic travel seems like something where I'd probably rather just suck it up and fly on one of the majors in first class suites.
- icegreentea2 3y agoI'd agree with your characterization for "most", but the fact that something like the G650 series exists (~20 passengers, Mach 0.95, 10k+ km range) and sells implies that long range, high speed is also a viable niche.
- sokoloff 3y agoThat, plus the Global Express, BBJ, and others exist (and Falcon 10X is coming next year). Those are also very usable within the US plus on inter-continental trips. If a supersonic-capable jet can only operate subsonic over the US, a lot of the utility drops off (and the compromises required to permit it would become annoying).
- icegreentea2 3y agoRight, the entire point of the X-59 is to support enabling commercial supersonic flight over land.