Victor empty Leg Flights

However, the owners are open to doing deals. Victor's call to EBACE was for optimized, smooth operator interaction and consistent priceing. A lot of the individuals we've spoken to are open to our particular way of doing things, because over the last four years we've doubled our bookings every year.

I' m still not convinced that payment of substantial yearly season tickets for "all you can eat" (but rare flexible) shuttles on only a few itineraries is the response, and if it really was, then Stelios or Michael O'Leary would do it with a six-seater plane. In my view, the exclusion of'empty lines' with certain carriers that they have divested to only one reseller under an optional agreement does not appear workable.

Paying only 10% of the advertised vacancy rate for the exclusive 48-hour right requires some decisive consideration. First, brokerage is likely to be discouraged from negotiating down every empty leg they come across; second, the disbursed funds can't last forever (many carriers know that, but are willing to keep taking the money); third, when will the funds be returned to the plane operator?

My guess is that a charterer travelling in a $10 million plane will end up causing a big counter-reaction with the real plane owners if all he or she gets ultimately rewarded with is only 10% of the idle value - which would mean an overall $795 mean for the plane; an airplane that could fly with a full passenger load and enjoy all its valuable comforts.

Indeed, I have been told by a number of incumbent and legitimate broker charterers that they are not fortunate to be froze with certain empty leg carriers. Those empty feet hardly ever go on sale, but brokerage houses are said to be dissatisfied when certain providers can potentially attract many full-rate deals for themselves.

Surprisingly, there is a steady influx of new entrants into our industry, who all claim that they can break the barrier. But I am really shocked by the absence of healthy entrepreneurial minds among those who are willing to give away their free service, or among those who are constantly turning when they have not yet developed a sustainability driven buisness mode.

Curiously, I have been told, such a "distributor" thinks that the addressed charters markets are almost $90 billion in transactions - oh, as I wish! However, Victor stays focussed on Victor. Our latest incorporation into the technology-driven ARINCDirect FOS system was well received by the participants. Clearly, this means an even faster and more clear sharing of reservation and price information between FOS-oriented carriers (many of them in the US), Victor and its members.

The various headslines at the meeting, announcing our further expansion of the "first aircraft" business, were also well received by our audience. I felt complimented and happy to be named one of the top 10 business aviation industry executives in Europe by Aviation Week newspaper - this award also reflected the stunning work of my staff in creating a personal aircraft offer with a true distinction.

The Aviation Week made it clear that in a charters industry where the demands for outstanding service are high and hard to check, Victor's own independent ratings (according to the Sunday Times Tech 100 Track) were truly "refreshing". Hopefully and I declare that by EBACE 2017 Victor will be well on the way to acquiring a trademark that I have always been a fan of, Air Partner Plc, in the purely charters business.