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9 Reasons Why Companies Find Value In Supplemental Lift

According to a study done by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), 98% of Business Week’s best brands are using a business aircraft. The correlation is no coincidence. Top executives have learned that when it comes to your business needs, you have to expect the unexpected. Supplemental lift has become a very popular way of travel for companies as they cannot predict when their aircraft will be down for maintenance or a simultaneous trip will arise. A private jet membership with Magellan Jets will help you stay prepared no matter what comes up offering all the benefits of ownership without the hassle.

Joshua Marc Hebert March 10, 2016

11 Questions We Get Asked Every Day

When it comes to flying private, we know that our customers are looking for safety, privacy, efficiency and more space than what commercial airlines offer. Your private aviation consultants along with the flight support and sourcing departments at Magellan Jets are working hard to make sure every detail of your trip is handled with the outmost care. Here are some of the questions we get asked every day.

Joshua Marc Hebert February 16, 2016

Business Charter? Here is Your 9-point Checklist to a Perfect Flight

You’ve decided that you need to charter a jet for your next business trip. Now what? Let’s be honest, cost might be one of the factors (or NOT!), but there are a few essential points you need to address when speaking to a charter company. Let’s get right into it:

Joshua Marc Hebert February 4, 2016

Business Tip of the Day: How to Motivate Your New Employees in 11 Easy Steps

At Magellan Jets, we know that when it comes to growing your business, new employees are at the hub of the growth. One of the main ways company success is defined is by size, and employees account for more than just the square footage needed to run your business. With new employees come new attitudes, skills, and accomplishments. Make the most of what new profiles have to offer by getting ahead of the motivation game with these 11 tips that we ourselves stick to.

Joshua Marc Hebert February 2, 2016

6 Ways Private Aviation Can Help Your Business

Business is about efficiency, finding the best way to do something, and presenting a new idea that will save people time and money. Even the executives who have made it big in business need to rely on transportation to get them to their important meetings. Private aviation has significantly streamlined this piece of the corporate puzzle, and innovated a solution to one of the only obstacles holding back the successful icons of the business world. Here are 6 ways private aviation can help your business, too.

Joshua Marc Hebert January 19, 2016

6 Business Tools to Make Your Travel More Productive

Magellan Jets was recently featured in the Gothamist Getaways article, “16 Travel Essentials for 2016”. We looked into some other options when it comes to streamlining your travel experience both on ground or when airborne.

Joshua Marc Hebert January 5, 2016

3 Things That Are Taking the Aviation Industry by Storm

Or, “A few things we are excited about from the most recent National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) convention and exhibition”. Being in the private aviation industry, we are always excited to stay in the know on all things aviation. Here are our top three:
1) HondaJet is here.
Yes, really. Private jet owners and enthusiasts will be thrilled to learn that after over 20 years of extensive research and development, the world’s most advanced light jet has arrived. Built around the pilot, with intiuitive touch-screen technology, it offers more spacial cockpit and greater visibility. Honda promises it is the fastest, most fuel efficient, and highest flying light jet in its class. Honda expects to receive the FAA certification very soon at which point it will start delivering the plane to customers.
Source: HondaJet

Joshua Marc Hebert November 19, 2015

NEW: The Value of Supplemental Lift

By: David Wyndham, President of Conklin & de Decker
If you have your own business aircraft, at some point it will be unavailable for flight, either due to scheduled maintenance or perhaps it is already flying a trip. When this occurs, we recommend charter as supplemental lift. It is ideal for those times when you need extra flying for a brief period, or if you need a capability that your current aircraft does not provide.

Joshua Marc Hebert August 11, 2015

Business Jet Traveler: Stack The Deck in Your Favor

By: James Wynbrandt; Business Jet Traveler
Discounts and expanded offerings can make jet cards worth considering. Here’s what’s available and how to pick a winner.
Growth could literally be in the cards for the bizav industry. Sentient Jet, which claims 4,000 jet card customers, reports 35 percent sales growth for 2014, while card purchases at Delta Private Jets set records last year and card hours flown in NetJets’ Marquis program saw double-digit growth.

Joshua Marc Hebert July 7, 2015

Over 100 Business Jets Fly Athletes to the 2014 Special Olympics

Looking for an uplifting story to brighten your day? Well, I have it for you! A special project called Citation Special Olympics Airlift, organized by Cessna and its parent company Textron Aviation, brings together aircraft owners and operators to help transport Special Olympic athletes to this year’s games in high-rolling style.

Anthony Tivnan November 6, 2014

New Hawker 400XP 10 Hour Card for Fall Business and College Travel

Premier Private Jet Company, Magellan Jets, Launches a New Hawker 400XP 10 Hour Card for Fall Business and College Travel

BOSTON, MA – September 9, 2014 –Magellan Jets, the world-class private jet provider who serves the likes of c-level executives, athletes, and celebrities has announced the Hawker 400XP 10 Hour Card to provide a safe solution for business travelers and parents sending their children off to college. For this fall only, parents and business travelers have the opportunity to purchase this 10 hour card for $43,500.

Anthony Tivnan September 6, 2014

New Ultra Long Range Falcon 8X Business Jet Announced

Dassault Aviation, makers of the Falcon line of business jets, announced their latest model today: the Falcon 8X.

Anthony Tivnan May 19, 2014

A Positive Outlook for Private Aviation into 2014

With the economy finally looking better than it has in years, new business travelers have begun to restore their faith in private aviation again. With attention to, the annual number of people flying privately amounting to over 166 million, there is nothing but positive momentum for private charter companies into 2014.

Anthony Tivnan February 20, 2014

Shark Tank Star Robert Herjavec On Business Aviation & Magellan Jets

By Jack Olcott
Image Courtesy CrunchBase
When asked why he owns a Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet plus two Magellan Jet charter cards, entrepreneur and successful investor Robert Herjavec, star of ABC TV’s Shark Tank, related the advice given to him by a friend many years ago. Paraphrasing, Herjavec said “Any problem that you have in life that can be solved with money is really not that big. The only thing in life that we have that we cannot get back is time. I always think that the aircraft is the ultimate time machine.”
Continuing the theme that time is the key ingredient in business development, he said “We use our aircraft as business tools. They save us time. The amount of places we can be and how quickly we can be there is a real competitive advantage. There are a lot of business centers in the USA that are within an hour’s flying time. Traveling quickly to exciting situations is a great way to use a business airplane.”
He described a typical trip: He finished filming in Los Angeles at 8pm, appeared on the Katie Couric Show at 8am in New York City the next morning, lunched with customers there, traveled to Chicago for a business dinner the same day and returning to his home base in Toronto for an early morning appointment the following day. “You cannot do that in a commercial environment,” he concluded.

Joshua Marc Hebert November 4, 2013

Survey Shows Top Reason to Use Business Jets

When it comes to private jets, generally the first visual that pops into anyone’s head is a posh, luxurious aircraft with gold fixtures, bottomless champagne and plush leather seats. But the reality is most private jets are used solely as an efficiency tool for passengers rather than a luxury accessory. According to a recent survey done by Aviation International News, 1,100 business jet passengers found that “save time” was the top reason for using a private aircraft. The second top ranked reason was “ability to use airports that airlines don’t serve”.

Joshua Marc Hebert October 17, 2013

Reasons Why Flying Business Jets Makes Sense

Business jets like the Dassault Falcon can offer very spacious cabins.
Your car drives you to the airport and parks next to your aircraft. You board it as your luggage is lifted into the back. There is no queuing for security, no need to move between terminals or sit waiting for flights. You fly to the airport nearest where you want to go, you do not need to change aircraft and you can fly home when you want to.

Joshua Marc Hebert September 18, 2013

Observe The Benefits of Flying On board a Private Jet

Chartering an aircraft for your transportation and business needs definitely adds value to your time. There are serveral benefits accompanied with choosing a private jet rather than opting for commercial airline services. A few of those benefits include a flight itinerary suited to your schedule rather than an airlines needs, and the ability to fly into an airport closer to your destination. With a commercial airline you’re very limited on airport choices. You can also expect luxurious travel conditions on board a private aircraft. You won’t be sharing your cabin space with a crying baby or obnoxious passenger assigned next to you, which makes traveling much more enjoyable. On board, you’ll have privacy and amenities to relax or finish up a business meeting.
Cessna Aircraft Company explains it best in this short video displaying a side-by-side perspective of two businessmen with the same destination. One of the men are assigned to a commercial flight and the other a private charter. Observe for yourself the benefits of flying private.

Joshua Marc Hebert February 1, 2013

Take a Tour of the Highly Anticipated Learjet 85

Take a Look at the Highly Anticipated Learjet 85
Anticipation has been growing since the day Bombardier announced the clean-sheet design of Learjet 85 revolutionary business jet. It does not get any newer then this aircraft! The Learjet 85 fits in between the midsize and supersize spectrum of private jets. The jet will be capable of cruising at about 600 mph, but the most impressive stat is its ability to fly at least 3,000 miles with up to four passengers. It flies faster and farther than any Learjet ever built.
The plush aircraft is also decked out with the newest and most advanced avionics. Designed to enhance pilot performance, the jet includes a synthetic vision system for use in low-visibility conditions and a paperless cockpit that relies on iPads to call up navigation charts.
The Learjet 85 and two other new Learjet models, the smaller Learjets 70 and 75, are expected to be available next year, according to Bombardier. The aircraft is being assembled at Bombardier’s plant in Wichita, Kan.

Passenger Seat – 8 passengers / 2 crew
Range – 3,000 nm / 5,556 km
Engines – Two PW207B
Typical Cruise Speed – 0.82 Mach
Maximum Certified Altitude – 49,000 ft / 14,935 m
Cabin Height – 5.92 ft / 1.80 m
Cabin Width – 6.08 ft / 1.85 m
Cabin Length – 25 ft / 7.62 m
Cabin Volume – 665 cu ft / 18.80 cu m
Length – 68.15 ft / 20.77 m
Height – 19.21 ft / 5.86 m
Wingspan – 61.48 ft / 18.74 m
Max Takeoff Weight – 33,500 lb / 15,195 kg
Max Zero Fuel Weight – 24,200 lb / 10,977 kg

Joshua Marc Hebert December 19, 2012

Gulfstream G650 Private Jet Certified by FAA

Gulfstream announced on Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a type certificate for their new, ultra-long-range G650 business jet. This means the

Joshua Marc Hebert September 7, 2012

Cessna Citation Latitude’s Range Extended to 2,500nm

Cessna recently announced the increased range capacity for their brand new Citation Latitude private jet. This milestone adds to the aircraft’s impressive list of performance

Joshua Marc Hebert August 23, 2012

A Relentless Helicopter in Every Sense of the Word

Bell Helicopters recently embarked on a mission to redefine the super-medium product class of executive helicopters. To do so, Bell engineers had to design a

Joshua Marc Hebert August 5, 2012

Good for Business; New Private Jets to Give Competitive Edge

As private aviation continues to grow, so do the product lines of the industry’s leading aircraft manufacturers. Whether your travels include multi-leg same day hops down the east coast, a trans-continental trip from LA to New York, or a jump across the pond, the new business aircraft of the 21st century can accommodate your every demand. Cessna, Embraer and Dassault have recently rolled out brand new models that will set the standard for what private flyers expect from their aircraft. Leading the pack is the midsize Cessna Latitude, featuring the widest cabin business aviation has ever seen. Bolstering a 6 foot high ceiling and a 21 foot overall length, the Latitude will offer the most comfortable and efficient cabin today’s business executives will come to rely on. Even more impressive than its size is the Latitude’s range. Climb to 43,000 feet in 23 minutes and wisp from LA to New York at 442 knots. Far above any weather and commercial airline traffic, your flight will be as comfortable and efficient as possible.

Joshua Marc Hebert July 25, 2012

The Hawker 800XP; Workhorse of the Private Aviation Fleet

Every commercial airline has its workhorse. Meaning, the “bread & butter” airplane they rely on for maximum efficiency and the highest return on investment. For the private aviation industry, that aircraft is the Hawker 800XP. Engineered and manufactured by the Hawker-Beechcraft Corporation, the 800XP is a workhorse in every sense of the word and is a logical option when deciding to invest in private aviation. Efficiency, dependability and safety are just a few words one can use to describe this remarkable business jet. The industry-leading midsize jet combines the largest cabin in its category coupled with world-class performance numbers. These features lead to unsurpassed value allowing for a safe, fast and relaxing flight at an excellent price. The Hawker 800XP also affords its passengers with a fully enclosed lavatory and galley. With a range between 2,300-2,800 miles, seating for six passengers, a cruise speed of 536 mph and a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet, the 800XP is the perfect aircraft for both your business and personal travel needs.

Anthony Tivnan June 7, 2012

Gateway to Asia with Western Appeal

The island-nation of Singapore been an economic hub for centuries and has continued to grow at an impressive rate through the beginning of the 21st

Anthony Tivnan March 28, 2012

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