sold the idea of buying?

[starvingcfi]

just curious. has anyone here ever sold the idea of buying an aircraft to a company or companies?

...companies that travel frequently spend so much money on airline tickets. short-notice ticket prices are incredible. even buying advanced notice tix is pretty bad. companies that send 2-3-4 people to different locations once, twice, or three times a week could really benefit from owning an aircraft.

my question is, how would you find the right company to present the idea to? i've already bought a business directory from the chamber of commerce. next, how would you present the idea? how could you get good data for your presentation? conklin and decker numbers seem to be pretty high.

just curious if anyone has tried this before. i've been thinking about it quite a bit. the life of a corporate pilot. ahhhhhhhhh. charter is great. i'm having a blast, but i'd like better pay. better benefits. better equipment. you know.

just curious. thanks.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

I would imagine most purchases come from charter customers who are sick of the ratty aircraft, unknown avaliablity, farmed-out trips, and mystery pilots...they want thier own.
Im sure every charter operator also tries to sell aircraft to repeat clients. They love to add another management fee to the montly roster.

You can also bet that every fractional has a well thought out program to contact EVERY company that could "benefit" from corp. aviation...this is their living, they know the routine.

I bet sales are tough to come by, maunufacuter lines are not slow, they are shut completely down! - many aircraft are for sale - especially the entry level non-rvsm stuff. Big companies seem to be buying top end equipment as there are some bargains to be had..but entry level seems very slow. Heck, companies aren't sending people 1st class on the airlines, nevermind buying thier own jet...the late 90's boom is SO long gone..

ahhhh..the life of a corporate pilot...

 

[starvingcfi]

i miss the boom.

not really talking about a G-V or anything. just a baron. a 421. navajo. something. just curious about how this might work. if this might work.

i agree about the charter clients though. can't really blame them. i'm in a good position to make offers, but that's treason. gotta stay loyal to my company.

guess i'll stick to charter for now.

 

[Jetdriver69]

I actually had a master's class that required you to find a company that used air travel extensively and try to convince them to move up to the next level of service. That is, if you buy tickets, lease. If you lease, go fractional. If you own shares, buy an aircraft outright. I found an entergy company in California that took my recommandations about switching from a wet lease helicopter to buying a new one and hiring a mid time pilot. It actually saved the company about $200 an hour in operating costs once the factory warranty and tax depreciation was taken into account. Come to find out, my teacher was an aircraft broker and sold a new MD530 to this comapny for almost a mil and I didn't see a d@mn dime of it. Thats why this guy taught the class, to find business opportunities. Can't blame the guy for trying. Very interesting class, but very labor intensive.

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