For the elites, ?call a cab? may soon become passe. The ?call a jet? concept is going to catch up fast, if the plans of Bjets are here to stay. Now, the business class which is always on the move, can dial a jet and fly to their desired destination hassle-free, courtesy Bjets, a dedicated private aviation service provider. The company has made a committed investment of $1 billion in India and has already signed up for the debt component.
According to Mark Baier, chief executive officer, Bjets, the investment is being made to enhance the existing fleet strength. ?We already have four aircraft now and four more would be added by year-end. This would be a major milestone for Bjets as it would be the owner of the largest fleet of private jets in its first year of operations. We will be adding 50 more aircraft over the next three to five years period. This will be a combination of Cessna Citation CJs and Hawkers?, he said. Private aviation industry in Asia may soon scale to newer heights with increase in the spending power of the business class. Being a new concept in the country, it is yet to pick up momentum in India.
