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...delight of their employees and shareholders, several of the smaller airlines are finding ways to boost revenues and profits in their niches. "What are crumbs for the major airlines are a full meal for us," says Dan McKinnon, CEO of tiny North American Airlines, primarily a charter carrier that flew more than 500,000 passengers last year from its base in New York City. Traffic is up 40% so far this year...
There are some 3,000 on-demand charter operators nationwide, and the Internet has made it easier than ever before to book one of their jets. They fly everything from single-engine prop planes to the Gulfstream V, like the one your favorite movie star uses. Even small businesses sometimes choose this option for a multicity trip that gets the execs back home the same day. Many operators report that business is holding steady despite the slow economy...
...type of charter lets clients fly on a sleek private jet without having to buy one--or having to buy into a so-called fractional-ownership program. These services do, however, make customers prepay for blocks of flight time. Among the biggest carriers of this type are Delta AirElite Business Jets, a wholly owned Delta subsidiary based in Cincinnati, Ohio; Marquis Jet Partners of New York City; Sentient Private Jet Membership of Norwell, Mass.; and Bombardier Skyjet, based in Fairfax, Va. Through Delta's AirElite service, which launched in February, customers pay a minimum...
Finally, acting in the face of U.N. disapproval undercuts the foundational purpose of the organization itself, as outlined in its charter: “to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest...
...adopting the doctrine of "I thought he might hit me, so I hit him first," the U.S. has sacrificed 60 years of diplomacy and the U.N. Charter. For this, we have become a global pariah. In exchange for thousands of lives and billions of dollars, we will indeed have a Pax Americana--and lose the world. ANDREW CHRISTIE North Hollywood, Calif...