Jetgala edisi desember 2013 | Page 24

BUSINESS AIRCRAFT A boon to oil And gAs explorAtion And production Today’s companies are more and more aware of the importance of business aviation in ensuring increased productivity and higher outputs. companies are using business aviation to: • Be more productive • Do more, spend less • Retain talented managers • Add dependable flexibility into their schedules • Improve effectiveness and efficiency in operations John, a pilot of 30 years and the owner of an aircraft charter and management company, understands this well. Utilizing aircraft in business helps a company save so much time, which results in more productive time. John has often flown some oil and gas executives to exploration sites, saving them tens of hours of travel time and reducing it to less than an hour. Flying employees using charter jets, which should take a few hours, make a whole lot of sense compared to relying on multi-day trip using conventional means of transport. Well-managed and cost-conscious companies are well aware of the added values business aircraft offers. In one single ^K