Private Travel with VLJ’s
VLJ, short for very light jet, may be the new way to travel. The VLJ’s have a range around 2000 kilometers which is great for business people wanting to travel to bordering states or countries. The VLJ’s might replace regional jets so that the destination points increase and might open a door to air taxi service. There are many VLJ’s such as the Eclipse 500, the Adam 700, the Embraer Phenom 100, and the Cessna Mustang. These planes prices range from 1.5 to 3 million dollars. Most of these planes come with a bathroom service but on the Eclipse 500 there is the choice of a bathroom, a sixth seat, or a beverage area. The problem with these planes is that they only carry around 4-7 passengers.
Even though these great things are happening were come to the cost of fuel. The world is running low on it and prices are becoming steep. My hypothesis is that airlines will begin to merge and traveling will become a lot more expensive. Scientists have started looking for biofuels that Virgin and Richard Branson have looked into and plan to start using biofuels with 747’s by the end of 2008. The problem is as more airlines are created, more planes are built. This causes pollution and might cause and end to flying. When we look at space travel it is hard to believe it will happen with so much concern for oil.
One amazing thing is even though there is a lot of demand in private air travel in Central America, there is no air taxi service.
So let’s say a plane costs 2 million dollar and resale price is 1 million. Then the whole price costs 1 million and after flying for ten years the price you make up is greater and better.
I feel this post was not great, so if you are checking out my blog leave a comment on what I should writer about or a question that I could answer.
Thx to wikipedia for information.
