BJT WAYPOINTS | March 9, 2023

FLIGHT COSTS

NEW DATA HINTS AT MARKET PEAK—OR TRIGGERS WISHFUL THINKING Early 2023 reports and views contrast on charter demand and pricing.

QUOTE UNQUOTE “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. If you adopt their attitudes, then the possibility won’t exist because you’ll have already shut it out. You can hear other people’s wisdom, but you’ve got to re-evaluate the world for yourself.” — astronaut Mae Jemison

IN THE NEWS

BUSINESS JET, AIRLINER HAVE ‘CLOSE CALL’ AT BOSTON LOGAN A near-collision on February 27 involved a JetBlue flight and a chartered Bombardier Learjet 60.

GIVING BACK

SHELTAIR PARTNERS WITH SEA TURTLE RESCUE CHARITY The FBO chain will offer fuel discounts for pilots engaged in turtle transport flights.

USED AIRCRAFT REVIEW

BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 650 An airplane project that Bill Lear began nearly half a century ago has been refined into a design that’s now considered a classic.

MOST READ

FLIGHT UPSET KILLS PASSENGER What we know about the recent Challenger 300 accident.