Tom Benenson

Fractionals is the informal name for companies that operate shared ownership business jets, a service that is rapidly growing. An owner purchases a fraction, typically one-sixteenth or more, of an airplane and is entitled to fly a set amount of hours in that airplane or any of its companions in the fractional fleet. The fractional […]

In Harry Met Sally, Meg Ryan is described as “high maintenance,” meaning that satisfying her needs is never simple or straightforward; keeping her happy requires constant attention. Anyone who owns an airplane is familiar with “high maintenance.” But maintaining an airplane so it meets the FAA’s basic airworthiness requirements isn’t as much about the expense […]

||| |—|—| | | | Every time the phone rings I think-and hope-it’s the shop calling to tell me the annual inspection is done and I can come retrieve my airplane. The shop was very good about telling me whenever it ran into problems like a cracked ELT case or stabilator tips that had been […]