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DayJet Nuggets
By Sean Broderick | October 28, 2007
DayJet representatives were out in full-force at AAAE’s General Aviation Issues conference in Naples last week. The per-seat, on-demand carrier launched services three weeks ago and, through October 21, had racked up about 100 revenue flights. Some nuggets offered several DayJet executives during presentations to attendees at the GA show:
- DayJet has 12 Eclipse 500s and plans to take delivery of three more this week. The carrier has commitments on an eye-popping 1,400 aircraft–all slated for delivery by 2013.
- The average DayJet pilot has 15,000 hours of experience, or about five times what the company requires as a minimum.
- The company calculates that its DayBases (where aircraft are based) generate more than $25 million in local economic impact and employ up to 200 people. Its DayPorts (the cities it serves but does not keep aircraft in overnight) mean an economic impact of $10 million - $25 million and create 5-10 jobs.
- DayJet is “very focused” on security at the airports it serves. It follows the Twelve-Five rule, even though the Eclipse has a max takeoff weight below12,500 lbs. The company likes to see basic security initiatives–like fencing and lighting–at its airports.
- Other characteristics that DayJet seeks in its potential destinations is a minimum runway length of 4,200 feet, although this may change based on more in-service experience and analysis of the Eclipse 500. DayJet also prefers ILS approaches at least, and is urging its airports (as well as those that want to see DayJet come to town) to embrace satellite navigation (WAAS approaches, RNP, etc.).
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