Steve VarsanoFounder at The Jet Business

What private jets are really used for.

Name: What private jets are really used for.
Uploaded: 2025-02-16T21:00:10+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Steve Varsano
Description: In this commentary, the speaker argues that private jets are primarily valued for their ability to save time and provide safety, security, and…

16 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this commentary, the speaker argues that private jets are primarily valued for their ability to save time and provide safety, security, and flexibility, rather than as status symbols. He highlights that private jets enable continuous work during flights, a benefit not easily achieved on commercial airlines, especially when traveling with companions. The speaker notes that the COVID‑19 pandemic accelerated interest in private aviation because of health concerns and the limited availability of commercial routes. He also criticizes commercial airlines for using the pandemic as an excuse to cut back on onboard food, describing the current quality as "disgusting" and implying a lasting decline in service.

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Nobody's really using them to show off wealth. I really think they're used for just time machines and safety, security, flexibility. You know, when you're on an airplane, you can always work. You can't really do that on a commercial airline, especially if you're with somebody else. And during COVID obviously there was a lot of people who came into that space because it was unhealthy to fly on the plane, or you just couldn't get a commercial airplane to go anywhere. Talking about food, they used that opportunity, cut back on all the food that they wanted to give on the airplane. They say, oh, it could be contaminated, it's COVID. They used every excuse about COVID and they never really came back from that disaster. So the food on commercial airplanes is really disgusting.