Best-Selling Private Jets

Private jet sales are flying high. In 2006 a total of 885 business jets were shipped worldwide, up 18% over the year before, and 185% more than 10 years earlier. A steady stream of wealthy executives looking to avoid the hassles of commercial flight is driving sales in charter companies, fractional ownership programs, and of wholly owned planes. What’s more, most jets purchased in 2006 have seen an increase in market value, a rarity for the industry