NetJets came into the limelight in the mid 1980s when the NetJets program created by Santulli was launched. The “first fractional aircraft ownership program” by Chairman Richard Santulli came into existence with this idea that the company would offer partial ownership of private jets to businesspersons. It began in 1987 and NetJets after some internal revamping started providing the jets, the pilots, the hangars, and the maintenance. They were highly appreciated by business tycoons all over the world. The business community paid a lot of money as well as providing support for the convenience of a private jet whenever they had a need and one was available. No longer did they have to wait and suffer through commercial flights, delayed schedules and stand in security clearance lines.

In 1998, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway company, acquired NetJets Inc. Warren Buffet a regular customer of this company. By this time, NetJets had expanded into the gulf region of the United States, further establishing its dominance in the private jet chartering industry in 1995. The expansion to Europe soon followed in 1997. By the year 1999, NetJets expanded their operations to the Middle East. In early August of 2009, David Sokol became the next CEO after Santulli decided to resign. David Sokol moved NetJets Inc. corporate headquarters back to its original home in Columbus, Ohio.

A fleet of 10 Learjet 23 aircraft, by the name of Executive Jet Aviation started its operations in 1964 and by the year 1980, they managed to service close to 250 customers, with flying contracts and logging more than three million miles per year.

NetJets profits remained steady and increased every year. In the year 1997, NetJets Inc. obtained 52 new jets thereby becoming one of the largest fleets. This was the largest purchase of jets in the history of the industry. NetJets joined forces with the most prominent jet company in the world soon after. In 1997, the first Boeing jet was added to its fleet and 161 new business jets ordered in 1998. The total sum of this order exceeded $2.8 billion USD. The next notable move by NetJets followed in the year 2000, when they established a 200,000 square foot headquarters inside the Port Columbus Airport. The company purchased another 20 jets and this made NetJets the first company in the United States that allowed the rental and chartering of private jets to executives. NetJets still dominates the jet charter industry and their success in the future is almost assured.

Safety is a big issue.  When it comes to air travel, it is probably one of the biggest.  Always ask about the safety record and features of the jet you are thinking of chartering.  Ask about maintenance regulations for that company.  Ask a lot of questions.  There is nothing more important concerning air travel than safety.

Company stability and experience are also nice to find out.  Ask how long they have been in business and you may even want to ask for references.  It may benefit you to know how the company is doing financially although this probably isn’t something you can get answered over the phone.  Always check the charter company’s reputation before choosing one.

When choosing a charter company you want to consider their customer service..  If the customer service is bad there is certainly no guarantee the flight will be good.  You should be able to reach a live person at any time of the day or night.  Their representatives should be friendly and helpful.  If they don’t have the answer, they should transfer you to someone who does or offer to get back to you with an answer.

Although it is not necessary to have a huge fleet to be a good charter company, many businesses still checks this information.  Sometimes it is important to know that there are jets available in the bigger and more traveled cities or that a jet can be made available in more cities.  It is a good idea to find out the age of the jets the company uses, however.

When getting price quotes be sure to find out if it is a soft quote which is susceptible to change or if the quote includes everything needed and is a final quote.  This can make a big difference when it comes down to actually doing business with a company.  The prices will vary depending on many things but by the end of the conversation you should have a pretty close estimate of what the cost will be.

Especially if you are new to charter jet service, you will want to get as many questions answered as possible when choosing a company.  The safety as well as the comfort and convenience of your employees or family rests on the answers you are given.  When choosing a charter company don’t always assume that price means everything.  Many people mistakenly think that the most expensive must be the best or the least expensive must be the worse and nothing could be farther from the truth.  Find out the facts before you decide to go with any jet charter company.  Have plenty of questions lined up and if you think of more questions during the conversation, ask those too.