More than 100 environmental activists wearing white suits stormed into an area where private jets are kept at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Saturday and stopped several aircraft from departing by sitting in front of their wheels. The protest was part of a day of demonstrations in and around the airport organised by environmental groups Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion to protest over greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution caused by the airport and aviation industry. Climate activists protest against environmental pollution from aviation at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, in Schiphol, Netherlands November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw No delays to commercial flights were reported as of the early afternoon. "We want fewer flights, more trains and a ban on unnec...
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The New Jet Set: How the COVID-driven boom in private jets is still flying high
Guy Stockbridge runs multiple businesses from his headquarters in central California, including landscape companies that ripple across his home state and a utility solar business with operations in 17 states. Flying is a way of life for Stockbridge and others at his company, Elite Team Offices, based in Clovis. For years they flew both privately and on commercial flights out of Fresno, roughly 10 miles from Clovis. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and private jet ownership became more and more attractive. "Buying a jet has been on my mind for years, but Covid definitely added to the equation!" Stockbridge told Reuters by email. He is not alone. FILE PHOTO: A Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350 aircraft (Registration CS-CHE) of NetJets is pictured at Sion airport in Sion, Swit...
Read MorePost pandemic scramble drives to delays and cancellations Private business jets once provided refuge from airport waiting lines for the few that could afford them, but the fading pandemic has driven demand to such heights that even wealthy travelers now face cancellations and delays. While a headache for some jet set travelers, the crunch is a boon for makers of corporate planes built to carry 19 or less passengers in luxury, with announcements for new orders expected at the world’s largest business jet show that starts Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350 aircraft (Registration CS-CHE) of NetJets is pictured at Sion airport in Sion, Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Some fractional ownership and charter plane operators are turning away business, fac...
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