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DEDICATED CHARTER SERVICE AT AN AFFORDABLE RATE
THE CHALLENGE:
An NHL team had chartered with five different providers over as many years. Every year they were forced to “reinvent the wheel” with their crew, the dispatchers and the changing
airport staff.
Prior to chartering, they used a dedicated aircraft, but this came at a huge cost. With the team’s minimal flight hours, the aircraft often sat unused, creating endless mechanical issues and no backup aircraft.
They had also previously used a larger fleet that did not offer a dedicated aircraft. However, a coach-configured aircraft frequently showed up with no advanced notice when a VIP configuration was part of the agreement.
In short, the team needed a dedicated service model without the exorbitant price tag.
THE SOLUTION:
The NHL team contacted PJS to explore its options. PJS identified several areas where the team could improve its aviation experience, including:
- Bulk purchasing power
- Dedicated in-flight service
- VIP aircraft guarantee
- Contingency fleet
THE RESULTS:
PJS provided charter access to a fleet of identical aircraft dedicated to its professional sports clients, all of which were in the same VIP configuration, ensuring no risk of coach seating. PJS also provided the NHL team with a dedicated crew and Flight Concierge to guarantees consistent service. All members of the team, including coaches and management staff, had their favorite drink and snack waiting at their seat prior to boarding.
PJS created a dedicated service model and offered identical contingency aircraft in the chance of mechanical issues while greatly reducing the team’s annual travel overhead.
THE CHALLENGE:
A midwest-based university made an exciting deal to move into a larger athletic conference resulting in its teams traveling greater distances to unfamiliar cities and airports. The athletic department had limited time to analyze the viable alternatives and identify options that offered the most reliable, yet cost-effective solution to set up a comprehensive travel schedule.
THE SOLUTION:
PJS consulted with the university and provided four viable options for each sport’s specific needs:
- Using a 30-seat regional aircraft for all flights
- Using a 50-seat regional aircraft for all flights
- Using a 65-seat business class configured aircraft for all flights
- Using a blend of 30-seat, 50-seat and 65-seat aircraft on a per trip and per team basis
THE RESULTS:
The university chose option four because it offered all teams the ability to adjust based on each specific travel event. By having a variety of aircraft at their disposal, the university was able to utilize the 30-seat aircraft for shorter distances, for smaller teams like volleyball or travel using shorter runways. The 50-seat aircraft made sense for a majority of basketball travel, and the 65-seat aircraft for when donors and boosters traveled with the team.
In addition to the cost savings, teams saved time due to less ground travel to and from airports, fewer overnights in hotels and less flight time by flying direct. Also, the university gained an academic advantage, as students used time on the charter flights as study hall and missed fewer classes.
THE CHALLENGE:
THE SOLUTION:
- Contacted the operations team at the closed Barbados airport to push through final permits
- Secured an exception with the airport for the family to be privately charted out of Barbados
- Arranged for the family to be immediately escorted to the aircraft as soon as it was positioned in Barbados to avoid ever-changing wind patterns
THE RESULTS:
STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR SCHEDULING CONFLICTS
THE CHALLENGE:
A major-label talent was asked to be part of a late-night show to promote her upcoming album release. While she did not want to pass up the opportunity, she had a music video shoot the next day in a remote Mexican cultural site. The site had also granted special permissions to film under a limited, unmovable deadline. Even if the town would reissue the variance for the shoot, the cost to reschedule and reship staging and equipment would well surpass the shoot’s budget.
The closest commercial airport was a five-hour drive from the shoot location, and the limited commercial flights would not get her to her destination until well past the deadline.
THE SOLUTION:
The talent’s management team contacted PJS looking for a seemingly impossible solution. PJS worked with Mexican Customs and airport authorities to extend the local airport’s curfew for the talent’s arrival at 3 AM local time. With just two hours’ notice, PJS located an aircraft with minimal positioning required and a crew standing by.
THE RESULTS:
PJS arranged a police escort to bring the talent from her late night appearance to the private FBO, where she boarded her aircraft and was en route to her destination within one hour of the show’s completion. Touching down at the small private airport just one hour from the shoot, PJS had a local twin-engine helicopter standing by to bring the talent directly to the site. She arrived by 8 AM and was able to complete her music video and meet the deadline.