Flying High in the Recession: Sky Limo Air Charter Soars Above the Rest

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – While the economic downtown has affected all industries as a whole, Sky Limo, a full service aviation company, is experiencing a steady increase of charter sales across the board.

Traffic to charter and sales Web sites, as well as call volume, has also steadily increased since the end of the first quarter in 2010. Although it may be too early to characterize this as a positive trend, Tom Conlan, President and CEO of Sky Limo believes that it appears the market is at the beginning stages of an upward swing.

“We’ve already been experiencing an increased demand for charter,” he said. “So much so, that our company is reaching out to owners of aircraft looking to offset their ownership costs with charter because our current fleet is operating at capacity.”

With financial institutions severely tightening lending policies, coupled with a large volume of foreclosures and inventory levels rising to upwards of 18 percent of total aircraft use, the air charter market declined to almost a standstill in 2008. The economic downtown may have actually benefited charter operators, such as Sky Limo, that “weathered the storm” by reducing competition. This allows the aircraft management, charter and maintenance companies who survived to be all the more viable in a growing marketplace.

For Sky Limo, private travel air isn’t just about time savings versus expense. It’s about the value of how time is spent. “We want the first time you fly with us to be the last time you fly with anyone else,” said Conlan. “Sky Limo is more than just getting you to your destination, it’s an experience.”

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