The valley's smaller airports also serve the needs of business aviation. Dave Zweigle, owner of Zweigle Aviation, reports that the Reedley Municipal Airport sees some ag-related business flight activity nearly every day. I'd say about half are used for business in some way or another. We do have a lot of large corporate farming clients who bring their Beech King Airs in here all the time. Back at Fresno-Yosemite International, Chuck Wilson, president and CFO of Corporate Aircraft, explained why there is so much growth in business aviation today.
Fractional ownership is one method of acquiring an expensive business aircraft at a reduced rate.
Most of the high-tech business tools we take for granted today simply did not exist as the 1980s came to a close. As we blast off through the current reinvention of the industrial revolution, the skys are becoming the new American workplace for busy executives who are in the midst of the battle. Once considered a luxury available only to elite top brass, the business aircraft of today is not just a good idea, but appears to be an absolute prerequisite for success.