Corporate aviation is taking off again. In the past decade, it was literally an embarrassment of riches for many companies. It's hard to justify Lears and Gulfstreams when the press announcement about massive layoffs just hit the newspapers. The trouble is, the most desirable properties are typically too far away from major metropolitan airports for regular executive transportation. And flying continues to be the most cost-effective way to get this highly paid executive hither and yon.
Time is, after all, money.
Finally, the continuing development of fuel-conscious aircraft makes corporate aviation a reasonable alternative to revisit every time a company lays money down for a seat on a commercial carrier. But for the GA airport manager, the customer is the man or woman behind the controls of the corporate plane. This is the person who will decide to come, if you build it and manage it with the pilot in mind. The executive will be off the airport in minutes, but the pilot will continue to work with the airport and its FBOs for the duration of the visit. Fuel must be purchased, ground transportation arranged, repairs fixed, return flight planned, maybe even a nap grabbed.