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Re:Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp Launches BlackJet, The "Uber... by dkokelley on Saturday October 27, 2012 @01:43AM (#4705483)
> "New York to LA on a private jet is worse than commercial because you are stuck in a 6 foot diameter pipe for 4.5 hours, rather than a first class seat on a normal airplane."

I have not had the opportunity to compare commercial first class travel to private jets, but my hunch is that 9/10 people would prefer a private jet, even ignoring the convenience factor of skipping the TSA and flying on your own schedule. In first class you get a seat. In a private jet, you get the jet.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp Launches BlackJet, The "Uber... by jonknee on Saturday October 27, 2012 @02:29AM (#4705568)
It sounds like you just get a seat.

> BlackJet seeks to partner with charter jet services to help them fill space on flights

If they are doings set routes like it sounds, that makes sense. If you have the whole plane you should be able to go where you want. But then you have NetJets.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp Launches BlackJet, The "Uber... by michaelt on Saturday October 27, 2012 @05:05AM (#4705783)
The article says people will take one way private jet flights and the jet will fly back empty. Perhaps by 'fill space on flights' they mean legs where the jet would otherwise be empty.
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Re:Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp Launches BlackJet, The "Uber... by carterschonwald on Saturday October 27, 2012 @02:25AM (#4705559)
I think you underestimate the importance of moving around. Private jets are really really tiny! Cabin size is like a "stretch" prop plane more than a private airline
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Re:Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp Launches BlackJet, The "Uber... by dkokelley on Saturday October 27, 2012 @03:45AM (#4705676)
That's possible. I don't usually move around during flights. I went LAX - HNL and back without leaving my seat. For my purposes, I would prefer a shared private jet over first class.
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