Patty Gioconda, Senior Admin/Travel Coordinator, Jetcraft

Location: Raleigh, NC, USA

[email protected]        +1 919 941 8400

How long have you been at Jetcraft?

I have been at Jetcraft for almost 12 years.  I started as a part-time Receptionist and my position has evolved into what it is. I have loved every minute of being a Jetcraft Team Member.

What are your responsibilities within the global Jetcraft team?

I am still the Receptionist, and the Sr. Administrative Assistant.  I also am the Travel Coordinator for the company, which includes planning and coordinating the logistics for our many events and shows.

Describe a typical day or week in your role.

A typical day in my role, is never typical. There is always a new place that the Salesperson is going to, and I make sure to get them to their destination.  Sometimes there is a new show that needs hotel bookings, or static Display forms to be updated.  My position is a lot of managing prioritie...

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Overview including differentiating features from other aircraft in its category

The Cessna Citation CJ1 was the second aircraft in the CitationJet/CJ series which replaced the original model CitationJet (CJ). The Citation CJ1 improved upon the original CitationJet with an updated EFIS avionics suite and an increased maximum takeoff weight. The CJ1 can be single-pilot operated.

As of March 2014, the Citation CJ1 market is comprised of 79% pre-owned. The percentage for sale is 12.2% with 67% of that under an exclusive broker agreement and average days on the market are 496 days.

Brief History

The Citation CJ1 began production in 2000 and ended manufacture in 2005. During that time, a total of 198 aircraft have been produced with all but one currently in operation.

Worldwide Appeal

There are currently 197 Citation CJ1 jets in operation with 186 wholly owned and 11 in shared ownership. Of the 186 wholly owned Citation CJ1 aircraft in operation by continent, North America...

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Jetcraft was featured in issue 02 | 2014 of Outlook Magazine by Jet Aviation. The article includes information and interviews...

"Jetcraft’s business is based on personal relationships and trust. Company president Chad Anderson says a lot of what they do involves “expectation management.” Anderson says people tend to think the aircraft sale and purchase process will be easier than it is. Sometimes expectations are not realistic in terms of how quickly the process should happen, and sometimes they can be thwarted by unforeseen circumstances. “We help them deal with surprises,” Anderson says. “This could come from a crew misbehaving on a demo flight, where you need to replace the crew at the last moment, or a rogue mechanic making bad statements about an aircraft that are not necessarily fact.”

... along with an overview of the company's history.

"Oliver turned the flight school he had acquired into an aviation academy, provided the first 24-hour maintenance center on the E...

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Written by Fabrice Roger, former Jetcraft Sales Director, Latin America

A few months ago, the business aviation industry gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the 11th annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) show. The fact that over 15,000 attendees (a new record) gathered at LABACE in itself speaks to the acceptance of private jet ownership across Latin America.  This is especially true in Brazil which is the economic powerhouse of the region and the biggest market in terms of business aviation in Latin America. It has the world’s second largest private fleet and represents over 5 percent of the global market for business aviation.

But other nations in the region are also showing solid growth rates. For example, business aircraft ownership increased by 10 percent in Columbia from 2012-2013. Mexico has also posted impressive gains over the same time period. Some analysts even predict that over the next five years demand for business aircraft in L...

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Overview including differentiating features from other aircraft in its category

The original Boeing Business Jet was the initial variant of Boeing airliners designed for the corporate jet market. It was based on the 737-700 and 737-800 commercial airliner.

As of August 2014, the Boeing BBJ market is comprised of 39% pre-owned. The percentage for sale is 11% with 71.4% under an exclusive broker agreement and average days on the market are 402 days.

Brief History

The Boeing BBJ began production in 1997 and continues to be manufactured up to the present day. During that time, a total of 131 aircraft have been produced with all but 4 remaining in operation.

Worldwide Appeal

Of the 127 Boeing BBJ aircraft in operation by continent, Asia has the largest percentage at 39%, followed by North America at 35% for a combined total of 74%. Also, 35% of the 127 Boeing BBJ jets in operation today are in fleet ownership with the largest fleet operator (U.S. Air Force) having 7 aircra...

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Destination Orlando, Florida—Disney, First Class!

Despite its plethora of golf courses and pristine winter sunshine, Orlando perhaps most readily evokes Disneyworld to travelers from Dallas to Dublin to Dubai. So a trip to this year-round destination naturally should be planned for the kids in your house, or for the kid in your heart!

Orlando for you

Today’s Orlando is not just for the kids. Downtown Disney itself is a destination for waterside strolls, restaurants, and shopping. A highlight of this area, which typically is alive with visitors, is Cirque du Soleil La Nouba. Since Cirque performs year-round in a dedicated theater in Downtown Disney, La Nouba is well worth seeing. The integrated trampoline tower and tracks make for some amazing acrobatics in addition to the trapeze, rope walking, and ribbon artists. Plan for dinner before the show at the delicious Wolfgang Puck Grand Café where you can get some unique fusion of Asian and Californian cuisine. There is also F...

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AvBuyer Magazine, October 2014

by Ken Elliott

Download a PDF of the article.

Situational awareness for pilots and air traffic control (ATC) is critical both in the air and on the ground. Ground awareness extends to all users of airport movement areas as well as to ATC. It is also not just about safety and traffic avoidance, however. For a singular aircraft, taxiing around an unfamiliar airport can become very challenging at night and during low visibility.

Situational awareness is critical in all phases of flight (that means from ramp-toramp), but it typically increases in and around airports and Metroplexes. For the purpose of this article the focus is on both low visibility operations and surface movement; the portion of a flight from the ramp until after take-off and again from the visual transition point of an approach procedure until parked at the ramp destination.

Historically, air navigation service providers (ANSPs) and flight crews have visually scanned surface op...

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Overview including differentiating features from other aircraft in its category

The Cessna Citation XLS+ is the third aircraft in the Citation Excel series. It is the updated version of the Citation XLS and features improved Pratt & Whitney PW545C engines and an upgraded Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite. Exterior and interior restyling is also integrated into the new model, most prominently the extended contour of the nose and expanded seat widths.

As of March 2014, the Citation XLS+ market is comprised of 16% pre-owned. The percentage for sale is 8.7% with 57% of that under an exclusive broker agreement and average days on the market are 212 days.

Brief History

The first delivery of the Citation XLS+ occurred in 2008 and it is still currently in production. A total of 164 aircraft have been produced with all but three of those presently in operation.

Worldwide Appeal

There are currently 161 Citation XLS+ aircraft in operation worldwide with 159 of those wholly ...

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Jetcraft was featured in the Autumn 2014 issue of Executive & VIP Aviation International magazine. The article is below.

Jetcraft Co-Owner Jahid Fazal-Karim talks to Anthony Harrington

When Jahid Fazal-Karim joined Jetcraft six years ago, the vision was to make the company the biggest jet brokerage in the world. “That was our goal and our objective was always to be the best at what we do. We wanted to create a structure that would get us close to our clients and bring our clients closer to us,” Fazal-Karim told EVA.

To help build that closeness, six years ago Jetcraft set out to build a truly global organisation, one with a geographic spread of sales teams and offi ces capable of placing the company in the time zones of its far-flung client base. “Being close to the time zones of our clients means that our Chinese clients can phone our Hong Kong office, the Russian clients have our Russian office and we have a sales structure based out of Miami with Spanish speakers for ...

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