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US Air cutbacks, heightened security in Pittsburgh spur growth in private jets.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, October, 2004
By Alana Semuels, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 31--Michael Staaf had been thinking for years about expanding his real estate management business into Florida, but found it too costly and time-consuming to get back and forth on commercial air.
So he bought a plane in 1999, got certified as a pilot and now shuttles between offices in Fort Myers, Fla., and Beaver, an employee or two usually in tow.
His company is not alone in switching to private air travel. Local companies that provide private and charter air service say business is booming, fueled by cutbacks at US Airways, heightened airport security that has increased delays here and elsewhere, and a desire by businesses for alternatives that are...
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