The trend toward leasing rather than buying new jets has crept into the secondhand market as well.
He also bought jets, a yacht, cars and antiques for himself and his family.
It is the Wall Street bears who are now buying corporate jets.
In the past, each of the armed services has bought its own individually designed and manufactured jets.
But American executives have on several occasions expressed their interest in buying new jets if they reached a beneficial agreement with the union.
Too many of them are just guys who buy private jets without using their own money.
Until Sept. 11, companies most often cited convenience as a reason for buying jets.
Isn't there something immoral about buying personal jets while others starve?
On the other hand, no-one could afford not to buy jets if their competitors did.
While more corporations have been buying jets, fewer are choosing new models.