Rolls-Royce Tay

Hewitt adds, "The name of the game in corporate aviation is dispatch reliability. When the chairman of the company calls and says he needs the aircraft at such and such a time, it better be ready. Because of this, the corporate aircraft can be a bit more expensive to maintain than the average airline aircraft. The corporate operator wants 100 percent dispatch reliability and this can cost money. Nonetheless, it's the maintenance personnel that must take the wrath of the chairman if the aircraft isn't ready — that's just the nature of corporate aviation."

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