The Scotsman - Business - Business soaring as more high fliers go bespoke

re: "IT'S a form of transport that has been branded wasteful and elitist by the environmental lobby. Yet, despite rankling the greens, there's little sign of any slowdown in the executive air travel market./On the contrary, demand for business jets has risen to record levels as Britain's captains of industry rush to beat the security searches and check-in queues. ...[snip]... Fresh figures from BAA reveal that the number of private jet movements at the group's three Scottish airports increased by 50 per cent to 7,319 between 2001 and 2006. Edinburgh racked up the fastest increase at 84 per cent. /Looking to cash in on this soaring demand is a young Scottish entrepreneur who has set up her own air brokerage business after working for three years in the corporate aviation industry...[snip]...While initial demand came from businesses such as law firms and banks, an increasing amount of trade is being driven by well-heeled individuals looking for a hassle-free alternative to scheduled flights...[snip]...By tapping into a range of business jet operators, Exec Air Charter is able to source anything from a small Piper aircraft that can transport up to four people to Gulfstream jets capable of whisking twice as many passengers across the Atlantic at an altitude of 40,000ft..."...