Rich Ropp, Vice President of Business Development & Aircraft Management Sales at Jet Linx, knows full well the power that private aviation can offer a business.

Ropp’s background in business aviation spans three decades through increasingly complex service, sales, and leadership roles for well-known companies including Million Air, Midcoast Aviation, PGA, JetCorp, JSSI, Sentient Flight Group, Jet Aviation, and now, Jet Linx. Additionally, he founded and operated Aircraft Appearances, an aircraft detailing company located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and St. Louis, Missouri.

Ropp’s educational approach and a unique understanding of the common challenges and issues within private aviation brings a certain candor and clarity to conversations around the value of a Jet Card.

“I think that first and foremost, the business aviation solution isn’t meant to replace all airline travel. It’s more often a sophisticated and strategic add-on to handle what I call ‘critical missions,’” explained Ropp. “These are trips to see key clients and vendors. These hugely important, face-to-face meetings are where you really need to get out there and force the agenda.”

There’s a certain cost of doing business when an organization chooses to fly commercially for all business activity. “You can send two executives on an airline, but you’ll likely pay for hotels and per diem allotments. When you’re utilizing a business jet, you can transport more executives to more places in a single day,” Ropp elaborated. “With a business jet you multiply productivity by getting your team in and out efficiently. They also enjoy the benefit of seeing their families at night, reducing stress and fatigue that often comes with commercial travel.”

For Ropp, the Jet Linx Jet Card is a tool that allows for an increase in both productivity and quality of life. “We hear about the quality of life often, but it’s really true that traveling on airlines can be tough. With commercial airlines it is basically impossible to go to two different locations and return home on the same calendar day. That impacts both the financial and personal bottom line.”