Doh! Rich People Still Flying High in Private Jets, Even When the Stock Market's a D'oh-Nut!

Woohoo! No Slowdown for the Fancy Fliers!

Alright everyone listen up! Apparently all this talk about the economy going 'Meh!' hasn't stopped those richy rich types from flying around in their private jets. NetJets President Patrick Gallagher – sounds like a guy who knows his donuts er dough – says business is booming! "In terms of what we see in future demand there's really been no signs of slowdown," he says. Even with the stock market doing its best impression of me trying to diet these guys are still jetting off to Europe and back. Mmm Europe...

D'oh! Europe's Not So Hot for Americans?

But hold on to your Duff folks! It seems like Europeans aren't so keen on visiting the good ol' US of A. Gallagher says the sales cycles have gotten a little longer whatever that means. Maybe they're all scared of my driving? Or maybe they just realized we don't have enough donuts. Either way less traffic from across the pond. D'oh!

Mmm Incognito Flights!

Now this is where it gets interesting! Turns out some of these high flyers want to be sneaky. They don't want anyone knowing where they're going. Gallagher calls them 'incognito flights.' Like when I sneak out for a donut run at 3 AM so Marge doesn't catch me! NetJets provides that anonymity so nobody can track them. Clever! Although if they were REALLY smart they'd paint their jets like a giant donut. Nobody suspects the donut!

Crudités? You Donut Want That!

Forget fancy meals these jet setters apparently like to keep it simple. Gallagher says the most popular food order is... wait for it... crudités! Blah! Give me a Krusty Burger any day! Or maybe a donut. Or ten. But hey at least they have a wine sommelier. Fancy! Though I bet even *he* would rather have a Duff with his donuts. Mmm Duff...

Pilot Power! (And a Service Heart)

Turns out NetJets wants pilots who are not only good at flying but also good at serving. They want pilots with a 'service heart.' It's all about the customer experience baby! I'm sure they also want pilots who can handle a mid air donut emergency. You know just in case. After all pilots are ambassadors for the brand so they better be nice. D'oh!

Hangar Hysteria! No Place to Park!

Even rich people have problems! Apparently there's a shortage of hangar space. They're having to fly planes out of busy locations at night just to park them somewhere! That's like having to drive my car to Shelbyville just to find a parking spot! Talk about a first world problem! But hey at least they're working on building more hangars. More room for donuts er jets!