| 摘要 |
The present invention includes a system and method for pricing a flight by private aircraft. The method includes the steps of receiving input data regarding a customer, determining a probability of demand for the aircraft at a predetermined location, calculating a cost of repositioning the aircraft, and pricing the flight by private aircraft in response to the cost of repositioning the aircraft. The method is usable by any number of potential customers in order to maximize the efficiency of the aircraft use while minimizing the costs of chartering the aircraft for the customers. The system of the present invention includes a central computer having a pricing center that is accessible to a plurality of customers. The pricing center is adapted for pricing a flight by private aircraft in response to a probability of demand for the aircraft at a predetermined location and a cost of repositioning an aircraft, wherein the probability of demand for the aircraft at a predetermined location and the cost of repositioning the aircraft are determined in response to input data received from a customer. The system also includes means for accessing the central computer by a customer in order to enter input data to the central computer and receive a price for a flight by private aircraft in response thereto. The system also includes means for reserving an aircraft in response to a customer order.
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