The answer, according to ING Direct USA, is fractional share purchasing.

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The number of individuals and companies in the U.S. that own a fractional share of an airplane rose 20%, to 4, 098, in 2002, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

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Seems he has a Pilatus fractional share, likes the airplane very much and the service, but his typical trip has changed from 450 miles to a 1, 000-mile trip from Marathon, Florida, to Cincinnati.

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The meticulous report from Netbasis includes such fine points as the fractional share of Columbia Pictures you picked up along the way, and the 21-cent capital gain you would have had on that share when it was cashed out in 1988.

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NetJets fractional aircraft ownership allows individuals and companies to buy a share of a private business jet at a fraction of the cost of whole aircraft ownership, and guarantees availability 365 days a year with just a few hours' notice.

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Through its NetJets program, Executive Jet pioneered "fractional" aircraft ownership, in which two or more firms share a private plane.

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