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Article: Execs leave flying to themselves.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- February 20, 2007
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Byline: Suzanne Marta
Feb. 20--Walt Meziere's single-engine Piper Comanche flies at less than half the speed of a large jetliner.
But the owner of Rockwall-based Golden Eagle Law Enforcement Systems Inc. says his single-engine plane often gets him to client meetings faster than a commercial flight.
"Two and a half hours gets me anywhere in Mississippi I need to be," Mr. Meziere said.
Before he started flying himself, it often took two hours just to make it to the gate at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, allowing for road traffic, parking delays and security lines.
Although the travel time on a large jet is shorter, ...