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A growing number of business and leisure travelers returning to the skies are turning to private aviation services as a preferable option to commercial airline travel. Forbes reports new research shows private aviation is set to emerge from the COVID-era as much as 10% larger than it was before the virus. In April 2020, business almost stopped, said John Owen, president and CEO of Kansas-City based Airshare, which now is growing its fleet and market. Airshare has purchased three Bombardier Challenger 350 super midsize jets for delivery this year, with options for 17 more of the business jets in the next few years, Owen said. The larger aircraft will enable the private aviation company to carry more passengers and offer them a much longer range, he said.