Mobissimo

ORLANDO, Fla. - Business jets have traditionally been the domain of the super rich and high-powered corporate executives who don't have time or patience for getting frisked at airport security checkpoints. But a new smaller aircraft could make private air travel more available for less-wealthy folks.

Very light jets have travelers, corporations and commercial operators buzzing about the "perfect storm" of technology that could revolutionize the way people get places by plane.

The jets cost between $1.5 million and $3 million, weigh under 10,000 pounds, seat about seven people and can fly over 1,000 miles at speeds approaching 460 mph. The cheapest cut the price of existing business jets by more than half, although they generally are slower and fly shorter distances.

We're excited about the VLJs as that have the potential to make a big impact on the airline industry. Business travel, the gravy of airlines, could be in jeopardy by these jets as they bring the affordability of quick travel within reach of a larger audience.