Jeff Burger joined&nbsp;Business Jet Traveler in March 2004, a few months after the publication’s launch. Besides editing the magazine, he has written many articles for it and conducted its interviews with such luminaries as Sir Richard Branson, James Carville, Suze Orman, Donald Trump, F. Lee Bailey, and Steve Van Zandt. Burger helped to oversee the introduction of BJT’s annual Readers' Choice surveys and Buyers’ Guide.
During his years with the magazine, it has won well over a hundred editorial awards. In 2011, Burger received the Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence from the National Business Aviation Association and the Aviation Journalism Award from the National Air Transportation Association. He has also won writing and editing awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. BJT, meanwhile, was named Best International Publication in 2017 in the Aerospace Media Awards. It was also a Magazine of the Year finalist in 2011, 2013, and 2016 and an Overall Excellence winner in 2018 in competitions sponsored by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
Before coming to BJT, Burger spent 14 years at&nbsp;Medical Economics, the nation’s leading business magazine for doctors, where he served on the editorial board; directed staff recruiting; oversaw a $2 million annual budget; and was financial editor, news editor, and director of special projects. He has been editor of several publications, including&nbsp;Phoenix Magazine in Arizona, and has been a consulting editor at Time Inc. His articles have appeared in more than 75 magazines and newspapers, among them&nbsp;The Los Angeles Times,&nbsp;Barron’s, Reader’s Digest, Gentlemen’s Quarterly , and&nbsp;Family Circle. Chicago Review Press published his books,&nbsp;Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounter, Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, and Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters. His music writing appears on multiple websites, including his own byjeffburger.com.
Burger, a summa cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, lives in Ridgewood, N.J. He and his wife, Madeleine, have two grown children. His off-hours passions include cooking, travel, technology, movies, and music.

Editor, Business Jet Traveler

Jeff Burger

Saving time is the number-one reason to fly privately, according to the recently released results from the eighth annual Business Jet Traveler Readers’ Choice Survey. The ability to use airports that airlines don’t serve came in a close second, followed by a desire for a more comfortable flight.

 


Among other findings in the poll, which attracted a record 1,487 respondents, include 45 percent expect to fly a bit or much more in the year ahead, 11 percent plan to fly a bit or much less, and 44 percent say they will fly about as much as they did last year.

 


The respondents ranked Mitsubishi, which made the MU-2 turboprop twin, tops among airplane OEMs for aircraft reliability, value for price paid, cost of maintenance, product support, and overall satisfaction. On the jet side, Gulfstream scored best for cabin amenities and technology. Among helicopter manufacturers, Bell had the top ratings for aircraft reliability, value for price paid, product support, and overall satisfaction. Leonardo earned the highest marks for cabin amenities and technology, while Robinson&nbsp;led in the area of&nbsp;cost of maintenance.

 


Among charter and jet card providers and membership clubs, Jet Aviation scored highest for aircraft model choices, while Sentient Jet won for availability of aircraft on short notice and overall satisfaction. JetSuite, which took first place for customer service and value for price paid, tied for number one with Million Air on peak-day policies.

 


The survey also asked readers what aircraft model they liked best in each of 13 categories. Among the most overwhelmingly preferred choices were the Pilatus PC-12 (single-engine turboprops), Beechcraft King Air (twin turboprops), Gulfstream G650/G650ER (ultra-long-range/heavy jets), Boeing BBJ1/BBJ2/BBJ3 (bizliners), Bell 427/429 (light twin-turbine helicopters), and Sikorsky S-92 (large twin-turbine helicopters).

 


<a href="https://www.bjtonline.com/sites/bjtonline.com/files/pdfs/bjt_2018_readers_choice_survey.pdf" target="_blank">Full results of the survey</a> appear in the October/November issue of Business Jet Traveler, the magazine’s 15th anniversary issue, which also includes an article on how bizav has evolved since BJT began and how it might change over the next decade and a half.

Business Jet Traveler Readers Rate OEMs, Aircraft

Business Jet Traveler Readers Rate OEMs, Aircraft Models, and More

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

NBAA-BACE 2018

AIN Products

SUBSCRIPTIONS

RESOURCES

ABOUT AIN