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Richard Zaher is the founder and CEO of Paramount Business Jets, a charter private jet company that saw its business more than double during the pandemic, in part because of people in the entertainment industry wanting to fly private for fear of infection and for convenience. (Photo/Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
When veteran producer Bill Mechanic begins filming his latest movie, “The Divide,” in Australia later this year, he knows he will have to charter a private jet to fly out his lead actor.
Under normal circumstances, that would be out of the question. Typically, for a limited budget indie feature, all the cast and crew even the stars fly commercial, which is substantially cheaper.
When veteran producer Bill Mechanic begins filming his latest movie, “The Divide,” in Australia later this year, he knows he will have to charter a private jet to fly out his lead actor.
Under normal circumstances, that would be out of the question. Typically, for a limited budget indie
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