Originally Posted by
Jhieminga
In my view having an unrestrained dog in your lap, even as a passenger, is a safety issue.
That would mean that approx. 25% of business jet flights would have a safety issue (at least in my statistics). As per our operating manual, there are designated "pet areas" for takeoff and landing, but during cruise passengers are free to have their dogs around them just like at home. Being able to carry on's pet along without much hassle is a strong selling point for private aircraft, as written in this article from a Textron customer journal:
https://txtav.com/en/journey/article...ivate-aircraft