Private aircraft and helicopters were once the realm of billionaires and large corporations. However, as commercial airlines become more expensive and highways are more crowded, business executives are turning to chartered aircraft to save time and money. Charter helicopters are primarily growing in Los Angeles and New York, where getting between locations in town is slow by car but impossible by plane. An executive could spend three hours in traffic trying to get from JFK airport to suburban Connecticut, or she could hop onto a chartered helicopter and be home in twenty minutes. These modes of transportation also have fewer accidents than car traffic, which makes chartered aircraft a safer option than ground travel as well.