Staying on the narrow path of political correctness in Europe can be challenging and not just due to the fact you are moving about the countryside. Borders may be gone in the EU, but a change in attitude still comes with a change of the cellular carrier. However, I found a way to be “PC” while on a recent trip to Europe and it came in the form of a single engine executive aircraft.

In her debut column, Haute Living’s editor of private aviation Janine Iannarelli of Par Avion Ltd. shares a personal story about how private aviation saved the day for a group of businessmen stuck in Europe because of the cloud of volcanic ash. In a race against the clock, teams were mobilized in three different countries to get the group home, and all it took was one phone call.