Nine years ago - our way of life was challenged in many ways. Many people lost their lives that day. Some died as heroes, doing everything they could to save the others around them. Many have perished since trying to [...]
The FAA has compiled research and put it into numerous tables that can be found at www.faa.gov. The numbers only go through 2008, but they go back over 10 years. After reviewing the data, we can see trends and as an [...]
The value of aircraft parts is expected to increase. The economy has forced a greater emphasis on extending the service life of an aircraft. The downturn in the economy, we believe, therefore will increase the demand for aircraft components and [...]
We announced back in March of this year that we were adding a Cirrus to our Air Taxi Certificate. Well, on March 29th the FAA recieved our conformity package to add the aircraft to our fleet. We all know how fast [...]
There are various forms of aircraft ownership. Although full aircraft ownership provides the greatest flexibility to a company and/or individual, if under-utilized, full ownership can be the most costly choice. Full aircraft ownership allows full control over every aspect of [...]
Do you have a balance between the time you commit to work and the time you consider to be free – that time that you totally control? Most folks are not very good at creating that balance. Perhaps looking at [...]
Many first time users of private aviation choose not to invest capital into aircraft ownership from the start. The following discusses non-aircraft ownership pay-as-you go options to access private aircraft travel. Aircraft Charter Aircraft charter may be offered only by [...]
Are you an aircraft owner, a corporate flight department manager, a director of maintenance for a corporation, a director of maintenance for a small to mid-sized maintenance shop, a pilot who has been given the responsibility of managing the maintenance [...]
Wyvern, ARGUS, FAA, TSA, Drug & Alcohol Abatement, IS-BAO, ICAO, INS (insurance), NATA, NTSB, DOT, IRS, OSHA, and yet not an all inclusive list, all team up with (or against) the aviation operator. Each provides their own oppression to compliance [...]
From the Director: “Manual Automation” The Special Services (SSC) business and operational culture can be measured to determine our level of safety. One of the ways to determine our safety status is to consider the various manuals that we use [...]