How many of you participate or have participated in the FAA's WINGS Proficiency Program? Did you know that the program has undergone a major overhaul? Here are some of the highlights of the new system: 1. The system has 3 [...]
The last several years of economic recession has created a perception of business aviation as being a symbol of corporate greed and excess. This is not always the case. While the business aircraft is usually used as a time saving [...]
Where is the aviation industry headed, and how long will it take us to get there? Are we going to see growth, or are we going to stay stagnate or even decrease a little? Are we going to have replacement [...]
There has been an uproar in the news recently over the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the use of "body scanners" and pat downs. The real issue here is our personal freedom and the security of the traveling passenger. Benjamin [...]
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To quote one Edward Martin, "Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." Here in America, we have many freedoms to be thankful for on [...]
Small to midsize companies that use business aircraft outperform similar-sized companies that don't utilize business aircraft, according to a new study released by NEXA Advisors at the recent National Business Aviation Association convention. http://www.nbaa.org/business-aviation/NEXA-Report-Part-2-2010.pdf “This study reveals that use of [...]
There has been recent and frequent news here in the upstate of SC about the recent announcement of Southwest Airlines coming to the Greenville Spartanburg Airport and the destinations that they will be going. Our community has worked hard and [...]
Is your airplane or the airplane you fly registered? On July 20, 2010, the FAA issued it final ruling on aircraft re-registration. The new law requires aircraft owners to re-register their aircraft if it was registered prior to October 1, [...]
The “Small Business Jobs Act of 2010” was passed recently and includes good news for aircraft buyers since Bonus Depreciation benefits were extended with the bill. Unfortunately, a significant portion of the new benefits expire at the end of the [...]