As usual, many things are happening in the aviation world. Take a minute to catch up on some of the biggest stories of the week. Super Bowl XLVI Flying to Indianapolis on Sunday will be challenging indeed. The FAA expects a record number of private flights in the area that day, and three temporary towers [...]
Imagine you’re visiting a foreign locale where the culture and currency are very different from your native country. You hire a local guide for the day and ask him to help you navigate a large open-air market. As you wind through the crowd, merchants call out to you in an unfamiliar language, urging you to [...]
Much has been made of the Obama administration’s plan to reorganize funding for air traffic control. General aviation has always paid for air traffic control through a fuel tax. Now, Obama plans to change that to a flat fee — $100 per flight. This proposed fee, projected to raise $11 billion before 2022, was unveiled [...]
The media and general public may not understand the value of private aircraft, but successful businesses do. Private jets are not for show and comfort. Rather, they are an important — often indispensable — tool in the battle for business, especially as many companies are fighting their way out of recession. Frequent business travelers say [...]
Several lengthy reports and laundry lists of expectations for the state of the business aviation market have been released over the past couple of months and weeks. Corporate Jet Insider took some time to compile the data into a quickly accessible, easy-to-digest format. Thanks to the good people at Conklin & deDecker and Aviation International [...]
Most people don’t think twice about taking a breath — but breathing is nothing to take for granted on an aircraft. Too close for breathing comfort The close quarters of a private jet — with limited breathing room — can increase the risk of catching an infection. In addition, pollutants such as engine fumes leaking [...]
When it’s time to sell your aircraft, reaching out to and working with several agents means more promotional opportunities for your jet, which results in more prospects, and a faster sale — right? Not necessarily. Although it may seem counterintuitive, listing your aircraft with multiple brokers doesn’t speed up the sales cycle, and in fact, [...]
The year-end holidays are often a busy and hectic time. Whereas many people have the luxury of taking vacation or simply cutting back on work hours at the end of the year, most executives must continue to see to the demands of running their businesses while trying to carve out precious hours for family and [...]
If the need for a private jet in the day-to-day operations of your business is obvious, the next step is determining whether you should buy one outright or invest in fractional ownership. Your course of action ought to depend upon how frequently you would use the aircraft, your corporate budget and the available aircraft. Full [...]
It’s always fun to think about the innovations and advances that will happen in the aviation industry. Especially in the design of corporate jets. In November, Jeff Burger wrote a compelling commentary that practically begs for a reinvention of the corporate jet. He was opining about how the creativity and vision of the late Steve [...]
