Business Aviation Helping in Missouri Tornado Aftermath
Business aircraft have supported relief missions to help victims of a recent, devastating tornado in Joplin, MO, where Wayne Adolphsen, owner of Missouri-based aircraft service company Mizzou Aviation...
View ArticleMississippi House Declares May 'GA Appreciation Month'
National Aviation Organizations Welcome Proclamation National aviation organizations on Monday welcomed Mississippi House of Representatives' declaration of May as "General Aviation Appreciation...
View ArticleMayor Carl Brewer: General aviation helps Kansas soar
In an Op-Ed for the Wichita Eagle, Mayor Carl Brewer outlines the benefits general aviation, including business aviation, provides communities in Kansas. Mayor Brewer mentions the Wichita aircraft...
View ArticlePrivate Jets Starting To Take Off Again
By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY Private jets, largely grounded by the recession, are taking off once again- a sign that businesses may be feeling more confident despite the still shaky economy. Business...
View ArticleAustin Executive Airport Opens, Brings Jobs To Pflugerville
By Caitlin Perrone Thursday, 09 June 2011 PFLUGERVILLE - Pflugerville city officials celebrated the prospect of job growth June 8 with the opening of the Austin Executive Airport.Hundreds attended the...
View ArticleBusiness Jet Industry Takes Off - Will Interest Remain Aloft?
Demand for business jets could be flying high once again, as the economy slowly recovers and emerging global markets enter the fray. Can interest remain aloft? Dan Hubbard, senior vice president of...
View ArticleForum Recognizes Airport's Value
Nearly 2,000 people attended the NBAA regional forum at the Westchester County Airport earlier this month, where 130 business aviation vendors were represented.With more than 70,000 corporate and...
View ArticleObama's Taxing Corporate Jet Policy
By accusing Republicans of favoring corporate jet setters over kids, President Obama drew attention to his own use of similar policies to encourage investment, a reminder of the tension between deficit...
View ArticleAviation Industry Assails Obama For 'Cynical' Call To End Corporate Jet Tax...
General aviation employs 1.2 million Americans and generates $150 billion a year in revenue. President Obama praises it as one of America's industries that still maintains an advantage over other...
View ArticleCorporate Jet Tax Gets Six Obama Mentions, Nicks Deficit
By Richard Rubin and Andrew Zajac June 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obamas proposal to end a tax break for corporate jet owners, a repeated refrain in his news conference yesterday, would...
View ArticleLeather Firm Fears Hit From Jet Write-Off Loss
JIM McGUIREGazette Reporter One of the few bright spots in what remains of the local leather industry is aviation upholstery, and officials of a Johnstown company that employs more than 100 people...
View ArticleIndustry Set For Fight To Keep Corporate Jet Tax Breaks
By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON President Obama used to like corporate jets. As a senator in 2005, he crisscrossed the country in them nine times to attend fund-raisers and other events, reimbursing the...
View ArticleAircraft Makers Defend Tax Break
By Jeremiah McWilliams The manufacturers of business aircraft aren't happy in the spotlight President Barack Obama recently turned on them. During a taut news conference June 29, Obama pointed to...
View ArticleNY Aviation Economic Impact Huge According To Study
ALBANY, NY -- A newly released study of New York airports and the aviation industry's contribution to the State's economy found that $50 billion in annual economic activity for New York State...
View ArticleCorporate Jet Tax Hike Hits Ailing Plane Makers
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama aims at corporate fat cats when he calls for a tax increase on companies that own private jets. But he hits an American manufacturing industry that is just...
View ArticlePrivate-Jet Firms Adapt To Turbulent Times
By Marla Matzer Rose Despite economic hurdles for private aviation, NetJets is proceeding with construction of a $21 million headquarters at Port Columbus. The bumpy road to recovery for...
View ArticleFlight of Hypocrisy
Letter to the EditorSunday, July 24, 2011 Recently, President Obama gave a speech regarding the critical role of manufacturing jobs. He stood at an Alcoa aerospace aluminum-manufacturing facility and...
View ArticleFirst Six Months Of Year Prove Difficult For GA Manufacturers
By Mike Mitchell August 8, 2011 - The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the shipment and billings figures for the first half of the year. In the first six months of 2011, total...
View ArticleBusiness Jet Defenders Try To Send Obama A Message
By Ryan J. Foley CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Leaders of the corporate aircraft industry used a carefully orchestrated rally Wednesday to try to send a message to the White House to stop picking on their...
View ArticleAviation Manufacturers Counter Obama Visit to Iowa To Talk Up Corporate Jets
By Keith Laing A day after President Obama visited Iowa, the makers of the corporate jets that have been the butt of frequent criticism recently by the president held a rally of their own in the key...
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