General Aviation a Key Tool
By Craig Fortenbery When I formed my company, Mainstream Commercial Divers Inc., over 25 years ago, we learned quickly that having our own airplane was integral to our success. Whether it was quickly...
View ArticleAviation is Incredibly Important to Us All
From Doug Schmitz Cheyenne I am a surgeon in rural Wyoming who uses his aircraft to extend general surgery specialty care, EMS medical direction and trauma consultative services throughout Wyoming...
View ArticleFive-Year Milestones: No Plane No Gain Campaigns Prominent, Effective Voices
As NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) mark the five-year anniversary of the 2009 No Plane No Gain advocacy campaigns launch, it's clear the campaign has benefitted from a...
View ArticleFive-Year Milestone: No Plane No Gains Web Presence Continues to Grow
From the very start of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign five years ago, co-sponsors NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) pledged to utilize a strong web presence,...
View ArticleForget Comfort- These are the Real Advantages of Private Jets
Which is more valuable? Time or money? As it turns out, if you can save one, you can save the other.Private jets are a way to make that win-win happen.Sure, private jets are swanky. But if you can...
View ArticleSteve Jobs' Time Machine
BY: Jeff MillerIve just finished reading Walter Isaacsons fascinating biography of Steve Jobs. There are so many incredible aspects to his life story. One snippet is how he came to own a Gulfstream...
View ArticleA Tool to Help Development Take Off
By Vincent W. Horrigan One of our key tasks in Chautauqua County is to support and grow business.There are many ways to achieve this goal, but one important way is to support our local infrastructure...
View ArticleSurvey: Bizjets Used for Time Efficiency, Not Luxury
By Chad Trautvetter Newly released results from Aviation International News sister publication Business Jet Travelers 2014 Readers Choice Survey reconfirm that those who fly privately do so primarily...
View ArticleSCTAC is Now Economic Development Engine
By Jody BrysonGreenville faced a daunting problem in 1963. Federal officials had announced the closure of Donaldson Air Force base, located a few miles south of downtown in rural Greenville County. The...
View ArticleFive-Year Milestone: Congressional GA Caucuses Spread No Plane No Gain...
When NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) launched No Plane No Gain in February 2009 to educate lawmakers and opinion leaders about the many benefits of business aviation, one...
View ArticleNORDAM Announces Contract that will Bring 300 Jobs to Tulsa
By Rick MaranonTULSA, Okla. Three hundred new jobs are opening in Tulsa, and the employer tells FOX23, they are not temporary.Tulsa-based aircraft part manufacturer The NORDAM Group competed and won...
View ArticleInaccurate Depiction
On behalf of the more than 10,000 Member Companies of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) that use general aviation as a safe mode of transportation across the country and around the...
View ArticleAviation Safety
USA TODAY's piece on small-aircraft safety paints a very unfair and misleading portrait of our industry ("Investigation: Post-crash fires in small planes cost 600 lives").First, it is particularly...
View ArticleNo Plane No Gain Messages Highlighted in Flying Classroom Stop
The themes of No Plane No Gain about the many important contributions from general aviation, including business aviation, were highlighted this week in comments made by Greg Evans, chairman of aviation...
View ArticleIs Stafford Airport Economic Boon?
By Vanessa RemmersClouds and the promise of rain kept the skies above the Stafford Regional Airport quiet on a recent Wednesday morning, except for a helicopter that buzzed onto the runway.The weather...
View ArticleNo Plane No Gain Message Resonated Throughout Industry in 2013
As it approaches its five-year anniversary, the message of the No Plane No Gain (NPNG) advocacy campaign remains as fresh, relevant and necessary as ever, as seen throughout 2013 by the programs two...
View ArticleBusiness Aviation at Work: Aircraft Mock-Ups Are Big Business for Prefix...
When people think of business aviation, they may often consider the construction of aircraft, or their use by entrepreneurs and companies. They may not as often think of the countless businesses of all...
View ArticleFlorida soars in attracting the aviation industry, study says
BY: Salem SolomonA study by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ranked Florida the most attractive state in the nation for companies in the aviation industry. The factors used by PwC in making the determination...
View ArticleAviation academies set for two Coachella Valley schools
Two local high schools plan to launch aviation academies next school year, training desert students for high-flying, high-paying jobs as pilots, air traffic controllers and aeronautical engineers....
View ArticleExtending a Tax Deduction
To the Editor:A Costly and Outrageous Tax Break, by David A. Super (Op-Ed, Dec. 3), ignores the benefits that flow to American workers and vital industries when Congress agrees to accelerated...
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