Aviation: Business vs. Luxury (Video Interview)
NBAA's Ed Bolen speaks with Rich Karlgaard of Forbes Magazine about the many benefits of business aviation, and addresses popular mischaracterizations about the industry.
View ArticleUse of Private Aircraft Stunted by Economic Downturn
GUILFORD -- The use of private aircraft by businesses has been stunted by an economic downturn that forced companies to lay off workers, cancel orders for new planes or close down flight units to...
View ArticleLittle airports big help to all who take to sky
The expense of flying a private airplane gives most people the impression that small airports have become exclusive clubs for the wealthy, whose political influence allows them to pass on the cost to...
View ArticleBusiness jet market hit hard by recession
Industry numbers Thursday dramatically showed how the recession has hit the global business jet market and famed Omaha investor Warren Buffet's Net Jets Inc. added to the gloom.Bombardier Aerospace's...
View ArticleCirrus lays off 32 in Grand Forks
DULUTH - Cirrus Aircraft said 58 production employees were laid off Wednesday, citing seasonal adjustments and not decreased demand.The airplane manufacturer cut 32 workers in Grand Forks and 26 at its...
View ArticleStudy: Business jet sales to dip before rebounding
Business aviation manufacture, which contributes to the 1.2 million jobs generated by the overall industry, has dramatically declined in the wake of a recession and misperceptions about business...
View ArticleEditorial: Focus on getting Americans working
This editorial notes that, at a time when the business aviation community has been beset by job losses, a Presidential visit to Wichita, KS, "...would let the president see for himself how the loss of...
View ArticleA Turboprop Built for Trouble
Paul Schaller, a former Silicon Valley pilot and high-tech executive, has spent the past five years getting Quest Aircraft Co., a turboprop manufacturer in Sandpoint, Idaho, off the ground. But just...
View ArticleCommentary: The Case For Private Jets
This article focuses on advocacy for business aviation. NBAA's Ed Bolen says: "...The National Business Aviation Association has really put forward a campaign to try to educate people about just how...
View ArticleLetter of the day: Xcel's Private Jet Made Perfect Business Sense
The Nov. 19 Star Tribune article about a local utility company's business airplanes ("Xcel execs fly high in leased jets, at ratepayers' expense," Nov. 19) painted these assets with a negative brush,...
View ArticleOPINION: The corporate jet is not evil. It's practical.
Oh, for crying out loud. Why would the average American drive a gas-guzzling automobile when so many other people in the world are walking, riding their animals or peddling bicycles?Here's why: Because...
View ArticleDassault cuts more than 200 LR jobs
LITTLE ROCK - Dassault Falcon announced Friday that it will lay off 150 employees and 55 contract workers at its completion center here.It's the third round of layoffs for the company, which finishes...
View ArticleCirrus Design behind on rent
Aircraft-maker in negotiations with city, projects profits for 20102009 has been a troublesome year for aircraft-maker Cirrus Design and, on Monday night, it explained its situation to its landlord,...
View ArticleCessna closing three Columbus plants
Battered by the deep recession and global competition, Cessna Aircraft Co. will close its three Columbus plants within six to 24 months.The decision by the Wichita, Kan.-based airplane manufacturer was...
View ArticleNBAA pulls ads from USA Today
In response to the latest story about general aviation that appeared on the front page of the Dec. 14 edition of USA Today (FAA low priorities get $3.5 billion in grants), the National Business...
View ArticleBusiness aviation group pulls ads from USA Toda
The National Business Aviation Association has pulled its advertising from USA Today over a story alleging that more than half of federal grants to U.S. airports since 1998 went to projects that the...
View ArticleHoneywell Forecasts 2010 Profit That Trails Estimates
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Honeywell International Inc., the maker of aircraft instruments and industrial controls, forecast 2010 earnings that trail analyst estimates after the recession cut demand for...
View ArticleAircraft CEOs Expect Stalled Growth, Stable Employment in 2010
"Nearly all of...Wichita's aircraft manufacturers said they think employment at their companies will stabilize in 2010, but they don't foresee any growth in their business next year," this story...
View ArticleAir Service Firm Expands to MSP
When General Dynamics took off from Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP) earlier this year, Tim Ashenfelter decided to head in for a landing. Ashenfelters company, ASI Jet Center, last...
View ArticleNBAA Chief Sees Signs Of Upturn
While a number of general aviation plane-makers are predicting further production cuts in 2010, National Business Aviation Association President and CEO Ed Bolen noted that production is only one...
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