tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:47:49 +0000A discussion of events and changes taking place in the General Aviation industry.http://www.avgroup.com/talk/noreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)Blogger30125Subscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-4416838245850220420Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-07-30T10:47:49.839-04:00Remember VHS vs. Batamax? Business aircraft charter saw tremendous growth in the 1990s and received another boost after 9/11/2001 when airline travel was extremely restricted. Major corporations and fractional companies like NetJets, FlexJet and others needed to be confident that the companies operating the business jets they chartered had the highest level of safety.Although the U.S. market hadhttp://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/07/tale-of-two-standards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=F6LNsAo4GrU:dWOwyv68TWM:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-3526693005925848056Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:56:00 +00002009-06-13T12:49:21.166-04:00The cover of the June 15th edition of Time magazine is a picture of an iPhone, or a similar device, with a Tweet about the cover story on Twitter, the innovative fast growing social network. What could this possibly have to do with the recovery and growth of Business Aviation? Read on.In my last article for Hangar Talk I wrote about Glenn Hutchins, founder of Silver Lake, and his prediction http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/06/business-aviation-twittering-recovery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=fWBFivN9iDA:DyscMWvU91s:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-2652694132128438092Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:37:00 +00002009-06-06T18:45:49.323-04:00Glenn Hutchins one of the founders of the highly successful private equity firm Silver Lake, after studying and outlining how we got into this mess, sees the way out - Innovation.Hutchins says, "While at times rushed and incoherent, the public policy response to the crisis has been breathtaking in its scale. The approximately $10 trillion in resources shoveled at the problem dwarfs any prior http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/06/will-innovation-lead-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=HdApYBvA0ko:f_Cc3o16ebs:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-8049449765858480597Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:58:00 +00002009-03-25T16:07:18.533-04:00Why are we vilifying a $100 billion sector of our manufacturing economy? The business jet is an important tool that permits businesses to compete effectively in multiple locations domestically and internationally. It has been documented that the most profitable companies own business aircraft. Cessna Aircraft (Textron), Gulfstream (General Dynamics) and others are tightening their belts againsthttp://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/03/marvel-misunderstood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=TBg6j0gMQCc:Oc4awDYkqIk:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-6390111631485782601Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:19:00 +00002009-02-22T12:11:21.620-05:00About 45 years before US Airways Captain Sully Sullenberger successful ditched an Airbus in the Hudson, a Pan Am crew, flying Flight 943, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, did the same in the Pacific halfway between Hawaii and California. The ABC Evening News ran the fascinating story, The Hero Pilot of 1956, in mid-February. The Boeing 377 was the last of the large commercial transcontinental/http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/02/miracle-in-pacific.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=M7i4HU3XJAE:UMdTH5T2vQc:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-992381530549381643Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:21:00 +00002009-02-01T11:45:41.650-05:00Last year the words “soft landing” appeared frequently in the press. They were used to describe the economy. Today “crash” is the word we hear most often. For a few days in January, the media moved Wall Street and the economy to page 2. "The Miracle on the Hudson" became the lead story. A select few really understand how this could happen. The emergency landing of US Airways flight 1549 washttp://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/01/gliding-to-soft-landing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=9tR3dBtvNLY:MvDq47eV4VU:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-1915222967511203149Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:56:00 +00002009-01-19T14:03:05.661-05:00It would have been impossible for anyone to have missed the amazing story of US Air Flight 1549, and the heroes of this event – the crew and first responders. However, some may have missed a story in USA Today only a few days before, “Airlines Go Two Years With No Fatalities”. When a flock of Canadian geese tried to end this streak, New Yorkers saw to it that everyone aboard was safely on ferryhttp://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/01/new-york-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=525HXivqR1o:0CF6yZZ-OqQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-5371532671632896611Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:25:00 +00002009-01-04T22:51:33.197-05:00Many years ago I met Wilbur Ross who was a college and business school classmate of a friend of mine. Since that meeting Ross has become a billionaire. He began his business career (he first aspired to be a writer) by gluing back the wrecks of Michael Milken's junk-bond financings. Last fall he was interviewed on National Public Radio. He talked about one of his newest investments, SpiceJet, http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2009/01/food-for-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=RxFLW8Tlc2I:y0bSUV4DGkU:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-9185937533852845111Mon, 19 May 2008 16:31:00 +00002008-05-19T12:43:42.670-04:00Last year was not a good year for the FAA and 2008 is shaping up as even worse. How this important agency, which has a major role in not just aviation but a major impact on our economy, can reinvent itself is the $64 billion question. The FAA is mismanaged, not by the FAA leadership but by the micromanagement of Congress. (Left, Nicholas Sabatini, FAA Associate Administrator being grilled by http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2008/05/dysfunctional-faa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=3njap4Foj28:Lmit-PWjgK8:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-1044390208241246250Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:37:00 +00002007-11-17T13:47:31.856-05:00On October 4th the FAA first suspended and eight days later revoked AMI Jet Charter’s air carrier certificate. Immediately a shock wave of tsunami proportions was felt in every sector of the general aviation industry. Until AMI Jet Charter was acquired by TAG Aviation USA in 1996, this company was known as Aviation Methods, a highly successful and highly regarded aircraft management company andhttp://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/11/general-aviation-tsunami.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=wU6JXyUpgN8:LvcelcoiBUA:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-3014353579628341797Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:26:00 +00002007-09-22T11:58:22.214-04:00This week I was part of a six member panel of “elder statesmen” that held a press conference in the Capitol building. I my case they may have had the first part of the description correct but I was out-eldered by Alfred Kahn (above), who is about to turn 90. Kahn, a former Chairman of the CAB and known as the “father of airline deregulation”, is as sharp as a tack and full of P&V. Others on http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/09/of-vacuum-tubes-and-sealing-wax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=A6R4mJLnfUc:LUeJmKHCOSg:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-1858495597798576548Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:58:00 +00002007-09-06T13:04:59.489-04:00Over a year ago I wrote about the problem FAA certified repair station were having in obtaining maintenance manuals from aircraft manufacturers, Freedom of Maintenance Information. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) in FAA parlance are the manuals required to maintain aircraft in an airworthy condition. The FAA requires anyone repairing an aircraft or an aircraft’s components do so http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/09/david-vs-goliath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=ahGxaMa68g0:at_7IO4thn8:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-8857979296792700354Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:32:00 +00002007-08-20T06:49:12.238-04:00"Incipient panic" is how Look Out, This Crunch Is Serious, an opinion piece in The Washington Post, began. Incipient means “beginning to appear”. From where I sit in Virginia, a long way from Wall Street, it would seem we are past the beginning of a panic. Panic in the credit markets has spilled into the equity markets with all the averages & indexes we use setting new record one-day declines http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/08/incipient-panic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=mO19B8YBwLw:5CPa7Rp2Bmw:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-1465921878778432244Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:30:00 +00002007-08-11T18:07:04.709-04:00Just over ten years ago in a speech to Congress Alan Greenspan proposed that the reason for the rising stock market was Irrational Exuberance.I have watched the range of multiples paid for general aviation service companies double over the last seven years.Most of the fundamentals for the GA industry have been strong. Business jet sales have reached new highs almost every year, backlogs are at http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/08/irrational-exuberance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=7HNThYrmhCc:CK4DpuMcbXs:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-1612802840741599262Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:11:00 +00002007-06-30T12:23:54.379-04:00This week Cirrus Design announced their new Cirrus Jet. This was a closely guarded secret development project. I visited Cirrus’s headquarters and factory last year. No one would talk about the jet then, but you could just feel that it was there somewhere. Last fall at the NBAA trade show there was a scheduled press conference at the Cirrus booth where most expected the jet announcement, but http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/06/barron-killer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=o5-Pu9EmXnU:yRYmyPX7bv8:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-5854949083967666818Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:22:00 +00002007-06-18T17:15:43.178-04:00Bob Poole, Director of Transportation Studies at nonprofit think-tank The Reason Foundation explained to an AVweb reporter why user fees might not be such a bad thing for general aviation after all. This is a 16 minute interview that is well worth your attention.POD Click here to download and listen to the interview.http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/06/wait-user-fees-might-be-good-for-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=xjI39blWt04:u_P4sjTjo6c:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-7879275346082873630Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:09:00 +00002007-06-09T08:16:11.657-04:00As business jet sales continue to set new records, the lay press is beginning to notice. This publicity is partially fueled by the airline industry. They discovered after 9/11 that their first class cabins were occupied by a large number of non-paying passengers. These seats were filled with frequent fliers who suddenly found that that their, here-to-fore seldom used miles, could be cashed in http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/06/airline-alternative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=Vta4mCj_Yf8:MIjfgKzA8MI:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-5658448839779350792Sun, 06 May 2007 15:36:00 +00002007-05-09T16:24:25.539-04:00I just had an experience that I am afraid is what we will all be experiencing at an increasing rate. It was not fun.On a trip back from the southeast I had to make a connection through Dallas. My flight on a regional jet departed on time, arriving at DFW a few minutes early. We were told that there had been some weather event the night before and planes were leaving the gates late so we waitedhttp://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/05/summer-of-discontent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=w8BjIsdsY4E:dOuINlhkq9g:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-2616778735699800926Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:59:00 +00002007-04-07T21:29:09.391-04:00Last month NATA and PAMA held their annual conventions during the Aviation Industry Expo in Orlando. NATA is the trade association representing FBOs and air charter companies, and PAMA is the mechanics’ association. The ground support equipment folks (fuel trucks, tugs and the like) were also part of the trade show. Most of the news worth reporting came from the NATA and PAMA groups.Jim http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/04/buzz-from-orlando.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=TRZ4HMS214w:CRC98DImbfE:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-1898997889347412841Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:58:00 +00002007-03-07T14:34:21.004-05:00Vaughn Cordle, CFA / AirlineForecastsThe perception of easy (i.e., dumb) money and current anti-airline sentiments are fueling the entrepreneurial spirit to create a better mouse trap out of air transportation. New and improved engines, avionics, and manufacturing processes have resulted in new low-cost aircraft designs, thereby encouraging those who think they have a unique business plan to get http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/03/very-light-jets-reality-check-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vaughn Cordle)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=npngrra6LiE:dqs-rK8T0cs:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-5976610064371231056Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:39:00 +00002007-03-07T16:29:33.546-05:00In the last few days we have seen a flurry of articles in the aviation press about the trouble Eclipse is having getting FAA production certification approval. Only one aircraft has actually been delivered since December when David Crowe took delivery of the first aircraft. Recent troubles became apparent when a week ago CEO Vern Raburn announced the end of Avidyne’s involvement in the program.http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/03/eclipse-barely-breathing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=vwwWXwB5dBM:E5EY02Xk5tU:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-8262089265163859850Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:41:00 +00002007-01-30T16:43:34.016-05:00When too much money chases too few goods, prices rise – Economics 101 – and weak business plans get funded. It looks like that idea is being applied to the emerging VLJ industry. I count 14 manufacturers that have entered this space or have announced they will very soon. Seven air taxi business plans are being circulated amongst the investment community. There seems to be no shortage of http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2007/01/too-much-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=0c8u9rGnMEs:ffK9lEUJMlk:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-116492423200797995Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:55:00 +00002006-11-30T19:57:59.050-05:00While the largest commercial service airports produce substantial operating surpluses and can finance their investment needs for capital expenses, this does not apply to all airports, especially general aviation airports. In fact, many smaller airports have an operating deficit and therefore generate no funds for capital projects. The FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) pays for at least http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2006/11/conundrum-of-ga-airports.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=bNx4XxbJwYM:OS2sXQApTSA:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-115930112605626789Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:04:00 +00002006-11-20T14:33:21.230-05:00The majority of the 7,400 airports in the United State are publicly owned. The land, runways, taxiways, and other infrastructure are titled to municipalities and airport authorities that are often governed by boards of directors appointed by multiple jurisdictions. A good example and one I am very familiar with is the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority or MWAA. While MWAA is typical ofhttp://www.avgroup.com/talk/2006/09/private-airports.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=GhelmAtf8K8:M0tRmWqZTSQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875183.post-115905419479384854Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:28:00 +00002006-09-23T19:31:34.463-04:00Those were the words that my daughter Inslee’s instructor flashed on the screen as she settled in for her final lecture at the London School of Economics in August. Two days later she was scheduled to fly from Heathrow back home to Virginia. I first learned of the London threat when the phone rang at 5 AM Virginia time. Inslee was on a short class break and she was calling from her cell phone http://www.avgroup.com/talk/2006/09/terror-alert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jim Haynes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?a=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HangarTalk?i=iB5MP7V0WrU:wQADthL0998:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> </div>