Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lessors Buoy Bombardier’s Sales Aspirations

Bombardier has expressed satisfaction with progress toward recruiting more interest from the leasing community.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Investors Take Fright at Overcapacity in Asian Airline Sector

Asian carriers keep growing but this growth seems increasingly unsustainable.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bureaucracy and Costs Stifle Newborn Indian Bizav

Business Aircraft Operators Association is urging the nation’s government to abandon plans for new restrictions on flights by foreign-owned aircraft.
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Aircraft

U.S., International Carriers Add Surcharges to Offset ETS

Numerous U.S. and international airlines in the first half of January added fare surcharges to certain flights to offset the European ETS.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance 2011: Lenders loosen the purse strings, for the right buyer and airplane

Lenders loosen the purse strings, for the right buyer and airplane.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

MEBAA Launches Aviation Insurance Program for Members

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) launched an aviation insurance group discount program for members on Tuesday at the Dubai Air Show.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Opens New York Office

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Opens New York Office
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Milestone To Finance $80M of CHC's Helicopters

CHC Helicopter and aircraft leasing firm Milestone Aviation Group announced an $80 million contract today.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Congress OKs Another FAA Extension  

Congress once again ran FAA operations almost to the wire last month before finally agreeing on a 22nd “temporary” extension of the agency’s operating auth
Environment

Europe to U.S.: “We Won’t Back Down on Emissions,”

The European Commission is refusing to back down over the implementation of its controversial emissions trading scheme (ETS), even in the face of possible
Rotorcraft

Mexican Operator Leases EC 145s from Milestone

Leasing group Milestone Aviation announced today its first deal involving Eurocopter aircraft through an agreement to place four new EC145s with Mexican op
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Aircraft

Airline Lobbyist Fabio Gamba To Lead Europe's Bizav Group

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has appointed an airline lobbyist as its new leader.
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Aircraft

Public-Private Partnerships Among Proposals to Advance NextGen

The vision of the satellite-based, data-centric, network-enabled transformation of the ATC system known as the Next Generation Air Transportation System (N
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

President Obama Resumes Attack on Business Aircraft

In a resumption of his campaign against business aviation, President Obama yesterday called for an end to “tax breaks” for corporate jet owners.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Insurance: What you don’t know could cost you big money

AIN_2011_Aircraft_Insurance_Report.pdf

“If you think the p
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Senator bails out of PC-12 share

Missouri Sen.
Regulations and Government

New Congress to President: user fees will not fly

As the 112th Congress kicked off its first legislative year, the incoming chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was gearing up
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance 2010

see Aviation Finance 2010.pdf.