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.

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Conklin & de Decker Offers 2008 Tax Guide

Conklin & de Decker last month released the 2008 State Tax Guide for General Aviation.

February 6, 2008

USAIG marks milestones as underwriter and bizav operator

July 1 is the 75th anniversary of United States Aviation Insurance Group, better known as USAIG.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 31, 2008

European airspace users may have to beef up their insurance

All aircraft using European airspace are facing the prospect of having to carry minimum levels of third-party liability insurance.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 21, 2008

Terrorism risk insurance now available

Barely into the new year, aircraft owners and operators are opening letters from their insurance companies offering additional coverage for acts of terrori

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 11, 2008

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Insurance losses down

According to London-based insurance adjuster Airclaims, from an insurer’s point of view 2002 was a fairly “benign” year, with hull and liability losses of

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

January 11, 2008

Bank of America Adds Preferred Provider

Long Island-based jet charter and management company ExcelAire has been selected to join Executive Jet Management, Jet Aviation and Jet Direct as a partner

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 27, 2007

Travelers Expands Corporate Flight Coverage

Atlanta-based Travelers Aviation announced last month that it will expand its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insurance for Part 13

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 27, 2007

Depreciation benefit bill clears all hurdles

Both houses of Congress passed a bill that extends until December 31 next year the “placed-in-service” deadline for business aircraft purchased on or befor

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 14, 2007

Tax law tightens deduction rules

When President Bush last month signed a tax law that extends the “placed-in-service” deadline to the end of next year for new aircraft buyers to qualify fo

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 14, 2007

Travelers Expanding Bizav Insurance Coverage

Travelers’ Atlanta-based aviation division yesterday announced that it will be expanding its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insura

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 13, 2007

Aviation Finance

What a difference a year makes.In AIN’s annual report on aviation finance last year (October 2006, page 38), lenders expected 200

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

December 3, 2007

Real-estate developer plans to resurrect vantage

Matt Eller, an Ames, Iowa real-estate developer, acquired the intellectual property of bankrupt VisionAire on October 2 for $441,000 and, under company nam

Aircraft

November 2, 2007

Insurance rates to stabilize as availability shrinks

Corporate aviation operators at all levels received good and bad news from insurance representatives at the 26th annual Aviation Insurance Association conf

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 8, 2007

GECAS’ RJ ultimatum backs pilots into corner

GE Capital Aviation Services has amplified threats to withdraw its regional jet financing deals with US Airways if pilots do not accept a revised letter of

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 4, 2007

Insurance rates flatten, though only for some

Insurance premiums for professionally flown corporate aircraft have decreased slightly off their peaks of last year, but charter and helicopter operators a

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 4, 2007

As economy picks up, so too will aviation financing rates

Unlike insurance rates, which are decreasing slightly or at least stabilizing, aviation financing rates have apparently bottomed out and were on the rise l

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 4, 2007

FAA, IRS don’t regulate in the same language

“The FAA, and the IRS…they really don’t think alike,” began tax attorney Gary Garofalo, first speaker at the NBAA Federal Aviation Tax Forum in Arlington,

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 4, 2007

Center Capital Enters Aircraft Financing

Webster Bank’s Center Capital of Waterbury, Conn., has formed a general aviation finance division headquartered in Dallas.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 3, 2007

Life insurance for bizav pilots: separating fact from fiction

In a world of uncertainty, life insurance remains a priority for many business aviation pilots.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 2, 2007

Software steers clients through complex decision-making straits

The process for deciding whether or how to buy a business aircraft is fraught with seemingly incalculable factors and subjective considerations.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

July 31, 2007

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.

Latest

Conklin & de Decker Offers 2008 Tax Guide

Conklin &amp; de Decker last month released the 2008 State Tax Guide for General Aviation.

USAIG marks milestones as underwriter and bizav operator

July 1 is the 75th anniversary of United States Aviation Insurance Group, better known as USAIG.

European airspace users may have to beef up their insurance

All aircraft using European airspace are facing the prospect of having to carry minimum levels of third-party liability insurance.

Terrorism risk insurance now available

Barely into the new year, aircraft owners and operators are opening letters from their insurance companies offering additional coverage for acts of terrori

Videos

More Articles

Insurance losses down

According to London-based insurance adjuster Airclaims, from an insurer’s point of view 2002 was a fairly “benign” year, with hull and liability losses of

Bank of America Adds Preferred Provider

Long Island-based jet charter and management company ExcelAire has been selected to join Executive Jet Management, Jet Aviation and Jet Direct as a partner

Travelers Expands Corporate Flight Coverage

Atlanta-based Travelers Aviation announced last month that it will expand its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insurance for Part 13

Depreciation benefit bill clears all hurdles

Both houses of Congress passed a bill that extends until December 31 next year the “placed-in-service” deadline for business aircraft purchased on or befor

Tax law tightens deduction rules

When President Bush last month signed a tax law that extends the “placed-in-service” deadline to the end of next year for new aircraft buyers to qualify fo

Travelers Expanding Bizav Insurance Coverage

Travelers’ Atlanta-based aviation division yesterday announced that it will be expanding its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insura

Aviation Finance

What a difference a year makes.In AIN’s annual report on aviation finance last year (October 2006, page 38), lenders expected 200

Real-estate developer plans to resurrect vantage

Matt Eller, an Ames, Iowa real-estate developer, acquired the intellectual property of bankrupt VisionAire on October 2 for $441,000 and, under company nam

Insurance rates to stabilize as availability shrinks

Corporate aviation operators at all levels received good and bad news from insurance representatives at the 26th annual Aviation Insurance Association conf

GECAS’ RJ ultimatum backs pilots into corner

GE Capital Aviation Services has amplified threats to withdraw its regional jet financing deals with US Airways if pilots do not accept a revised letter of

Insurance rates flatten, though only for some

Insurance premiums for professionally flown corporate aircraft have decreased slightly off their peaks of last year, but charter and helicopter operators a

As economy picks up, so too will aviation financing rates

Unlike insurance rates, which are decreasing slightly or at least stabilizing, aviation financing rates have apparently bottomed out and were on the rise l

FAA, IRS don’t regulate in the same language

“The FAA, and the IRS…they really don’t think alike,” began tax attorney Gary Garofalo, first speaker at the NBAA Federal Aviation Tax Forum in Arlington,

Center Capital Enters Aircraft Financing

Webster Bank’s Center Capital of Waterbury, Conn., has formed a general aviation finance division headquartered in Dallas.

Life insurance for bizav pilots: separating fact from fiction

In a world of uncertainty, life insurance remains a priority for many business aviation pilots.

Software steers clients through complex decision-making straits

The process for deciding whether or how to buy a business aircraft is fraught with seemingly incalculable factors and subjective considerations.

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Conklin & de Decker last month released the 2008 State Tax Guide for General Aviation.