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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French investigative board blasts flags of convenience

The chief of the NTSB’s French counterpart is concerned that an increasing number of aircraft are flying under flags of convenience.

Safety

October 18, 2006

Strategies, Options & Perspectives: June 2005

Like the flu and other nasty bugs, the user-fee virus is making its periodic appearance as Congress considers FAA reauthorization, up for renewal in 2007.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 17, 2006

Insurance Competitors Merge

Former insurance competitors Aero Insurance and AirSure have merged to form what officials say is now the “largest general aviation insurance broker in the

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 17, 2006

FAA Asks IRS to Suspend Fuel Tax

Business aviation groups welcomed a letter from the FAA to the commissioner of internal revenue asking him to suspend implementation of new fuel tax rules

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 17, 2006

Videos

Congress Moves To Stop New Tax Rules

Republican lawmakers have taken steps to shelve new tax rules in the 2005 Highway Bill designed to discourage truckers from using jet fuel to avoid higher

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 17, 2006

Aviation Insurance

Various aviation insurance professionals seem to agree that the overall market has stabilized with premiums still significantly higher than pre-9/11 levels

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 16, 2006

Insurance Trouble for Older Corporate Pilots

After being forced into retirement at age 60, some former airline pilots turn to corporate aviation to continue their flying careers.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 16, 2006

Insurance Tips

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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 16, 2006

Nav Canada sees growth in rate stabilization fund

After sustaining losses of C$116 million ($91.4 million) after 9/11, Nav Canada, the private, non-share corporation that owns and operates Canada’s civil a

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 16, 2006

Bank of America Forms Bizav Finance Division

Bank of America last month formed the Corporate Aircraft Finance Division, a group that combines The Private Bank’s Aviation Finance Division with the Bank

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 12, 2006

Revised SIFL Rates Are in Effect

The current Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) rates in effect from July 1 through December 31 are: 0 to 500 sm–$0.1926; 501 to 1,500 sm–$0.1469; and more

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 12, 2006

User fees get cool reception on the Hill

Calls to institute user fees to help pay for FAA expenditures in the future continue to generate little support in Congress, as evidenced by a hearing befo

Regulations and Government

October 11, 2006

Foundation proposes user fees, but not for piston GA aircraft

The libertarian Reason Foundation, which has been promoting  privatization for more than 25 years, has published a new study calling for a user-fee sy

Regulations and Government

October 11, 2006

Committee approves beefier FAA budget

The House appropriations subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Housing has approved a Fiscal Year 2006 funding bill that includes $14.4 billion for

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 9, 2006

Inter-agency financing debate could delay progress on loran

They say that politics makes for strange bedfellows.

ATC

October 9, 2006

FBOs want pilots to sign hold-harmless forms

In an attempt to limit their insurable losses and reduce premiums, some FBOs continue to ask transient pilots to sign hold-harmless forms.

FBOs

October 5, 2006

Bizav groups see far-reaching implications for new tax rule

The 2004 American Jobs Creation Act could have entirely the opposite effect on business aviation due to an “overreaching” IRS interpretation that’s causing

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 5, 2006

FAA readies for budget crunch

If there’s one thing that FAA COO Russell Chew has going for him as he faces $8.3 billion in budget losses by 2009, it’s that he has lots of people on the

Regulations and Government

October 3, 2006

Legislation aims to restore funds for aeronautics R&D

Before it adjourned for its summer recess, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to authorize an extra $1.3 billion for NASA over the next two

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 2, 2006

FAA searches for new funding source

Although the FAA is not yet advocating new taxes or user fees, the agency continues to emphasize that it needs a consistent, stable revenue stream that is

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

October 2, 2006

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

French investigative board blasts flags of convenience

The chief of the NTSB’s French counterpart is concerned that an increasing number of aircraft are flying under flags of convenience.

Strategies, Options & Perspectives: June 2005

Like the flu and other nasty bugs, the user-fee virus is making its periodic appearance as Congress considers FAA reauthorization, up for renewal in 2007.

Insurance Competitors Merge

Former insurance competitors Aero Insurance and AirSure have merged to form what officials say is now the “largest general aviation insurance broker in the

FAA Asks IRS to Suspend Fuel Tax

Business aviation groups welcomed a letter from the FAA to the commissioner of internal revenue asking him to suspend implementation of new fuel tax rules

Videos

More Articles

Congress Moves To Stop New Tax Rules

Republican lawmakers have taken steps to shelve new tax rules in the 2005 Highway Bill designed to discourage truckers from using jet fuel to avoid higher

Aviation Insurance

Various aviation insurance professionals seem to agree that the overall market has stabilized with premiums still significantly higher than pre-9/11 levels

Insurance Trouble for Older Corporate Pilots

After being forced into retirement at age 60, some former airline pilots turn to corporate aviation to continue their flying careers.

Insurance Tips

1.

Nav Canada sees growth in rate stabilization fund

After sustaining losses of C$116 million ($91.4 million) after 9/11, Nav Canada, the private, non-share corporation that owns and operates Canada’s civil a

Bank of America Forms Bizav Finance Division

Bank of America last month formed the Corporate Aircraft Finance Division, a group that combines The Private Bank’s Aviation Finance Division with the Bank

Revised SIFL Rates Are in Effect

The current Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) rates in effect from July 1 through December 31 are: 0 to 500 sm–$0.1926; 501 to 1,500 sm–$0.1469; and more

User fees get cool reception on the Hill

Calls to institute user fees to help pay for FAA expenditures in the future continue to generate little support in Congress, as evidenced by a hearing befo

Foundation proposes user fees, but not for piston GA aircraft

The libertarian Reason Foundation, which has been promoting&nbsp; privatization for more than 25 years, has published a new study calling for a user-fee sy

Committee approves beefier FAA budget

The House appropriations subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Housing has approved a Fiscal Year 2006 funding bill that includes $14.4 billion for

Inter-agency financing debate could delay progress on loran

They say that politics makes for strange bedfellows.

FBOs want pilots to sign hold-harmless forms

In an attempt to limit their insurable losses and reduce premiums, some FBOs continue to ask transient pilots to sign hold-harmless forms.

Bizav groups see far-reaching implications for new tax rule

The 2004 American Jobs Creation Act could have entirely the opposite effect on business aviation due to an “overreaching” IRS interpretation that’s causing

FAA readies for budget crunch

If there’s one thing that FAA COO Russell Chew has going for him as he faces $8.3 billion in budget losses by 2009, it’s that he has lots of people on the

Legislation aims to restore funds for aeronautics R&D

Before it adjourned for its summer recess, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to authorize an extra $1.3 billion for NASA over the next two

FAA searches for new funding source

Although the FAA is not yet advocating new taxes or user fees, the agency continues to emphasize that it needs a consistent, stable revenue stream that is

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The libertarian Reason Foundation, which has been promoting privatization for more than 25 years, has published a new study calling for a user-fee sy