It has been a great show this year. The general mood has been upbeat and I believe it has been successful for everyone who participated. Last night at the 2010 Gala, NBAA helped raise more than $225,000 for the Corporate Angel Network (“CAN” - http://www.corpangelnetwork.org/). Congratulations to NBAA and everyone who donated! CAN is a...
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Archive for October, 2010
NBAA 2010 Wrap-Up
NBAA 2010 – Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference – Update Day 2
I didn’t have a chance to write last night because I had to run right from the end of the tax conference to several evening events. But, that doesn’t mean that I didn’t see some great presentations and learn some very important industry updates. During the second day of the Tax, Regulatory & Risk...
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NBAA 2010 A PRE-CONVENTION DAY IN ATLANTA
Hi to all from Atlanta, it is Monday, October 18th. Just getting the final touches complete for my conference tomorrow on Operating Business Aircraft in China/Asia. This will be a case study presented by Jeff Lee, Aviation Director of IBM. He will lay out a set of requirements as well as his perceived challenges...
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NBAA 2010 – Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference – Update Day 1
Today was the first day of the Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference and the first day of events for the National Business Aviation Association’s 2010 Annual Convention in Atlanta, GA. The mood is upbeat and I believe the convention is supposed to be well attended. The actual NBAA Convention won’t open until Tuesday...
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Emerging Market Relationships
This past week I was in Abu Dhabi, UAE. We have been working for several years to develop solid relationships in many of the emerging markets and we so greatly appreciate the help of friends around the world who have so generously made introductions. This activity and our continued investment in building the relationships...
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Overwhelming Options
In today’s corporate aircraft market there is so much available inventory at relatively low prices that it can be overwhelming for a buyer. I get calls regularly from potential buyers who ask about large body aircraft because the initial capital cost isn’t much (if any) greater than a mid-size. It quickly becomes clear, however, that...
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