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Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA)
Dusting crops a boon, necessity for farmers
Aug 16, 2010
By MATTHEW WILDE The Falls Courier reports on the many businesses across Iowa that need small aircraft to save crops and increase productivity. |
The Portland Press Herald
Maine Voices: Maine flies on general aviation
Aug 15, 2010
Op-Ed by Jeff Northgraves In Maine, communities and businesses both see the value of the general aviation industry, which adds $521 million to the economy, provides 400 jobs and assists 2,707 pilots through 67 public-use airports. |
The Republic (IN)
Editorial: Airport Gift that Keeps Giving to City
Aug 11, 2010 As a local Indiana airport used by airlines and general aviation briefly closes for safety and other upgrades, this editorial reminds readers of the airport's value to the surrounding community. |
Fort Worth Business Press
Business aviation gets a lift from improving economy
Jul 26, 2010
By Robert Francis Business aviation, a significant generator of jobs and economic activity, has been hard hit by the recession and mischaracterizations. However, "through the first six months of 2010, things have stopped getting worse,"says NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. |
[Lincoln, NE] Journal Star
His last flights as corporate pilot end with Special Olympics
Jul 24, 2010
By ALISSA SKELTON As a business aviation pilot prepared to retire, Bill Wagner's two final flights were made to transport athletes to the 2010 Special Olympics in Lincoln, NE. Wagner's company uses a Cessna Citation X, which was flown as part of a larger business aviation "airlift," in which airplanes donated by more than 160 companies to transported athletes to the games from across the country free of charge. |
The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL)
PrivateSky Aviation Grows
Jul 23, 2010
Laura Ruane Business aviation supports more than a million jobs, including those involving aircraft maintenance and repair. This article chronicles one small Florida company specializing in repairs for Gulfstream jets.
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St. Helena Star
Earning his wings ... again
Jul 22, 2010
By Carolyn Younger Golf icon Arnold Palmer will join St. Helena's Chuck McKinnon, who worked with IBM to establish Europe's first business aviation operation, to be recognized at the National Business Aviation Association's 63rd annual meeting in Atlanta. |
Lincoln Journal Star
Harrison Ford among pilots flying Special Olympics athletes to Lincoln
Jul 17, 2010
By COLLEEN KENNEY Thanks to volunteer general aviation pilots from around the country, thousands of Special Olympians were able to participate in the national games in Albuquerque. One of the many volunteers was GA advocate, pilot, and actor Harrison Ford, who gave a lift to five athletes and two coaches from Lincoln, Nebraska. |
Financial Times
Chasing phantoms in the business jet market
Jul 16, 2010
By Rohit Jaggi Chasing phantoms in the business jet market July 16, 2010 Business aviation has been hard hit by the economic recession and misperceptions about business airplane use. "The statistics say 14.9 per cent of the fleet is up for sale. This is, historically, a very high figure and, industry experts say, it weighs heavily on the prices of both used and new jets, as well as on sales of new jets," this story reports. |
The Wichita Eagle (Blog)
Cessna airlift for Special Olympics to start Saturday
Jul 16, 2010 Cessna airlift for Special Olympics to start Saturday July 16, 2010 The business aviation community is lending a hand for athletes needing transport to the 2010 Special Olympics USA in Lincoln, NE this weekend.
"Cessna business jet operators will spend the next two Saturdays transporting 800 athletes," the story reports |
Aviation Week (Web Site)
Fore! NBAA To Honor Arnold Palmer
Jul 12, 2010
Posted by Gail K. Warner This October, NBAA will honor Arnold Palmer, legendary
golfer, esteemed businessman and spokesman for the No Plane No Gain advocacy
campaign. |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Leaders Speak Up for General Aviation
Jul 08, 2010
By Mike Boyer General aviation contributes $5.5 billion to Ohio communities and employs 142,000 people in the state. GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Reps. Steve Driehaus (D- West Price Hill) and Jean Schmidt, (R-Miami Township) outlined the benefits GA brings to Ohio towns at a recent forum at Cincinatti's Lunken Airport. |
WXIX-FOX TV CH 19
In Ohio, General Aviation Equals Jobs
Jul 08, 2010 At an advocacy event in Cincinnati hosted by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association highlights the role of general aviation, including business, in creating jobs. GAMA's Pete Bunce, cites major Ohio employers involved in business aviation, including Air 10 Jet Center, Executive Jet, General Electric's Aviation Unit, and Hartsell Propeller. Simply put, Bunce tells viewers: "General aviation equals jobs." |
WLWT-NBC TV CH 5
In Ohio, Planes Mean Gains
Jul 07, 2010 At an advocacy event hosted by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport, business aviation leaders and state policymakers highlight the value of all general aviation, including business aviation, in the Buckeye State. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-2-OH) reminds viewers: "General aviation creates jobs - jobs throughout our district, our state and our country. That station also reported that general aviation is Ohio's biggest employer, supporting 8,000 jobs, and $5.5 billion for the state's economy each year, and that every two seconds, an Ohio-made engine lifts a plane in the air." |
WLWT-NBC TV CH 5
In Ohio, No Plane, No Gain
Jul 07, 2010 At an advocacy event in Cincinnati hosted by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, the importance of all general aviation, including business aviation, is underscored. Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-1-OH) highlights the role of general aviation manufacturing in Ohio's economy, telling viewers: "Putting together those aircraft and those aircraft engines are important, but all the component parts that allow that to happen are what make Ohio's economy tick." |
WCPO-AVC TV CH7
GA Manufacturers in Ohio: No Plane, No Gain
Jul 07, 2010 The General Aviation Manufacturers Association hosts an advocacy event at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport, showing how general aviation, including business aviation, supports jobs and the economy in Ohio. The television news story notes that on a national level, the industry contributes more than $150 billion to the economy each year, and supports more than one million jobs. View the news segment in its entirety |
Forbes Magazine (Wheels Up Blog)
What Business Leaders Should Know About Business Aviation (Part One)
Jun 11, 2010
By Jeffrey Reich What Business Leaders Should Know About Business Aviation (Part One) June 11, 2010 This blog posting, by a business aviation consultant, points out the by using business airplanes, companie " move people rapidly, when they need to and more directly to where they need to be. The process provides strategic advantages that have proven to be successful." |
Forbes Special Report
Making The Case For Business Aviation
Jun 01, 2010
By Carl Lavin In a special report Forbes cites a No Plane No Gain survey pointing out that most business aviation passengers are mid-level staff of small businesses, not company CEOs. |
Reuters
ANALYSIS-Business jets take flight, but rebound to be slow
May 28, 2010
By Karen Jacobs Business aircraft manufacture supports many high-skill jobs, but the prolonged U.S. recession has led to thousands of layoffs in the industry.The market for the airplanes may be stabilizing, "but a return to annual growth in deliveries is at least a year away," this story reports. |
Westchestergov.com
Westchester County Airport's Contributions Celebrated
May 24, 2010 At a luncheon celebrating Westchester County Airport, County Executive Robert P. Astorino was presented with the association's Environmental Leadership Award. Lauding the airport's economic impact, Astorino explained "It is home to over 80 businesses. There are approximately 1,300 jobs on site. The airport does not cost our taxpayers anything. Its revenues pay for its expenses. But the economic engine goes far beyond that. The airport generates money for our economy." |
AvWeb
GAMA Finds GA Sales
May 10, 2010
Mary Grady Business aviation, which traditionally supports more than one million jobs, continues to face challenges as other industries witness an economic recovery. In releasing first-quarter 2010 business aircraft sales data, Pete Bunce, president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association recently said: "These...figures reveal that our industry is far from a recovery." |
New York Times/International Herald Tribune
U.S. Business Jet Plane Makers Not Exactly Soaring
May 03, 2010
by Jack Duffy After one of the toughest years that business jet makers have ever experienced, U.S. executives who have had to halt production lines and cut thousands of jobs are leery about predicting better days any time soon," this story reports. |
Highlands Ranch Herald
Crowds attend Centennial Airport open house
Apr 30, 2010
by Tom Munds An open house at Colorado's Centennial Airport inspires children, and educates adults about the business value of business aviation. CBAA's David Purvis comments: “There are scores of privately owned small aircraft flying in and out of the airport all the time as well as business-related flights for corporations and medical transport services. The activities mean jobs and related economic impact on the surrounding areas.” |
CNN
(VIDEO) Building a Better Airplane: Cessna Combats the Recession
Apr 23, 2010 A recent CNN story looks at how the recession and misperceptions about business aviation have devastated business airplane manufacturer Cessna, and also highlights how the resilient company has responded to the crisis and taken steps to emerge as the economy recovers. |
The New York Times
That Corporate Jet Sometimes Makes Sense
Apr 12, 2010
By Joe Sharkey "...It's easy to overlook the genuinely sensible argument for business aviation," this story explains. "As commercial air service shrinks, with even some midsize markets losing much of their air service, the business use of a company airplane can make bottom-line sense." |
The Wichita Eagle
Airports See Rise in General Aviation Activity
Apr 09, 2010 General aviation activity appears to be
rebounding from the same time a year ago, and one analyst notes that
"Companies are becoming better at articulating why a private aircraft is a
useful and productive business tool." |
Flight International
Business jet market: outlook positive but recovery stalled, says UBS
Apr 04, 2010
By Dan Thisdell UBS global equity research reports that market conditions for business jets "remain depressed and have dipped slightly since January, indicating a stalled recovery, with high inventory levels remaining a drag on business." The manufacture of business jets is a major source of jobs in the U.S. |
KAIT (Jonesboro, AR)
(Video) Batesville Regional Airport Highlighted in Local News
Mar 22, 2010 In this video, see how one airport benefits a whole community. Batesville Regional Airport (BVX), in particular, contributes more than $2 million to the local economy with up to 25,000 operations in a year. Airport officials say that business aviation is the bulk of those operations, with companies flying into Batesville to meet colleagues, customers and more. |
The Boston Globe
Hanscom use hits new low; Massport sees hopeful signs
Mar 18, 2010 Hanscom use hits new low; Massport sees hopeful signs March 18, 2010 As business aviation remains challenged by a sluggish economy, some airports like Hanscom, in Massachusetts, are seeing sharp decreases in traffic. The trend impacts revenues for the airport, and the investment that comes with the revenue. |
WTTG-TV (Fox 5 DC)
Honor Flight Network Brings Veterans to see World War II Memorial
Mar 12, 2010 Washington's Fox 5 interviews Earl Morse and Jeff Miller, co-founders of Honor Flight Network, a nonprofit organization whose mission is simple: Transporting America's veterans to Washington, DC to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. |
C-SPAN 2
Congressional Leaders Highlight Business Aviation Value
Mar 12, 2010 Congressional Leaders Highlight Business Aviation Value
The topic for a March 12, 2010 discussion on the floor of the United States
Senate was a "reauthorization" proposal for funding the Federal
Aviation Administration, but lawmakers looked to the discussion as an
opportunity to point out the importance of business aviation. "The small
businessman or woman that has a Cessna 210, a Cirrus or a Piper...use those
planes every day in every way for very important purposes," Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said. "To travel around
the state and the country, to do commerce, to haul parts, to haul people - it
is a very significant contribution to our economy." |
El Dorado Times
Brownback calls for support of general aviation
Feb 26, 2010 Brownback calls for support of general aviation February 26, 2010 A Kansas Senator cautions against unnecessary security restrictions in the wake of a February 18 suicidal crash in Texas. "General aviation is a vital component of our way of life," the Senator says. "It facilitates commerce, transportation, safety and rescue operations, and creates jobs for millions of Americans." |
Aero News
Vermont Governor Recognizes Importance Of General Aviation
Feb 19, 2010 Signing a proclamation declaring February "Aviation and Aerospace Appreciation Month", Vermont Governor Jim Douglas sent "... a clear signal that we support this industry that is central to our state's economic success." |
Vermont Business Magazine
Leaders Gather in Burlington in Effort to Enhance Economy Through Aviation
Feb 18, 2010 On Thursday, Vermont's Governor declared February "General Aviation Appreciation Month" and presented South Burlington with a $30k grant to fund Burlington Aviation Technical Training Center. Lt. Governor and VAAA Chair Brian Dubie commented: "Vermont’s aviation sector plays a vital role in our state’s economic well-being and public safety.” |
General Aviation News
Vermont declares ‘GA Appreciation Month’
Feb 17, 2010
Posted by Janice Wood Vermont Governor Jim Douglas proclaims February to be "General Aviation Appreciation Month", and highlights the aviation industry's positive impact on Vermont's economy. |
CNBC (TV)
GAMA's Pete Bunce On Business Aviation Value
Feb 16, 2010 GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce discusses how business aviation helps companies compete in a global marketplace. "If...a company that is doing a lot of global business and a lot of travel, whether it's flying over to Asia, South America or over to Europe, they're finding the utility of business aviation is something they just have to have," Bunce tells reporter Phil Lebeau. |
Ridgefield [CT] Press
Ridgefield pilot flies relief missions to Haiti
Feb 15, 2010
Written by Kate Czaplinski A Beechcraft Baron traveled 6,000 miles to transport medical supplies and a surgeon to Haiti for earthquake relief. The plane used small airports in the area surrounding Haiti's capital, Port Au Prince. "Small planes can make a difference in getting those supplies to surrounding areas beyond the capital," the story reports. |
New York Times
Volunteers Fly Supplies Into Hard-to-Reach Areas
Feb 05, 2010
By Shaila Dewan Business aviation flights have steadily transported
medical teams and supplies into Haiti in the aftermath of the Jan. 12
earthquake there. Many flights were coordinated through the volunteer
group Corporate Aircraft Responding in Emergencies (CARE), which formed
with NBAA’s support. |
WCAX-TV (Vermont)
Report on Burlington International Airport in Vermont
Feb 03, 2010 Burlington International Airport has spent millions over the
last several years developing not only better facilities for air passengers,
but general aviation, laying the groundwork for a strong economy that could help
Vermont out of the recession and set the stage for long-term growth.
Over the last 15 years, the airport has expanded the south
end, where facilities for private aircraft has seen strong growth. |
The Roanoke [VA] Times
Plane with supplies from Roanoke lands in Haiti
Feb 02, 2010 Plane with supplies from Roanoke lands in Haiti February 2, 2010 Food and medical supplies bought by Roanoke-based company The Vitality Depot were delivered on a nine-seat plane to Pignon, Haiti as part of the larger earthquake-relief effort. |
Inside Private Air Travel (Blog)
Making the Case: Corporate Use of Private Jets
Jan 28, 2010
Posted by James Butler, CEO of Shaircraft Solutions This blog post details the many reasons companies rely on business aviation to me more efficient, productive and competitive. "Many business travelers will tell you that they're more productive on the aircraft than they are in the office," the blogger, a business travel consultant, notes. |
AviationNews.net
Business Aviation Assists In Haitian Crisis
Jan 27, 2010 Business Aviation Assists In Haitian Crisis Jan 27, 2010 "In response to the crisis in Haiti, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) reported that it has received hundreds of offers of flight support and other assistance from individuals and companies in business aviation," this story reports. |
The [Nashville] Tennessean
Nashville's General Aviation Firms See End to Downturn
Jan 26, 2010
By G. Chambers Williams III Nashville's general aviation firms see end to downturn "During 2009, prices of used business aircraft dropped by as much as 50 percent; many general-aviation manufacturers and flight providers went out of business; and tens of thousands of employees lost their jobs," an NBAA spokesman reports. |
Aviation Week Magazine
BizAv Relief Flights To Flow Into Haiti
Jan 25, 2010
By Kerry Lynch Business aviation supports people and communities in crisis, as has been the case with efforts to provide relief to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, this story reports. |
E-Flying Magazine
GA Leaps in to Aid Haitian Relief Effort
Jan 21, 2010 Flying Magazine recently recognized the efforts of aviation groups like NBAA, AOPA and CARE as well as those in the industry like Showalter Aviation, an Orlando FBO. |
NECN (Lexington, MA)
Mass. Doctors Ship Out to Help in Haiti (VIDEO)
Jan 21, 2010
By Latoyia Edwards Business aviation helps people and communities in times of crisis, as was the case when Suffolk Construction donated the use of its jet to fly medical staff and $1 million worth of equipment and supplies to transport doctors and nurses with Caritas Christi Health Care into an airport north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city. |
Aviation Week
More Than 100 Biz Aircraft Support Haiti
Jan 21, 2010
By William Garvey william_garvey@aviationweek.com "The support from the business aviation community has
been amazing," said Maryanne Stevenson, president of CARE, who said her
organization "is on a pace to launch one flight to Haiti every 30
minutes." |
KRDO-TV CH 13 ABC-TV
Local Car Dealer Donates Resources To Help Haiti
Jan 21, 2010
By Samantha Anderson A local businessman who is also a pilot is using his company's Beechcraft King Air 350 "to fly doctors and medical supplies into Haiti," this story reports. 'It's great to make a donation and be able to hand goods or services to somebody instead of just cutting out a check,'" he says. |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Area pilot flies surgeons, supplies to Haiti
Jan 21, 2010 A local insurance company owner is providing his airplane to deliver medical supplies and surgeons to Hospital Sacre Coeur in Milot, Haiti, this story reports. "I'm glad we went (to the hospital), because it gave us a sense of why we did this," the businessman says. |
The Joplin Globe
Pittsburg company, other groups organize Haiti relief efforts
Jan 21, 2010
By Andra Bryan Stefanoni Pittsburg company, other groups organize Haiti relief efforts January 21, 2010 Names and Numbers donated the use of its business jet to transport 600 pounds of supplies to Haiti as part of the overall relief effort, this story reports. |
Mankato [MN] Free-Press
Downs Foods pilot flying workers to Haiti
Jan 21, 2010
By Amanda Dyslin Downs Foods pilot flying workers to Haiti January 21, 2010 Downs Foods, a poultry processing plant with offices in Mankato, MN, has donated the company's airplane to transport medical specialists into Haiti in the aftermath of a Jan. 12 earthquake. "I'm just glad to help out any way I could," the company's chief pilot says. |
The Huntsville [AL] Times
Local businessman donates use of plane to take medical supplies, water systems to Haiti
Jan 20, 2010
By Patricia C. McCarter HUNTSVILLE, AL -- A plane that flew out of the Madison County Executive
Airport Tuesday morning and headed toward Haiti will deliver equipment
to provide 100,000 gallons of clean water a day and a satellite imaging
system that will allow local doctors to treat earthquake victims from afar. |
Crain's New York Business
PA Company Uses Jet to Bring Doctors into Haiti
Jan 19, 2010 Synthes is a global medical device manufacturer that has its U.S. headquarters in West Chester, Pa. The company operates a jet aircraft. Synthes has used the aircraft to fly doctors and medical volunteers to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Haiti, all while most other medical volunteers struggle to reach Haiti on commercial flights. |
CNN (video)
Hands and Feet Project Uses Business Aviation to Help Orphanages in Haiti
Jan 18, 2010 The Hands and Feet Project cares for orphans in Haiti and relies
on general aviation aircraft to receive their supplies, necessary equipment and
medicine. “These pilots are bringing in their own twin engine airplanes
and they’re just taking off and coming to Jacmel [in Haiti] and
they’re bringing us supplies and we want to just say thanks to all those
guys, it means to much to us,” said Mark Stuart, founder of the Hands and
Feet Project. |
MSNBC (video)
Hands and Feet Project Helps Orphans in Haiti
Jan 18, 2010 The Hands and Feet Project cares for orphans in Haiti and relies on general aviation aircraft to receive their supplies, necessary equipment and medicine. “These pilots are bringing in their own twin engine airplanes and they’re just taking off and coming to Jacmel [in Haiti] and they’re bringing us supplies and we want to just say thanks to all those guys, it means to much to us,” said Mark Stuart, founder of the Hands and Feet Project. |
General Aviation News
Beechcraft Baron Used for Airlift Operations
Jan 18, 2010
by Janice Wood Bahama Habitat, a nonprofit that uses general aviation aircraft to support housing and disaster relief work and based in the U.S. Volunteer pilots have delivered medical supplies and evacuated dozens from Haiti since the earthquake happened. |
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Business aviation helps the bottom line
Jan 17, 2010
Op/Ed By Tim Ashenfelter A figure in Minnesota's business aviation community points out that "Dozens of responsible, well-managed Minnesota-based companies consider a business aircraft a valuable workhorse that helps managers, salespeople, and technical experts stay connected to customers and grow their business." |
Daily Finance
Wall Street Has Many Things to Be Sorry About -- Just Not Corporate Jets
Jan 13, 2010
JONATHAN BERR Wall Street Has Many Things to Be Sorry About -- Just Not Corporate Jets January 13, 2010 "Corporate aircraft are a red herring that distracts Congress and the American public from the real issues affecting the country," this newspaper's columnist reports. |
The Bergen [NJ] Record
Job outlook at Teterboro Airport remains bleak
Jan 11, 2010
BY RICHARD NEWMAN "Before the recession, more than 1,600 [people] were employed at Teterboro Airport, and airport users supported nearly 2,000 more jobs in the surrounding area, primarily in Bergen County," this story reports. |
The Wichita Eagle
Recession clobbers fractional-jet industry
Jan 10, 2010 The severe economic downturn that has crippled business aviation "also hurt Wichita's biggest customers for aircraft - the fractional-ownership providers," this story reports. |
Aviation Week
NBAA Chief Sees Signs Of Upturn
Jan 03, 2010
By Kerry Lynch (kerry_lynch@aviationweek.com) General aviation is stabilizing from a "very, very brutal period," exacerbated by misperceptions about business aviation, NBAA's Ed Bolen says in this article. To correct the misperceptions, the story notes, NBAA and GAMA "responded with the launch of the No Plane/No Gain educational campaign..." |
Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal
Air Service Firm Expands to MSP
Dec 18, 2009
Katharine Grayson ASI Jet Center opens maintenance facility at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, filling a "big void" left by General Dynamics' departure earlier this year. Tim Ashenfelter, ASI’s president: “Not having a service facility here has really been a detriment to people coming into the Twin Cities.” |
Bloomberg
Honeywell Forecasts 2010 Profit That Trails Estimates
Dec 16, 2009
By Gopal Ratnam and Will Daley Business aviation, which helps support 1.2 million jobs, has seen employment numbers plummet in the recession. Honeywell estimates that business aircraft manufacture will continue to be impacted in 2010. |
Tnooz.com
Business aviation group pulls ads from USA Toda
Dec 16, 2009
Posted by Dennis Schaal NBAA announced its decision to discontinue advertising in USA Today because of the newspaper's recent coverage of general aviation, which has been widely perceived as negative. "We simply decided it's time to stop spending advertising dollars with a newspaper that has demonstrated such an anti-general aviation bias in recent months," a spokesman said. |
General Aviation News
NBAA pulls ads from USA Today
Dec 15, 2009
Posted by Janice Wood The National Business Aviation Association has announced that no further advertising dollars from the No Plane No Gain program will be used for ads in USA Today, in light of the newspaper's anti-GA bias, this story reports. |
Columbus [GA] Ledger Enquirer
Cessna closing three Columbus plants
Dec 09, 2009
By TONY ADAMS A steep economic recession and misperceptions about business aviation have caused severe job losses in an industry that employs 1.2 million people. The Chair of the Columbus, GA Chamber of Commerce says business aviation "has just been hammered by this economy." |
Grand Forks Herald
Cirrus Design behind on rent
Dec 09, 2009
By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald As the recession continues, many business aircraft manufacturers are struggling from the economic environment and mischaracterizations of business aviation. One manufacturer is working to "create a formula for repaying....debt in a manner that makes financial sense," this story reports. |
Arkansas Gazette
Dassault cuts more than 200 LR jobs
Dec 04, 2009 Business aviation employs 1.2 million people, but workers with the business airplane manufacturers have been hard hit by the economic recession. This story reports that one Arkansas manufacturer has announced its third round of layoffs. |
OPINION: The corporate jet is not evil. It's practical.
Nov 30, 2009
By Karen Workman A local Minneapolis resident challenges negative coverage of business
aviation by Minneapolis-area news outlets. "It's all about efficiency," the author of this opinion piece says. "There is no wasted time when a company uses its own airplane." |
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Letter of the day: Xcel's Private Jet Made Perfect Business Sense
Nov 29, 2009 A recent Minneapolis Star Tribune article paints business airplanes "With a negative brush, when in fact, the use of an airplane is a sign of a well-managed company," NBAA's Ed Bolen tells the paper in this letter to the editor. |
Forbes Magazine / Forbes Video Network
Commentary: The Case For Private Jets
Nov 25, 2009
By Evelyn Rusli This article focuses on advocacy for business aviation. NBAA's Ed Bolen says: "...The National Business Aviation Association has really put forward a campaign to try to educate people about just how essential business aviation is to our nation's economy and to our transportation system." |
TIME Magazine
A Turboprop Built for Trouble
Nov 23, 2009
By Lori Ioannou This story reports on the role of business airplanes in supporting humanitarian relief efforts. The article also highlights industry challenges, stating: "...The $150 billion business-aviation market is in free fall...The demonization of corporate jets by Congress, prompted initially by the CEOs of the Detroit automakers, has helped kill thousands of jobs. The corporate-aviation market provided 1.2 million high-wage jobs in the U.S. before the financial crisis." |
The Wichita Eagle (Kansas)
Editorial: Focus on getting Americans working
Nov 22, 2009 This editorial notes that, at a time when the business aviation community has been beset by job losses, a Presidential visit to Wichita, KS, "...would let the president see for himself how the loss of more than 13,000 aircraft-manufacturing jobs in a year affects a community of 350,000." |
The Wichita Eagle (Kansas)
Study: Business jet sales to dip before rebounding
Nov 19, 2009 Business aviation manufacture, which contributes to the 1.2 million jobs generated by the overall industry, has dramatically declined in the wake of a recession and misperceptions about business aviation. This article reports that "some difficulties must be overcome." |
Duluth News-Tribune
Cirrus lays off 32 in Grand Forks
Nov 12, 2009
By: Andy Greder Business aviation supports over a million jobs, but business airplane manufacture has been hard-hit by a recession and misperceptions about the industry, prompting employee layoffs. |
Montreal Gazette
Business jet market hit hard by recession
Nov 05, 2009 A quarterly summary from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association "dramatically showed how the recession has hit the global business jet market," this story reports. GAMA jointly sponsors the No Plane No Gain with the National Business Aviation Association. The campaign highlights the role of business aviation manufacture in helping support more than one million jobs in the U.S. |
The Tampa Tribune
Little airports big help to all who take to sky
Nov 05, 2009 "Many...pilots use an airplane as a work tool...And the nation's network of small airports gives access to areas the airlines don't serve," this newspaper editorial notes. |
New Haven Register
Use of Private Aircraft Stunted by Economic Downturn
Oct 27, 2009
By Angela Carter Register Staff A university professor notes that "productivity can be significantly improved" with business aviation. But its use "has been stunted by an economic downturn that forced companies to lay off workers, cancel orders for new planes or close down flight units to strengthen cash flow," this story reports. |
Forbes.com
Aviation: Business vs. Luxury (Video Interview)
Oct 27, 2009 NBAA's Ed Bolen speaks with Rich Karlgaard of Forbes Magazine about the many benefits of business aviation, and addresses popular mischaracterizations about the industry. |
Purchasing.com
Business Jet Demand Slowdown Continues
Oct 26, 2009
By Tom Stundza Business aircraft manufacturing, which helps generate over a million jobs in the United States, continues to be hard hit by "the downturn in the global economy and limitations on credit availability," this story reports. Declines in business jet deliveries are expected to continue through 2010. |
Wired.com
Corporate Jets Aren't Just for Fat Cats
Oct 21, 2009
By Jason Paur A new survey shows that, contrary to recent
mischaracterizations, business airplanes are mostly used by small and
mid-sized companies "trying to gain efficiency and improve the bottom
line." NBAA and GAMA commissioned the survey because "The industry
wants to dispel many misconceptions about how and why companies use
general aviation." |
Press Release
NBAA, GAMA Unveil No Plane No Gain ‘E-Valuation’ Toolkit
Oct 20, 2009 ORLANDO, FL, October 20, 2009 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today unveiled a new online resource to help businesses of all types and sizes calculate and explain the value a business aircraft brings to a company’s overall business objectives. |
Press Release
American Legend Arnold Palmer Lends His Voice to No Plane No Gain Campaign
Oct 20, 2009 ORLANDO, FL, October 20, 2009 – Golf legend and accomplished businessman Arnold Palmer is lending his voice to support the value of business aviation to citizens, companies and communities in a new video and print advertising campaign for No Plane No Gain, the advocacy program jointly sponsored by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). |
Business & Commercial Aviation Magazine
Report Focuses On Biz Av For Small Companies
Oct 19, 2009
By Kerry Lynch Report Focuses On Biz Av For Small Companies October 19, 2009 In a report focused on fighting "the negative public image of business aviation that has perpetuated over the past year," NBAA and GAMA have published a survey showing that most companies using business aviation are small and mid-sized businesses. |
The Wichita Eagle
Business Perspective: Airplanes crucial in helping businesses grow
Oct 15, 2009
By Deanna Harms This Wichita Businessperson says:
"Just as the bulk of business in America is small business, the vast
majority of passengers on business aircraft are nonexecutive types. The
people flying are the ones doing the work...Here's a site you'll want
to check out:
www.NoPlaneNoGain.org."
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The Wichita Eagle
The state of Kansas' business aviation industry
Oct 15, 2009
BY MOLLY MCMILLIN The state of Kansas' business aviation industry This article makes clear how the deep recession and misperceptions about business aviation have hit the industry, which employs over a million people. "Thousands of jobs lost. Production cuts. Furloughs. The cancellation of a major new aircraft program," the article points out. |
NPNG Press Release
NBAA, GAMA: New Survey Provides Accurate, Clear Picture Of Business Aviation
Oct 15, 2009 Washington, DC, October 15, 2009 – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today published a new survey showing conclusively that some of the recent portrayals of business aviation are inconsistent with the true nature of the industry.
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The Wall Street Journal
As Aviation Jobs Take Off, Wichita Frets Its Future
Oct 12, 2009
By PETER SANDERS As the No Plane No Gain program has often pointed out, business aviation
- a major U.S. employer - has weathered a tough year "...The recession, tight credit markets and popular outrage" about business aviation have brought the industry "to a near-standstill," this article notes. |
FLYING Magazine E-Newsletter
Left Seat - No Surprise: Bizav Pays
Oct 01, 2009
By J. Mac McClellan Veteran aviation columnist Mac McClellan reports: "Another detailed study, the NEXA Business Aviation Report, is out and it shows, yet again, that companies that use business aviation outperform non-airplane users by wide margins in every measure of financial success. I was pleased to see that a new study returned the same old results - business aviation makes your business better." |
The Wichita Eagle
Has the Wichita economy hit bottom yet?
Oct 01, 2009
BY DAN VOORHIS The nation's economy appears to have hit bottom and started to recover, "but Wichita economy is still slowing as the aircraft industry deals with a worldwide evaporation in demand," this story reports. The situation has taken a toll on the business aviation industry, which has traditionally accounted for 1.2 million jobs. |
The Wall Street Journal
Some Frequent Travelers Prefer to Be in Cockpit
Sep 29, 2009
By EMILY MALTBY NBAA's Ed Bolen tells the Journal: "About 85% of companies that use personal aircraft are small or midsize companies. "The lobbying group was active last fall when chief executives of the Big Three auto companies were criticized for flying company jets, advocating that such flights are time efficient," the paper reports. |
Aviation Week Web Site
BizAv Groups Link Performance, Aircraft Use
Sep 28, 2009
By Kerry Lynch This article details how a study, titled "'Business Aviation - An Enterprise Value Proposition,' finds that business aircraft users outperform nonusers in several financial measures..." |
The Wichita Eagle
Speaker: Image Is Biz Jets' Challenge
Sep 24, 2009
Molly McMillin As this story reports, "Business aviation faces a host of challenges, but the one that worries Ed Bolen the most is its negative image, the CEO of the National Business Aviation Association said Wednesday. 'We've got to make sure our lawmakers and policymakers think business aviation is essential,' he said." |
USA Today
Two new companies let you hop a private jet for less
Sep 22, 2009
By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY Most companies using business airplanes "are small and midsize firms that are flying midlevel managers because it's the most efficient way to conduct business," NBAA's Ed Bolen says. |
[Lafayette, IN] Journal and Courier
Smaller airports defend fed funding
Sep 21, 2009
By ERIC WEDDLE "Supporters of...smaller airports [say] they offer many benefits to their communities - from making travel easier for business leaders to crop-dusting, air ambulance flights, law enforcement activities and pilot training," this story reports. |
The Wichita Eagle
General aviation counters media
Sep 19, 2009
BY MOLLY McMILLIN "The airlines took a gratuitous swipe at general aviation," NBAA's Ed Bolen tells the Wichita Eagle about recent news coverage that negatively portrayed small airports and business aviation. |
The Kansas City Star
Wheeler Downtown Airport hopes to take off again
Sep 19, 2009
BYLINE: ERIC ADLER, The Kansas City Star Business aviation is essential in a number of ways, but "Until very recently the turbulent economy had all but grounded the business jet and general aviation industry - use, sales, flights, everything," this article notes. "It walloped the industry," says NBAA's Ed Bolen. |
The Las Vegas Sun
County hopes business travel will soar at Henderson airport
Sep 18, 2009
By Richard N. Velotta, In Business reporter County hopes business travel will soar at Henderson airport September 18, 2009 As this story reports: "No plane, no gain. That is the message on how important general aviation is to the local economy delivered last week at the Henderson Executive Airport." |
NPNG Press Release
No Plane No Gain Responds to Negative Small-Airport News Coverage
Sep 18, 2009 No Plane No Gain Responds to Negative Small-Airport News Coverage In light of news coverage maligning small airports and general aviation, NBAA and GAMA issued a statement noting that "because the coverage said nothing about the many ways business aviation provides value, readers and viewers were unfortunately left with a distorted view of the industry." |
The Wichita Eagle
IAMAW President Buffenbarger to Invite President Obama to visit Wichita
Sep 15, 2009
By Molly McMillin The No Plane No Gain campaign's message about the value of the 1.2 million jobs generated by business aviation was echoed by machinists union president Tom Buffenbarger, who this week invited President Obama to visit Wichita "to see to see the importance of the business jet industry." |
The Halogen Report
Corporate Jets: The Good And Bad By The Numbers
Sep 09, 2009
By Christopher Roy Correa As this story reports "The 'No Plane No Gain' campaign, in association with the National Business Aviation Association and General Aviation Manufacturers Association...addresses the benefits of private planes." |
Associated Press/Kansas City Star
Aviation Industry Suppliers Struggle along with Makers of Planes
Sep 07, 2009 Business aviation supports 1.2 million jobs, but a turbulent economy and misperceptions about the industry have taken a toll, as this story points out. In Wichita "Companies that supply aviation manufacturers have cut at least 1,000 jobs in the area since October as companies cancel or defer orders for planes." |
Dayton Daily News
Aviation Maintenance Companies Feel a Pinch
Sep 05, 2009
By John Nolan, Staff Writer Business aviation provides more than a million jobs, but the tough economy is adversely impacting those jobs. In Dayton, aviation maintenance companies have seen work slip by as much as 35 percent. |
The [Colorado Springs, CO] Gazette
Private Firms Balk at Paying Takeoff Fee
Sep 04, 2009
By Wayne Heilman; wayneh@gazette.com As this article reports, NBAA's Ed Bolen tells a Colorado forum: "The business aviation industry provides more than 1.2 million jobs and provides business travelers access to more than 100 small towns that have lost most or all of their airline service." |
Aero News Network
Fractional Jet Ownership Evolves
Sep 01, 2009 The challenging economy and misperceptions about business aviation are impacting trends in "fractional" use of business jets. |
FLYING Magazine E-Newsletter
Hawker Beechcraft Reveals More Cost-Cutting Measures
Aug 27, 2009 Hawker Beechcraft, another business airplane manufacturer that generates thousands of jobs, is making adjustments to the down market, which has been very challenging to the industry. |
Aviation Week
Cessna Readies For Piston-Production Cuts
Aug 24, 2009
By Benet Wilson Business aviation manufacture - which contributes to a positive trade
balance for the U.S. - continues to be challenged by the tough economy.
One manufacturer has announced plans for another round of production
cuts at plants focused on single-engine piston airplane production in
Kansas and Georgia. |
Aviation Week
Pilatus Cuts Hours, PC-12 Production Rate
Aug 21, 2009
By Robert Wall/Paris wall@aviationweek.com Business aviation has been hit hard by the sluggish economy, which generates 1.2 million U.S. jobs. To avoid layoffs, one manufacturer has decided to cut work hours. |
The Watsonville [CA] Register-Pajaronian
Watsonville Airport is a Wonderful Asset for the City
Aug 18, 2009
BY: DAVID KOCH Watsonville Airport is a wonderful asset for the city Tuesday, Aug 18th, 2009 Business aviation provides a lifeline for communities without airline service. As a Watsonville, CA city official's opinion column notes:"Local businesses can use the Watsonville Airport to travel, at relatively low cost, to places like Visalia, Bakersfield or to any of the other 13,000 airports around the country not served by commercial air carriers." |
The Des Moines Register
Aviation's impact seen across Iowa economy
Aug 16, 2009
By WILLIAM PETROSKI "The efficiency of hundreds of Iowa businesses is improved and their
productivity is increased through use of aviation," according to a
study cited in this article. |
Associated Press
Ark. senators defend company use of private planes
Aug 12, 2009 At a recent event, Arkansas' Senators and governor highlighted the importance of business aviation manufacture to the state's economy. More than 3,500 people work in Arkansas' aviation industry, which was responsible for $1.4 billion in exports in 2008. |
Savannah Morning News
Gulfstream's jets are work horses
Aug 11, 2009 "The recent decision by the House Appropriations Committee to buy the Gulfstream G550s business jets to ferry top government officials and members of Congress is a sound one," this newspaper's editorial states. |
Aviation International News
J.P. Morgan: Bizjet Market Stabilized, but Stagnant
Aug 06, 2009
Chad Trautvetter J.P. Morgan: Bizjet Market Stabilized, but Stagnant August 6, 2009 A harsh economic environment continues to take a toll on business aviation manufacturing and operations - both major sources of employment. |
The Associated Press
Report: Airplane shipments down nearly 46 percent
Aug 04, 2009 The sluggish economy continues to take a toll on business aviation, and
the many jobs it supports. "GAMA president Pete Bunce said layoffs
continue and the industry has been forced to slow or halt production
lines," this story reports.
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KAKE-TV ABC CH10
Wichita Aviation Industry Still Turbulent
Aug 03, 2009
Reporter: Chris Frank Economic challenges and misperceptions continue to take a toll on
business aviation, which traditionally generates 1.2 million jobs. An
analyst quoted in this story predicts: "It could be a negative order
year for business jets in 2009."
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The Arizona Republic
Panel backs plan that may bring more jets to Scottsdale
Aug 03, 2009 Recognizing the economic benefits that come with business aviation, a Scottsdale Airport Commissioner says: "I don't know how you grow a city and a community without growing the infrastructure." |
The [Appleton, WI] Post-Crescent
Greenville stands up for Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. jobs
Jul 29, 2009
By Ed Lowe, Post-Crescent staff writer The Town Chairman in Greenville, WI recognizes the value
of the 700 local jobs supported by Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a
manufacturer of airplanes used by businesses. Nationally, the industry
supports "1.2 million highly skilled, high-paying American jobs," a
company spokesman says. |
Associated Press
Planes aren't flying
Jul 24, 2009
By ADAM NORTHAM With the economy battering business aviation, business
jet traffic has slowed at the McComb-Pike County Airport in Brookhaven,
MS. The airport director reports: "The last couple of months, traffic
for us and everybody else has been really low," he said. "Business jet
traffic is really falling off |
[The Ft. Smith, AR] Southwest Times Record
Aviation Copes With Recession
Jul 19, 2009 A sluggish economy and misperceptions about business aviation have led to a decrease in the purchase and use of business airplanes. "Companies that have kept their planes also are flying them less and refueling them less as a consequence," this story reports. |
Aero News Network
Leading Bizjet Market Analyst Predicts 10 Years Of Slower Deliveries
Jul 10, 2009 Citing economic turbulence and misperceptions about business aviation,
market analysts Brian Foley Associates recently reported that their
forecast does not anticipate that business aircraft sales will return to 2008 levels within their 10-year forecast horizon. |
Fox Business News
Fox Business News Tells Viewers: No Plane No Gain
Jul 07, 2009 NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen and Barry LaBov, president and CEO of NBAA Member Company LaBov and Beyond, appeared today in several interviews on Fox Business News to dispel negative stereotypes of business aviation. The two discussed the value business aviation brings to thousands of companies across the country. |
Fox Business News
Fox Business News Tells Viewers: Business Aviation Makes Sense
Jul 07, 2009 In another interview Fox Business News interviews Ed Bolen, NBAA
president and CEO, and Barry LaBov, president and CEO of LaBov and
Beyond, about the benefits of business aviation. Companies can visit
multiple sites in a single day, work en route and grow their business
using business aircraft. |
Fox Business News
Fox Business News: Business Aviation Helps Companies Ascend
Jul 07, 2009 In another interview Fox Business News interviews Ed Bolen, NBAA president and CEO, and Barry LaBov, president and CEO of NBAA Member Company LaBov and Beyond, about the benefits of business aviation. Companies can visit multiple sites in a single day, work en route and grow their business using business aircraft. |
Reuters
Business Jet Market Faces Slow Recovery
Jul 04, 2009 The business jet market continues to be impacted by the recession and lack of credit for aircraft purchases by smaller companies and individual owners, this story notes. |
No Plane No Gain: On The Air
Jul 01, 2009 Since the launch of the No Plane No Gain program in February, the campaign has spoken with a variety of news outlets, or coordinated interviews with people in the industry, to explain the importance of business aviation to the nation's economic and transportation systems.The interviews have included a number of appearances on national and local television programs, and the No Plane No Gain web site now has some highlights from the coverage. |
Business & Commercial Aviation
Special Report: Servicing Smalltown, USA
Jul 01, 2009
By George C. Larson This story notes that, in explaining the essential role
business aviation plays in the nation's transportation and economic
systems, NBAA and GAMA are "focusing on the 1.2 million jobs it
comprises, the $150 billion in economic activity it generates, its
positive trade balance and its humanitarian work, by rushing human
organs for transplant, transporting cancer victims to treatment centers
and reuniting wounded veterans with their families and friends, among
other things."
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Inaccurate stereotypes of jet-setting execs taking toll, operators say
Jun 25, 2009
By Joe Taschler Inaccurate stereotypes of jet-setting execs taking toll, operators say
June 25, 2009 Misperceptions about business aviation have exacerbated
the economic woes hitting the industry. Flights are down at small
community airports that often are without airline service. "Across
Wisconsin, general aviation brings personnel and equipment to
manufacturing and service businesses that are a fair distance from
metropolitan areas," the paper notes. |
Wall Street Journal
WSJ runs NBAA letter about sensationalist industry coverage
Jun 24, 2009 A Letter from NBAA's Ed Bolen published in the June 24 edition of The Wall Street Journal responds to the newspaper's recent account of business aviation, which missed key facts about the mode of transportation and overlooked its benefits. |
Chicago Tribune
2010 seen as another bumpy year for business jets
Jun 22, 2009
By Christopher Hinton | McClatchy/Tribune news The challenging economy and misperceptions about business
aviation continue to take a toll on the industry, a situation that is
not expected to change anytime soon. "We anticipate 2010 is going to be
a tough year for business aviation," a Rockwell Collins representative
tells the newspaper at an aviation show. |
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Aviation Battles a Black Eye
Jun 22, 2009
By Mark Madler "What we are trying to do is tell the full and complete story of
business aviation and not be defined by an unrepresentative
stereotype...," NBAA's Ed Bolen says of the No Plane No Gain campaign. |
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Whiteman Serving Business Aviation in Low Key Way
Jun 22, 2009
By Mark Madler Business aviation serves airports which, like Whiteman Airport, are
often without airline service. As this story reports, "...Whiteman
Airport may be a small airfield but it looms large for those pilots
keeping aircraft there and businesses located there." |
NBC
NBC Story Highlights Veterans Airlift Command
Jun 22, 2009 This story highlights the work being done by Veterans Airlift Command to provide free air transportation to wounded warriors, veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots, including people in the business aviation community. No Plane No Gain highlights the industry's support for groups that help people and communities in need. |
Des Moines Register
Letter: Small airports key to business growth
Jun 13, 2009
By Jack Oswald A letter from a reader and business owner demonstrates
how business aviation will help his employees reach the company's
facilities in towns located across Iowa. "...Having small airports all
over the state will make it feasible to build, visit and manage our
operations in a way that would be very challenging otherwise." |
Aviation International News
Bizjet Recovery Still 'Far Off,' Says J.P. Morgan
Jun 11, 2009
Chad Trautvetter Economic turbulence has taken a toll on new business jet sales, and a recovery "still looks far off," according to an analyst quoted in this story.
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The [Cedar Rapids, IA] Gazette
Justifying jets: Travel discouraged
Jun 07, 2009
By David Dewitte The paper reports: "About 3,000 jobs at Rockwell Collins in Cedar
Rapids [IA] are in some way associated with the business jet market." |
Savannah Morning News
Editorial: No plane, no gain
Jun 06, 2009 The newspaper's Editorial Board points out that business aviation employs 1.2 million people, and that "the industry's annual $150 billion output ripples through communities, supporting hosts of local businesses and key social service organizations like the United Way." |
ABC/NBC WPTA-TV CH21
Company Jet Expands Business Opportunities
Jun 03, 2009 Labov and Beyond is a Fort Wayne-based marketing communications business that serves clients across the country. Their business jet provides them with opportunities that wouldn't otherwise be possible. In typical week, the airplane transports four to six company workers for business in cities like New York, Washington and Atlanta. |
Squawkbox (CNBC)
Private jet Industry's Rough Ride
Jun 03, 2009 As CNBC's Squawkbox reports, turbulent economic times and misperceptions about business aviation have sent the industry into "uncharted territory." NetJets founder and CEO Richard Santulli clarifies the misperceptions, reminding viewers: "These airplanes are very, very effective business tools." |
Palm Springs [CA] Life
PSST - Rising to the Occasion
Jun 01, 2009 Business aviation frequently serves as a life saver for people in need, Denise Wilson, says. The president and founder of charter company Desert Jet points to Angel Flight, Corporate Angel Network, PilotsNPaws, and Special Olympics Airlift as a few examples of how pilots volunteer their time and skills. |
The Weekly of Business Aviation
Gulfstream Leader Sees BizAv Image Gains
Jun 01, 2009
By Kerry Lynch Gulfstream Leader Sees BizAv Image Gains June 1, 2009 Gulfstream President Joe Lombardo notes that the No Plane, No Gain program sends a cohesive, industry-wide message that business airplanes "...Are made for business, and we should not vilify people who use them." |
Suite101.com
Business Aviation Fights Back
May 30, 2009
By: Jennifer Harrington NBAA's Ed Bolen and GAMA's Pete Bunce discuss how industry groups and airplane manufacturers have been working together to survive the recession. Bolen: "Business aviation is critical to tens of thousands of cost-conscious companies fighting to succeed in a difficult market." |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Gulfstream, affiliate to lay off workers at Love Field facilities
May 27, 2009
By Bob Cox As this story reports: "Gulfstream Aerospace and an affiliate plan to lay off about 25 percent of their combined work force employed at Love Field facilities in Dallas, a direct result of the recession, which has severely hurt business aviation." |
SmartMoney Magazine
In Defense of Your Own Plane
May 26, 2009
By Stephen Pope This article explains why, even in a challenging economy, business aviation remains a critical tool for companies of all sizes. "The fastest route out of economic difficulty is increased productivity," says Jack Olcott, president of General Aero Co., a Hackensack, N.J.-based business-aviation consulting firm. "A business aircraft enhances the productivity of a company's two most important assets: people and time. |
CBS News
Corporate Jets: Luxury Or Necessity?
May 17, 2009 CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports about the widely-held misunderstanding that business aircraft are symbols of excess. In the TV interview, Wes Stowers of Stowers Machinery Corp. explains that his King Air 350 is "...comfortable and functional. But not exactly luxurious." Stowers continues: If having a private plane was just a fun perk, "We would get rid of it." |
Aviation International News
Bizav bites back in bogus class war
May 14, 2009
By Stephen Pope GAMA's Pete Bunce tells a business aviation industry gathering that the No Plane No Gain program, "is focused on defending business aviation by pointing out that the industry contributes more than $1.5 billion to the economy and employs almost 100,000 people. The associations have also written letters to politicians, penned op-ed pieces and appeared on TV to defend the industry." |
Aero News Network
Bolen (Re)Educates Senate, 'GA Is Fundamental To America's Future'
May 14, 2009 NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen took the No Plane No Gain message to Senators in testimony before a recent subcommittee hearing. "Aviation plays a critical role in driving economic growth and investment across the country," Bolen told members of the subcommittee. |
Politico
Pilots group takes to the airwaves
May 06, 2009
By Chris Frates
NBAA's Ed Bolen tells "Politico" that the No Plane No Gain campaign focuses on educating policymakers and opinion leaders about the value of business aviation to citizens, companies and communities across the country. "We want to make sure that business aviation is understood for what it really is: an essential part of our economy and transportation system," Bolen said. |
AvWeb
GA Deliveries Decline 41 Percent In First Quarter
May 06, 2009 GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce reports slipping sales of business aircraft, and says: "We are dealing first and foremost with the severe negative effects of a worldwide economic downturn, but also with unwarranted criticism focused on the industry. The result has been the cancellation of orders for new airplanes and the loss of more than 15,000 high-paying jobs for American workers over the last several months." |
The Gazette [Cedar Rapids, IA]
Jet cancellation hits Rockwell Collins jobs
May 06, 2009
By Dave DeWitte Business aviation has been "hit hard by the downturn in the economy," the paper reports. Rockwell Collins recently announced employee layoffs following the suspension of one airplane company's planned new aircraft type. |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Companies cut back on corporate flights
May 03, 2009
By Ken Leiser This article reports on a public education campaign, launched by NBAA and GAMA, "...Dubbed, 'No Plane, No Gain.' "We believe that the downturn in business aviation has been exacerbated this time around because of a negative stereotype that we believe is unfounded," said Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the NBAA. |
Flying Magazine
No Plane, No Gain
May 01, 2009
By J. Mac McClellan Veteran aviation industry journalist J. Mac McClellan details the steps being taken under the business aviation community's No Plane No Gain initiative to educate policymakers and opinion leaders about the essential role business aviation plays for citizens, companies and communities across the U.S. |
Fox Business Network
NBAA's Ed Bolen Explains Importance of Business Aviation
Apr 29, 2009 In his latest cable TV interview, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen explains the importance of business aviation to citizens, companies and communities across the country, and the work of the No Plane No Gain initiative to educate policymakers and opinion leaders about the essential role of business aviation in America today. |
Bloomberg News
Gulfstream, Cessna in 2-Year Slide as CEOs Shun Jets
Apr 28, 2009
By Andrea Rothman and Susanna Ray Bloomberg News Gulfstream, Cessna in 2-Year Slide as CEOs Shun Jets April 28, 2009 The economic slump and a negative view of business aviation resulted in steep job losses among business airplane manufacturers, which have shed 15,000 jobs in recent months. |
Investor's Business Daily
Does Business-Jet Concept Fly In Stormy Economy?
Apr 24, 2009
By Doug Tsuruoka In a tough economy, business aviation can help companies of all sizes remain nimble and stay ahead of their competitors. NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen states: "If you have to be in Tulsa and Shreveport and Buffalo in the same day, you can't do that with a car or a commercial airline...you can do three meetings in one day rather than three meetings in three days." |
TheStreet.com
Private Aviation Battles Image Woes
Apr 21, 2009
By Ted Reed Responding to the impact of an economic downturn and a negative perception of business aviation, the No Plane No Gain campaign "points out that business aviation creates more than 1.2 million jobs and has a positive balance-of-trade impact, with most major manufacturers based in the U.S. Among business jet operators, 85% are small and midsized companies, while just 4% are among the Fortune 500." |
The Hackensack [NJ] Record
Corporate Jet Maker Cuts 25 Teterboro Jobs
Apr 19, 2009
By James M. O'Neill Business airplane maker Dassault Falcon announced job cuts at its facility at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport. The business aviation industry "has been reeling" from the bad economy and misperceptions about business aviation. Company spokesman Andrew Ponzoni says business airplanes "...Are a significant productivity and time-management tool that helps companies get their sales people in front of customers." |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Drop in business travel hits hospitality industry, creates PR problems
Apr 19, 2009
By Ann Belser Negative perceptions about business aviation and an economic slump have caused a sharp drop in use of business airplane flights. "A drop in flights has cost some of the people who schedule, clean, maintain and refuel the planes their jobs," this story reports.
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National Public Radio
Corporate Jet Business Struggles With Bad Image
Apr 16, 2009
By Peter Overby
NPR's "Morning Edition" focuses on how the economic downturn and negative perceptions about business aviation have hurt jobs and businesses in the industry. "We've already lost about 12,000 jobs over the past six months," says Paul Feldman with the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. |
Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine
Business Aviation Taps Twitter
Apr 14, 2009
By Benet Wilson
No Plane No Gain is making use of a variety of online initiatives to highlight the essential role business aviation plays in America.
National Business Aviation Association spokesman Dan Hubbard reports: "We wanted to make sure we were utilizing new media opportunities to help inform people about what No Plane, No Gain is doing to advocate for business aviation." |
AircrewBuzz.com
Business Aviation-Myths and Realities
Apr 14, 2009
Aircrew Buzz delivered by Newstex This business aviation blogger's post observes that a weakened economy and negative perceptions about business aviation have adversely impacted the industry. "Business aviation is much more commonplace than most people imagine," the blogger notes. |
Aircrew Buzz Blog
Business Aviation - Myth and Realities
Apr 14, 2009 This aviation blog points out that business aircraft are commonly used, "...To transport maintenance technicians, sales teams, and others whose domains are their companies' nuts and bolts, not executive suites." The post also observes that associations representing business aviation "...Have been doing what they can to counter the bad publicity" about the industry. |
NBAA Update
Bolen Provides No Plane No Gain Update for Dallas Forum Attendees
Apr 13, 2009
At NBAA's Dallas Regional Forum last week, Association President and CEO Ed Bolen provided an update on No Plane No Gain, the industry's advocacy campaign. "We want to make sure policymakers and opinion leaders are well aware of the essential role business aviation plays for citizens, companies and communities across the country," Bolen told Forum attendees. As part of his presentation, Bolen showed the audience the campaign's television and newspaper advertisements.
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MSNBC.com/Pittsburgh Business Times
Money, image move companies away from corporate jet use
Apr 12, 2009 Negative perceptions about business aviation and a challenging economic climate have led to decreased use of business airplanes and layoffs among the companies that manufacture them. Cessna Aircraft Company expects to lay off around 4,600 employees this year. |
The Miami Herald
My View: Corporate planes are assets, not excess
Apr 06, 2009
By Stewart Lapayowker In this unforgiving economic climate, businesses need every tool available to help them succeed, and job creation is as important as ever. Unfortunately, the manufacture and use of business airplanes - which supports both business competitiveness and job creation - is being hampered by negative stereotypes. |
The [UK] Guardian
Corporate jet taboo forces Bombardier to shed 3,000 jobs
Apr 02, 2009
By Julia Kollewe More layoffs announced in business aviation manufacturing, which has been beset by the economic downturn and mischaracterizations about the industry. Layoffs total in the many thousands, including those for this manufacturer, which announced that nearly 500 U.S. employees will lose their jobs. |
CNN.com
Why CEOs Shouldn't Ditch Their Private Jets
Apr 01, 2009 Often overlooked in the recent negative publicity about business aviation is the fact that it is an efficiency and productivity tool for companies of all size, and is often the most prudent, cost-effective means for conducting a business mission. "A private jet can be a way to tighten the belt, if it is done properly," says Jetpool's Ryan Stone."You have to do the analysis. In many cases, the results would surprise people." |
Aviation International News
'No Plane, No Gain' Defense of Bizav Begins
Apr 01, 2009
By Paul Lowe Aviation International News provides a summary of some of the recent activities undertaken as part of the No Plane No Gain initiative. For instance, the advertising effort, "...Began March 1 with a 30-second television spot broadcast during a series of network public- affairs shows, including nationwide placement on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, as well as placement on NBC's Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday in select markets." To view the 30-second No Plane No Gain tv ad, visit http://tr.im/i5xe |
National Public Radio
Morning Edition: Bend's High-Flying Economy Takes A Nose Dive
Mar 30, 2009
By Howard Berkes General aviation manufacturing has slowed in places like Bend, Ore., leading to worker layoffs. As this NPR story reports, the economic environment has made it difficult for some aircraft buyers to get financing, and some businesses are re-considering aircraft purchases in light of misperceptions about business aviation. |
AvWeb
JetBlue Ad
Mar 25, 2009 NBAA is among the voices calling for JetBlue airlines to discontinue an online ad campaign, which AvWeb reports: "...Appears to be a satirical attempt to cash in on the ongoing public relations problems suffered by business aviation." |
New York Times
Business Jet Industry Tries to Salvage Its Image
Mar 24, 2009
By Joe Sharkey The people involved in the manufacture and use of business aircraft are weathering one of the worst economic storms the industry has seen. Advocacy groups are calling upon JetBlue airlines to discontinue an ad campaign that maligns business aviation, which spends $11 billion each year on airline tickets, while also creating jobs and serving towns across the U.S. |
The Bergen Record
Double Trouble for Private Jets
Mar 24, 2009 Negative and often misinformed publicity about business aviation is having an impact on manufacturers, airports and businesses across the U.S. Business aircraft manufacturers have laid off thousands of workers.Airports like Teterboro are reporting a 30 percent decrease in traffic, depressing revenue for the airport. |
ABC CH7 KMGH-TV CH7
Business Aviation Industry Hits Turbulence
Mar 20, 2009 Business aviation in Denver has been hit hard by the economic downturn and perceptions about the industry. Mountain Aviation president Rich Bjelkevig reports that "...Part of the problem is a misconception about the industry, which is estimated to be responsible for a million jobs nationwide in manufacturing and services." |
Wichita Aero Club
Podcast Interview: GAMA's Pete Bunce
Mar 18, 2009 GAMA President
and CEO Pete Bunce talks about the work being done to remind
policymakers and opinion leaders of the many ways business aviation
works for America. "We want to have national leaders ... talk about an
industry that is a very positive contributor to the balance of trade
and is one of the only bright spots in manufacturing in the whole US
economy," Bunce said in a keynote speech before the Wichita Aero Club.
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Savannah Morning News (GA)
Economy, bad press put corporate jet use into a tailspin
Mar 11, 2009
By Mary Carr Mayle GAMA President Pete Bunce says ads from the industry's No Plane No Gain initiative put forward "the real face of business aviation: the factory workers, community leaders, businesspeople and others who make up thebusiness aviation community in America today." |
Fortune
Not Every Corporate Trip is a Boondoggle
Mar 11, 2009
By Allan Sloan Veteran business journalist Allan Sloan points out that "not every trip is a boondoggle, and not all private-plane flights are wasteful self-indulgence." |
Kansas City Star
Corporate jet timeshares is a growing business across the Midwest
Mar 10, 2009
By Randolph Heaster The National Business Aviation Association and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association "recently launched an ad campaign, 'No Plane No Gain,' to highlight the industry's contribution to the overall economy as well as point out the productivity and cost-efficiencies created by using business aircraft." |
MSNBC.com/KSNW-TV
Mayor wants Obama to see importance of biz jets
Mar 10, 2009 "It is important to remember that business jets are an essential part of a successful national business plan," Wichita, KS Mayor Carl Brewer said in a letter inviting President Barack Obama to Wichita. Brewer wants the President to see first-hand how business aviation helps companies of all sizes be more efficient, productive and successful. |
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
Owner of DavisAir looking to expand
Mar 10, 2009
By Allyson Bird Despite the challenging economy, Gary Davis, president of Charleston-based DavisAir Inc., a charter company, is investing in additional airplanes, because "Business aviation, if used responsibly, is as essential as a Blackberry or a laptop computer...It's a tool." |
Delaware News Journal
Image puts drag on corporate aviation
Mar 08, 2009
By Aaron Nathans Although business aviation has been painted with a negative brush in recent news and commentary, the industry is responsible for more than a million manufacturing and service jobs, including those in Delaware. "As of 2006, there were 1,817 people employed at New Castle Airport, including the businesses that operate there and the military," the newspaper reports. |
Business Courier of Cincinnati
GE Aviation sets sights on new segment
Mar 06, 2009
by Jon Newberry As GE expands its investment in the development of engines for business aircraft, NBAA President and CEO notes that business airplanes are productivity enhancers, turning travel time into work time for company employees. |
Flying E-Newsletter (flyingmag.com)
GA Claws Back at Image of 'Flying Fat Cats'
Mar 05, 2009
J. "Mac" McClellan Veteran industry reporter and columnist J. "Mac" McClellan reports that the effort by the business aviation community to push back against a tidal wave of public opinion may be paying off. As an example, McClellan points to a recent USA Today story with NBAA data detailing how business aviation benefits companies of all sizes, all across the U.S. |
USA Today
Economy, 'fat cat' label hit corporate jet makers hard
Mar 03, 2009
By Dan Reed [...]Eighty-five percent of
companies that use business aircraft aren't corporate giants. They're
small and midsize companies, according to the National Business
Aviation Association, a trade group that represents business aircraft
users and makers. And 86% of those on board those planes are
non-executive employees. They're salespeople, technical experts or
repair people traveling to remote business locations not easily reached
via commercial airlines. |
USA Today
'Air Capital' Wichita Bruised by Aviation Industry Woes
Mar 03, 2009
By Dan Reed Nowhere is the pain of a slowdown in the general aviation industry felt
more deeply than in Wichita, which bills itself the "Air Capital of the
World."
About 70% of the word's general aviation aircraft are built there by
such manufacturers as Cessna, Lear and Hawker Beechcraft. Major
components of big military and commercial jets also are built or
supported by Boeing or Spirit AeroSystems, a Boeing spinoff. Thirteen
percent of the region's 320,000 workers are employed by one of the
manufacturers or suppliers in Wichita's cluster of aviation
manufacturing companies.
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Charlotte Observer
Cut in business jet use pinches airport
Mar 02, 2009
By Rick Rothacker Amid a recession and increased scrutiny of corporate expenses,
Charlotte's once soaring private aviation scene is losing some altitude.
As some companies sell jets and fly less, they're laying off pilots,
guzzling less jet fuel and looking to shed hangar space at
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. |
NPR
Economy Brings Plane Manufacturing Down To Earth
Mar 02, 2009
By Frank Morris Nothing says money and power like a business jet. But the industry that makes them is in a tailspin. Small airplane manufacturing is dominated by American firms, many located in Wichita, Kan., proudly known as the "air capital." "There is not an airport in the world that doesn't
have an aircraft that the city of Wichita and its workers have not
touched," Mayor Carl Brewer says.
In fact, the Wichita area builds more aircraft than
any other place on Earth. Companies here specialize in propeller-driven
craft, and smaller corporate jets like the ones on display in Cessna Aircraft Co.'s showroom.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Corporate Jets Not Bad Business
Feb 26, 2009
By Bonnie Pfister Mike Vargo says business aviation is being demonized, and he's sick of it.Ever
since the CEOs of the "Big Three" automakers traveled by private jet in
November to ask Congress for $25 billion in federal assistance, other
business travelers who use corporate jets have been keeping their heads
down, says Vargo, the sales and marketing director at Corporate Air in
West Mifflin. |
PR Week
Business travel industry touts its economic value
Feb 23, 2009
By Jaimy Lee In reaction to sharp criticism from lawmakers and the media, the
business travel industry has launched several advocacy campaigns to
validate its role in the US' economic recovery.[...] For the business aviation community, the challenge is changing public
perception of a seemingly luxury perk, said industry professionals. The
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and General Aviation
Manufacturers Association (GAMA) partnered for the first time in more
than a decade to launch the 'No Plane No Gain' campaign on February 17.
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Orlando Business Journal
Aviation firms fighting mad over corporate aircraft criticism
Feb 23, 2009
by Chris Kauffmann "Bolen pushed the same theme [business aviation means jobs] recently in
testimony before Congress. The campaign has had some positive effect,
he added, as Congress has decided against a provision that would have
required firms receiving bailout money to divest themselves of
corporate aircraft." |
KLAS-TV (CBS Las Vegas)
Corporate Jet Companies Fighting Bad Perception
Feb 20, 2009 It all started when the CEO's of the big three automakers flew private jets to Washington to plead for public funds. Now, corporate jet companies are suffering across the country. |
Flying Magazine
'No Plane No Gain' Campaign Re-Emerges as an Industry Advocate
Feb 19, 2009
By Mark Phelps The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) have joined forces again to promote the message that business aviation is a productive business tool rather than just another lavish parcel of an overpaid executive's compensation package. |
Aero-News Network
GAMA, NBAA Launch 'No Plane No Gain!' Advocacy Campaign
Feb 17, 2009 Looking to reinforce the value of business aviation to American workers, policymakers, companies and communities across the US, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) unveiled a comprehensive new joint advocacy campaign Tuesday with a familiar name: "No Plane No Gain." |
AIN Online
NBAA, GAMA Resurrect ‘No Plane, No Gain’ Campaign
Feb 17, 2009
By Chad Trautvetter NBAA
and GAMA today swept the dust off the slogan “No Plane, No Gain”, which was
launched by the two associations in 1993 to highlight the benefits of business
aircraft but was later left to quietly fade away as the industry prospered. But
in light of the current recession and recent attacks on business aviation by the
general media and politicians, the aviation groups have resurrected the
brand. |
Financial Times
The Travails of the Business Jet Industry
Feb 17, 2009
by John Gapper (FT.com Business Blog) These are very tough times for the business jet industry. The now infamous trip by the heads of the Detroit big three to Washington on board corporate jets to plead for cash from the US government has caused a backlash against private travel.
Here comes a fightback: two groups involved in US business aviation have now launched a campaign to improve the industry’s image. The campaign is called “No plane. No gain” and even has its own web site. |
Roll Call
Turbulent Ride for Private Jets
Feb 11, 2009
By Anna Palmer As a pattern of disparaging business airplanes and discouraging their use emerges in Washington, the National Business Aviation Association is working hard to represent the true image of the people and companies that rely on an airplane to survive and keep people employed, especially in the current, challenging economy. |
The Wall Street Journal
Cessna Fights Back On Private-Jet Trend
Feb 11, 2009
By J. Lynn Lunsford As one of the nation's general aviation aircraft manufacturers launches an advertising campaign in support of business aviation, NBAA's President and CEO reminds the Wall Street Journal: "The vast majority of the time, these jets are flying offices, where people can conduct business and have confidential discussions that could never occur on a commercial jetliner." |
KOLN/KGIN TV
Lincoln, NE Benefits From Mile High Offices
Feb 08, 2009
Keller Russell Like a desk and a car, a small aircraft is a vital tool for businesses across the country. In this article, Todd Duncan of Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, NE which employs 1,200 people in their area, sets the record straight on the true benefits of airplanes for businesses.
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MacLeans
In Defence Of The Corporate Jet
Feb 06, 2009
By Colin Campbe, with With Susan Mohammad and Rachel Mendleson ll Ultimately, much of the public outrage surrounding private jets is probably misplaced, says a business ethicist expert and visiting professor at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA. “At a well-governed corporation, those sorts of moves would be carefully thought out and cost-benefit analyses would be done.” |
The New York Times
OPINION: The Mile-High Office
Jan 31, 2009
By William Garvey Veteran business aviation journalist William Garvey explains the importance of business aviation manufacture and use as an industry that "helps further the country's commerce and interests," one that "deserves a bright future, not a public drubbing." |
Columbus Ledger and Inquirer
It's Not The Planes
Dec 10, 2008
By Rol Murrow Air Care Alliance Chairman Rol Murrow reminds readers that business aviation not only serves as a transportation lifeline to communities without airline service, but that business airplanes also serve as a tool for humanitarian initiativesA great many pilots volunteer for aviation-based charities like Angel Flight, Mercy Flight, Lifeline Pilots and Flights for Life, which serve those in need in all corners of our country. These pilots fly critical and terminally ill patients to specialized treatment centers that they may not be accessible or affordable otherwise. |
TIME Magazine
Why The Big Three Should Fly Corporate Jets
Dec 03, 2008
By Bill Saporito As the story broke that the CEO’s of the Big 3 automakers flew to Washington, DC to testify in their corporate jets, many in Congress and in the media called for the CEO’s to take another means of transportation to Washington for their second testimony. Bill Saporito of TIME Magazine details the reasons why, in spite of the negative news coverage, business airplanes are actually an effective efficiency and productivity tool for companies of all sizes.
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