A year ago FBOs were sitting pretty. Corporate aircraft traffic was cruising and not a cloud marred the bright blue skies. The future looked bright for FBO owners. Of course, that was before the economy went into free fall, pulling the airline industry and FBOs along with it into a downward spiral. Now a good [...]
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It can be a real strain to get a heavy airplane up the incline that seems to lead into most hangers and over that annoying lip right where the hanger meets the apron or ground. The laws of physics tell us that it takes more force to push a heavy object uphill, but for some [...] Despite current problems, European commercial aircraft builder Airbus predicted a rising global market for the airline industry over the next 20 years. Reported in the Wall Street Journal online, the French-based aeronautic manufacturer predicted demand for 25,000 new aircraft worth $3.1 trillion over the next two decades, an annual passenger traffic growth rate of 4.9%. [...] Pundits are calling it the “Silver Tsunami.” It’s the graying of the American work force. T0day, 19% of American workers are age 55 or older. By 2016, that number will climb to 25%, according to a recent survey by the independent Pew Research Group. America’s most numerous generation, Baby Boomers are pushing retirement back and [...] In contrast to decreasing passenger traffic reported by major airlines (see our Sept. 8 post), business is booming for low-cost carriers like US Airways. The ability of no-frills carriers that run necessarily lean operations to succeed where others are failing is seen as a harbinger of future trends in the airline industry. Economic backlash from [...] “Recession Is Over” headlines blared last week. After analyzing key economic data for August, the nation’s top economists assigned the most severe recession since the Great Depression to history. A 12.8% annual increase in the index of leading indicators over the past three months led economic analysts to proclaim that the “contraction” has ended. For the first [...] You put wheel pants on your airplane for the same reason you added that cool spoiler to your sports car. It streamlines the vehicle and looks sharp. Airplane wheel pants are large fairings that fit over the wheels of aircraft that have non-retractable (fixed) landing gear. Usually made of light-weight Fiberglas, their purpose is to [...] |
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