Pre-Owned Aircraft Transactions Increase While Values Decrease

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There should be some optimism in our industry. Buyers and sellers are coming to terms with what the market will bear for a given aircraft. And with that, the pre-owned aircraft market is seeing more completed deals. The gridlock of available inventory is starting to show some movement. Values on the other hand remain soft with little signs of recovery.
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Decade of Helping 1,000 Texas Children Take Flight Earns Jim Quinn The 2010 Phillips 66® Aviation Leadership Award

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A decade ago, recreational pilot Jim Quinn seized a chance to revive a Young Eagles program in Dallas and make it easier for volunteer pilots to bring the wonders of flight to Texas children. Since then, more than 1,000 kids have gone flying in single-engine and homebuilt aircraft, thanks to Quinn and the volunteers from EAA Chapter 168.
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Fowler Joins Hiller Group

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Scott Fowler has joined The Hiller Group as Northwest Territory sales manager and to assist Hiller's USGA brand development and marketing initiatives. Fowler has developed marketing strategies, strategic alliances, and PR and web initiatives for domestic and international aviation companies and FBOs for seven years.
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Sonoma Jet Center Under New Ownership

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Joshua and Julie Hochberg, who head the aviation management firm South River Aviation LLC, have recently acquired the assets of the former Sonoma Jet Center LLC. The new enterprise will be operated by New Sonoma FBO Inc. and will do business as Sonoma Jet Center (SJC). SJC is one of two full-service fixed base operators at the KSTS-Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport.
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NATA Remembers Former Senator Ted Stevens

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A DeHavilland DHC-3T carrying nine people crashed near Dillingham, Alaska, killing former Alaska Senator Theodore “Ted” Stevens and four other people on board and injuring four others, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported. Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Sean O'Keefe was also on board the aircraft but survived.
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NATA Announces New Membership Benefit with ARAMARK Uniform Services

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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced a new program with ARAMARK Uniform Services to provide association members access to a discounted uniform rental and leasing solution. This money- and time-saving membership benefit was recently negotiated to provide added value to NATA membership.
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