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who doesn’t love the excitement and wonder of brining home a new plane? Now, who wants to write the check for a brandnew airplane? Anybody…? With today’s economic situation, there are far fewer people in a position to buy new right now - and a far higher number of people are faced with making do, or doing without. Who, once versed in the irreplaceable benefits of business aviation, wants to do without?

Are they still a problem for business aviation?In these times of financial hardship, the temptation to some could arguably be greater to cut corners and use suspect or counterfeit parts in their business aircraft. The message from the FAA to the repair stations at the sharp end of the issue of Bogus Parts is, “Don’t Do It!”Not only is it a criminal offence to knowingly supply and use suspect parts in an aircraft, but it can immediately jeopardize the aircraft’s airworthiness. ...

Is this really the end for some of the legendary models?It goes without saying that our industry has suffered some major setbacks recently. Everything from negative media attention on corporate excesses to rising inventories, OEM cutbacks, layoffs, whitetails and - most of all - aircraft asset devaluation. It will take some time for our industry to recover, but even then, there are serious doubts that we will return to the heyday of 2006-2007 - a time in which ...

Avionics upgrades make the old new again Talking to some of the players involved in business aviation recently clarified a picture we’ve watched for nearly two years now – the picture of an industry suffering slower sales of aircraft, both new and pre-owned alike.Early in the slump, before the decline truly hurt, aircraft owners seemed to lean toward investing the minimal-allowable time and money in the upkeep of their airplanes. “They kept them flying and that’s ...

You’ve reviewed the equipment, you know what you need, but how do you proceed? During these times of slower-than-normal aircraft utilization, many operators are electing to upgrade and update their aircraft. This can be as simple as a general re-painting to a moderate updating of the avionics, or a full upgrade including avionics, interior and engines (such as the DASH 10 program offered for Falcon 50 owners).Whether your upgrade will cost $50k or $1 million+, there are ...

Whether buying or selling, the right avionics package could seal the deal! Every day you’ll likely come across media selling services that promote checking the history of the used car you are looking to buy. If that message - subliminally or otherwise has been pummeled into your conscious, it should be all the more at the forefront of your thinking when you check the history of a used aircraft! Given the average price of a used car pales into insignificance compared to a ...

You’ve had an ‘incident’ - but what happens next? Unfortunately, aviation accidents and incidents happen - and it’s something we should all be prepared to deal with. Here, we’ll look at what happens when an aircraft has an incident (as opposed to an accident). An accident is a completely different matter from an incident: simply stated, according to the FAA and OEMs, ‘Accident is defined as damage caused to an aircraft during the operation of an aircraft at which time the ...

Winglets pay, both in the short-term and the long-term. Watching the aviation ideas that come and go, and return from a mix of engineers, designers and dreamers often makes me wonder where we’d be if they had all succeeded.The unducted fan concept recently returned, for example; or the concept for super-efficient laminar-flow wings with the flow optimized by the suction of air through millions of pin-head-sized holes in the upper surface. Aviation inventors ...

A look at engine emissions, fossil fuels, contrails and noise. There has been a pervasive force active near the perimeters of the aviation industry, and if it wasn’t for the global economic recession, it would have already become the biggest issue of our time. It won’t be long before it does dominate us all, then the question that begs an answer is, “Are we ready?”So far only the airlines (mainly outside of the United States) have been forced to parry with this ...

Within the Plane Sense on Cabin Avionics feature that appeared in the April issue of World Aircraft Sales Magazine, we discussed some ‘gotcha’ scenarios relating to the selection and installation of cabin communications systems. This month, we will look specifically at some systems to consider for installation to upgrade legacy or pre-owned aircraft in terms of entertainment and comfort. Most of these ...