The bad news is……. the value of your airplane has probably dropped around 50% over the last three quarters. The good news is…… if you are paying ad valorem taxes in your state, you should pay significantly less this year than over the last several years.  For many states, this is the time of year […]

I am writing this blog entry while sitting in a comfortable leather chair, traveling at 455 mph at 40,000 ft. and drinking a warm cup of coffee. I am comfortable and doing work just like I would be doing behind my desk. I can look at the airshow monitor and see exactly how much time […]

I am sure that a lot of you saw the CNBC interview with Richard Santulli a few weeks ago.  If you missed it, I would recommend you take a look, I have posted the link below. http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1140335760 A few things jumped out at me during this interview.  The first was to see the change in […]

In last week’s blog entry I referenced a sharp increase in activity we have seen at JB&A over the last couple of weeks.  I also mentioned three areas to look for confirmation of that activity in a broader sense.  Those three areas are as follows: Deposits in escrow with a handful of title companies in […]

Everyone has their own opinions on what to look for as the first sign of a recovering economy.  The stock market is an easy target, but I can’t say that I am convinced it is the best.  The 24 hour news channels make references to dozens of different indices that are supposed to reveal trends […]

In follow up to last week’s blog, at the NARA conference in San Antonio earlier this month, there was quite a bit of discussion on where we actually are in today’s resale market.  Many dealers strongly disagreed with VREF & Bluebook’s opinion of aircraft values in their latest editions.  These dealers argued that you could […]

This week I traveled to San Antonio to attend the annual conference for NARA (National Aircraft Resale Association).  While there, I compared notes with some of the other top dealers and brokers in the country, as well as a good cross section of the banks currently lending on aircraft, aviation attorneys, tax advisors, OEM’s, maintenance […]

Last week I was asked to give a talk to the North Texas Business Aviation Association (NTBAA) about the used aircraft marketplace.  The meeting was scheduled for the next day, which is a little less time than I would usually like to pull my thoughts together.  However, I do talk about the market everyday, all […]

Our industry has always had a special relationship with the media. And I use the word special like I would use it in the sentence “that boy in the corner putting the glue stick up his nose is special.” I can’t say that we have ever been portrayed in an accurate light. When times are […]

Last week I made the trip to Dallas for the NBAA regional forum held at Love Field. I don’t typically make it to many of these forums, but I had not had many opportunities to network lately and wanted to hear some fresh perspectives on the state of things from some of my compatriots. The […]