Today’s blog marks a full year of entries for me.  I started writing this forum on my flight back from Orlando in October of 2008 and I just finished pushing my way through all the commercial trappings of Orlando International Airport on my way home to Tulsa one year later.  I can say that the […]

The top 10 things you will probably never hear your aircraft broker say. I won’t bring my cell phone with me today… I’m not expecting any phone calls. The negotiations were pretty difficult at first, but once the lawyers got involved everything seemed to work out very nicely. Because you are such a great customer, […]

I am a runner.  I started running when I was in the 5th grade, ran all through grade school and continue to enjoy running today.  Now that the weather has started to turn here in Oklahoma, the morning runs have become very pleasant.  The cooler air means I can run a bit further and a […]

I’m sure by now that everyone reading this realizes how attractive the pricing is on pre-owned aircraft today. Depending on the market you are considering, prices have fallen anywhere from 40-60% over the last year, even more in some cases. However, a lot of overpriced aircraft still remain on the market. So when you decide […]

What will NBAA look like this year?  That is the question we have been kicking around here at JBA the last couple of weeks.  It is now six weeks away and we are starting to make some travel arrangements and general preparations for that week.  The week of NBAA is always a whirlwind for us […]

Last week I received an electronic newsletter from AIN Online.  The newsletter featured an article written by David Wyndham, VP of Conklin & de Decker.  In my opinion, the article does an excellent job of analyzing our current position in the pre-owned jet marketplace and providing some good guidance on where things are headed. Following […]

The increase in activity we started seeing in July seems to be continuing for the time being.  I experienced a late summer lull in phone calls in early August, but it started ringing again last week.  I have been surprised by just how strong the interest has been in some of our listings including an […]

I would first like to apologize for a few missed blog entries over the last few weeks. Since I began posting this blog after NBAA 2008, I have been pretty diligent about putting down something in writing each week. Starting in July we hit a real busy patch and then I snuck in a last […]

Some of you may have noticed that my blog entries have been spaced a little further apart in recent weeks.  That should tell you that I have either run out of things to say or activity has picked up enough where I haven’t had much fee time to devote to this forum.  I think most […]

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 […]