Entries from March 2009

March 20, 2009

NBAA Applauds Senator Brownback’s Supporting Statements

As reported in CharterX Daily
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen commended Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) for taking to the floor of the Senate late last month to remind his colleagues of the value of business aviation for citizens, communities and companies across the U.S.
“The people of the business aviation community applaud Senator Brownback for explaining [...]

March 19, 2009

Charter Execs of TEB Crash Plead Not Guilty in Federal Court

As Reported By The Associated Press

Two officials of a Florida-based charter jet company charged in connection with a 2005 crash at Teterboro Airport pleaded not guilty in federal court on March 4.
Joseph Singh and Brien McKenzie were the first of six former officials of Fort Lauderdale-based Platinum Jet Management to make court [...]

March 17, 2009

Pelosi’s Private Jet

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog supporting the use of Air Force One by President Obama. Recently, reports have resurfaced about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s use of private jets, specifically the “demand” that she be shuttled around in a Boeing 757. To be clear, in 2001, the [...]

March 5, 2009

NBAA Weighs in on Private Jet Bashing