Fri, Feb 13, 2015
It's a brilliant move... The NextGen GA Fund has announced the launch of “Jumpstart GA 2020” to accelerate general aviation community installations of ADS-B Out avionics. The Jumpstart supply chain is provided through partnerships with qualified avionics manufacturers that has led to unprecedented pricing.
As many as 20,000 ADS-B Out/In units will eventually be sourced through Jumpstart. GAMA’s Pete Bunce reported that, for the year, total worldwide general aviation airplane shipments rose from 2,353 units in 2013 to 2,454 units in 2014. Billings for GA airplanes worldwide increased to $24.5 billion, up from $23.4 billion in 2013. This fixed-wing billings increase marks the second-largest sales value recorded after 2008, when billings were $24.8 billion. Flying to the Bahamas is becoming more and more expensive … and taxes are the culprit. It’s reported that general aviation travel to the Bahama Islands has decreased by 22 percent over the past several years because of increased taxes on GA visitors. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 02.12.15 is chock full of info in this Daily news episode for Thursday, February 12th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- NextGen GA Fund Announces “Jumpstart GA 2020”
- GAMA Releases 2014 Year-End Shipment and Billings Numbers
- High Taxes Discouraging Pilots From Flying To The Bahamas
- NYT Columnist Calls For Looser UAV Regulations
- ALPA Urges Ex-Im Bank To Deny Norwegian’s Financing Request
- Oops! 'Expert' Crashes UAV During Live Television Demonstration
- Turkish Airlines Transfers All Flight Reporting Functions To iPads
- Bell Announces Agreement With Erickson Incorporated
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