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Solutions in Business Aviation

Solutions in Business Aviation 2023

Buying an airplane is one of the most exciting and rewarding decisions any business owner can make. But you need a lot of information to ensure that the aircraft you choose is the right one for your mission.
“Mission should always be the number-one determining factor when choosing which airplane to buy,” says AOPA Aviation Finance President Adam Meredith. “And mission involves more than range and payload—it also entails all the details that go into aircraft ownership, like taxes, training, insurance, and maintenance.
“You also have to look at the actual ownership structure,” he adds. “For instance, will the airplane be under the business’s name or be owned by a separate company with a leaseback arrangement? Financing can be complicated if you’re working with a partner. Many banks will want the other ‘owner’ to be a guarantor or acknowledge the bank’s interest as the first titleholder of the aircraft.”
<h2>It’s Not Like Buying a Car</h2>
If it sounds complicated, that’s because it is.
“The biggest mistake we see repeatedly is people underestimate the time it takes to arrange the right financing,” Meredith says. “It’s not like buying a car; it’s more akin to purchasing or refinancing a home. There are taxes, titles, insurance, and other things to consider.”
That’s why Meredith strongly suggests that you start the business side of the process a month or more before you shop for the airplane. But you don’t have to go it alone.
“AOPA Aviation Finance is here to help any prospective buyer every step of the way,” he explains. “We have a lot of great educational information on our website to help you walk through the purchase details and financing and ensure the airplane you buy is right for your mission.”

<h2>The Solution</h2>
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<li>Aviation experts who can help ensure you buy the right airplane for your mission</li>
<li>Arranging affordable loans for all types of new and preowned piston, turbine, and jet aircraft</li>
<li>30+ years of simplifying the all-too-often-complicated road to aircraft ownership</li>
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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Making It Easier To Buy the Right Business Aircraft

AOPA Aviation Finance has been using its unsurpassed experience and aviation knowledge to help buyers find not only the lowest loan rates but the right aircraft to meet their specific business flying needs.  

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New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

In response to AOPA's long standing crusade for fee transparency, Signature Flight Support 

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News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

AOPA found faults with a congressional report on FBO pricing from the Government Accountability Office.

AOPA Pans GAO's FBO Pricing Report

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Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

Aircraft owners are seeing insurance rate hikes of between 15 percent and 25 percent, and "some way more than that," according to AOPA.

AOPA Warns of Spikes in Aircraft Insurance Rates

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

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