Aircraft Financing

For those electing to acquire an aircraft, podcasts in this section cover the benefits of leasing versus purchase financing, estimating an aircraft’s Residual Value over your planned ownership term, the advantages of utilizing a finance broker, and the aircraft financing process.

Business Aviation in the post-pandemic era

Business Aviation in the Post-pandemic Era

Rollie Vincent and Paul Cardarelli discuss how Business Aviation is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, market trends becoming visible, and how the industry may shape up as we move forward.

David G. Mayer, Partner, Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP

What First-Time Private Aircraft Buyers Need to Know

With statistics showing the number of first-time aircraft buyers to be at perhaps an all-time high, David Mayer, a Partner at the Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton law firm, discusses what first-time private aircraft buyers need to know.

Jim Blessing, President, NAFA

The National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA)

Jim Blessing, NAFA’s President, details some of the Association’s history, and how it became the professional organization that facilitates the interchange of ideas and capital that finance the world’s general and business aviation aircraft.