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Norm Bluth discusses selling Aviation Companies:

Owning and operating an FBO can often leave a person feeling alone on an island left to fend for themselves against threats to the vaibility of their operation.  Click on the PDF file below to read full article.

Procedural due process is the bedrock of the legal system,declares Len Kirsch, who expresses concern over some recent cases.


In my last column, I gave vent to one of my pet peeves, that of arbitration. In this column I’d like to air two other pet peeves: unclear law and the regulation and the absence of procedural due process.

In this issue, Margaret Giuliano,of law firm McBreen & Kopko,suggests the adoption of a smart approach to standard forms of contract.


We have all been faced with the issue of how to proceed with a relatively routine business transaction that requires the purchaser to sign a standard form contract or a purchase order with pre-printed terms and conditions on the reverse. These types of contracts are commonly used to lease vehicles or other airport equipment or to obtain other goods or services pursuant to a purchase or work order.

Airports may call the shots but that doesn't mean to say that handlers have no voice. Len Kirsch advocates diplomacy in the form of measured negotiation.
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Margaret Giuliano ponders on the realities of a green ramp.

In this issue, Len Kirsch raises concerns over airports stepping into the handling arena.

This particular column will hopefully be read by Airport Authorities as well as by ground handlers because it deals with a matter that is fast becoming a major problem worldwide: that is, the role of Airport Authorities in providing airline services.

For a long time, in the US, it has been recognised that Airport Authorities are terrible providers of handling services. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration has repeated the following mantra in writing:

In this issue, Margaret Giuliano,of McBreen & Kopko,looks at the topic of negotiating leases and reveals how the handler may be able to tip the balance in his Favor.

In this issue of Grand Handling Intl., Len Kirsch examines the changing face of todays airport and offers advice for handlers who feel they may be short-changed