If you're attending NBAA-BACE 2023, be sure to visit me at the Honda Aircraft Company booth and I will personally give you a tour of this amazing aircraft. Hey there, aviation enthusiasts, I received some more exciting news from the Honda Aircraft Company! They just revealed the official name of their new light jet [...]
Greetings HondaJet enthusiasts! Today the Honda Aircraft Company announced that its new light jet, the HondaJet 2600, will be commercialized and offered alongside their existing very light jet model, the HondaJet Elite II. And let me tell you, this aircraft is going to impress! Here are some of the key features that differentiate the [...]
Banyan's Mike O'Keeffe and Michael Gibson attended the EAA Airventure annual convention and fly-in, commonly referred to as "Oshkosh." It is an annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts held at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the home of the show's internationally recognized sponsor, Experimental Aircraft Assocation (EAA). During the event, the control tower is the [...]
Michael Gibson of Banyan aircraft sales was recently recognized as the top sales person in North American for the HondaJet. He received this honor at the HondaJet Dealer meeting earlier this year. Michael joined Banyan in March 2017 and has sold three HondaJets within nine months. Banyan is the southeast dealer for the [...]
SUN 'n FUN 2017 and Banyan Aircraft Sales will be there. Our Aircraft Sales team is excited about SUN 'n FUN 2017 as they will be showcasing both the HondaJet and the Quest Kodiak. Make plans to stop by and visit with our team: Mike O'Keeffe, Phil Jordan, Michael Gibson, and Grant Conley. HondaJet The [...]
HondaJet Open House Event Banyan Air Service hosted a HondaJet Open House on April 8, 2016 in Hangar 62 to showcase the HondaJet aircraft to invited guests. (click image to enlarge) The HondaJet is the fastest, highest-flying, quietest, and most fuel-efficient jet in its class. The HondaJet incorporates many technological innovations in aviation design, [...]
by Michael O'Keeffe I'm often asked by both current aircraft owners and non-owners what options are available for owning or operating private aircraft and what is the most economical. While there are numerous ways of owning a aircraft some of the most noteworthy are as follows: Whole Ownership: This is traditional aircraft ownership whereby a [...]
The organization is comprised of 37 of the industries most established and respected new and pre-owned aircraft dealers along with an Associated membership comprised of 42 of the industries best aviation service providers. Each spring the organization holds an annual conference of the full membership to discuss the state-of-the-industry that leaves us all either encouraged [...]
It’s hard to believe that 5-years have passed since the initial crash of the preowned aircraft market. It was October 2007; at the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) conference in Orlando, Florida that many in our industry finally acknowledged we have a big problem. In the course of 90-days pre-owned aircraft values were falling at [...]
The Quest KODIAK lands at Banyan Air Service in less than 1000 ft. Banyan is an Authorized Sales and Service Center for the KODIAK.
The Quest KODIAK departs from Banyan in 500 ft with 4 people on-board.
Banyan recently attended several industry conferences along with some of the most respected aircraft dealers and financial institutions. The reports from these conferences were both encouraging and concerning. The encouraging news (for the dealers) was that aircraft sales transactions had increased appreciably during the first quarter of 2012. According to data released by the market [...]
