Brian Foley

Independent Aviation Authority

[Brian Foley @BrianFoleyAssoc]

Building a clean-sheet FAA Part 23 certified aircraft takes $125–150M and 5+ years.
Or one can acquire the Liberty XL-2 type certificate. IFR-certified, validated in 40+ countries, 132 units produced.
Includes the TC, engineering drawings, manuals, flight test data, and certification data. Tooling, trademarks, parts inventory, and STCs are not included.
#aviation #LSA #UAV #generalaviation #aircraft

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Lots of chatter going around on the Trump Gulfstream/Bombardier tweet. Here's my take on what that strategy is really all about.
https://t.co/BtrW6o8EGX

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Sometimes it's best to just say "I don't know"

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Quick, name that plane! While no longer in production, its FAA Part 23 Type Certificate is now on the market.
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Long term, the ubiquitous metric used to measure business jet industry health will always keep rising, despite the underlying reality. https://t.co/xCv1oHv6lC

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Partners In Aviation (PIA) has a different kind of business jet sharing model not often seen in the private aviation industry. #bizjet #bizav #privatejet #aircraftcharter #fractional #fractionalownership #aviation #businessjet #businessaviation #bizav https://t.co/JcW2hd5Lo5

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The business jet product spectrum is getting very top-heavy with new ultra-long-range entrants. Think Falcon 10X, Gulfstream 700/800 & Bombardier Global 8000. Outsized profit margins in this segment will soon become a fond memory. https://t.co/ZlX2owCvF2

[Brian Foley @BrianFoleyAssoc]

I acted as exclusive sales agent for Brazos Safety Systems, formerly Truth Data Insights, a global leader in Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) and Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) analytics. It was acquired by Ataline Capital Management, a newly formed private equity firm investing in technology, business and financial services.

My firm, AvStrategies, helps founder- and family-owned aviation firms sell their business. https://t.co/VujGXyC5RG

More on Brazos and Ataline https://t.co/kOLiFo58tf

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I provided sound bites on Boom's XB-1 first supersonic flight #supersonic #aircraft #aviation

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Trump's election stands to be an overall benefit to business aviation. Those who claim that 25% tariffs will be disastrous don't understand his negotiating style. #bizav #businessaviation #privatejet #aviation

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In just the past 3 months, air taxi eVTOL hopefuls Lilium Air Mobility and Volocopter filed for insolvency. Will remaining companies like Joby avoid the same fate?
https://t.co/eylCIrqtr4

#UAM #aviation #evtol #investing #joby #archeraviation #wallstreetbets #eVTOL

[Brian Foley @BrianFoleyAssoc]

My startup pitched our drone interceptor flying prototype at DARPA's office in 2017 and were flatly rejected. It's now uncertain if the mystery drones in NJ can be safely neutralized #drones #aviation #darpa #dronesightings #dronesnj #dronesovernj #dronesoverjersey #dronevideo

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With tariffs possible on Canadian aerospace products from Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney Canada, I share thoughts with FlightGlobal
https://t.co/xqe7jcKN3C
#Canada #tariffs #TrumpTariffs #AeroSpace #aviation #Aircraft #Jets

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Why Archer Aviation's stock price has been fluctuating so much lately https://t.co/zEvk1fQ4ci

#UAM #aviation #evtol #investing #wallstreetbets #eVTOL

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Sporty's President John Zimmerman interviewed me for their acclaimed Pilot's Discretion Podcast. Lots of candid, out-of- school discussion on current aviation topics, plus my personal quest to fly again https://t.co/IfqpRf61Qh

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It's the silly season of politics again
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#bizav #privatejet #businessaviation #aviation #fractionalownership

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New York Magazine's take on the Dana Hyde in-flight fatality
https://t.co/voIVxldmg8

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To survive, Canada's Bombardier sold all of its business units except business jets. So far things have gone exceptionally well https://t.co/xvSq96EjdB

#aviation #bizjet #bizav #privatejet #businessjet #canada #bombardier

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Supersonic will take significant government funding to progress, not airlines trying to create a public image of being cool https://t.co/ffw4U3NWxG #airline #aviation #supersonic #airplane #aircraft