Thu, Sep 10, 2009
APA Claims 100 Percent Increase In Members Since March
The Aircraft Partnership
Association (APA) announced last week that the Association has
posted its 5,000th member profile on the official website. Having
grown its membership 100% since March 2009, the Association is
quickly proving itself as the place for aviators to find partners
in new, pre-owned and currently owned aircraft to effectively lower
the total cost of acquisition and ownership.
The Aircraft Partnership Association APA is a private
association founded by pilots, for pilots who want to help realize
the dream of aircraft ownership on their own terms. Using web-based
programs to match personal partnership preferences that include
aircraft type, budget, airport location, flying experience and
more, the APA encourages pilots to post their secure profiles
on-line for free in the Virtual Pilot Lounge portion of the website
in an effort to match like-minded aviators who want to share costs
through a private partnership.
"While aircraft sales have slowed, the passion to keep flying is as
powerful as it has always been," stated David A. Kruger, President
of the Aircraft Partnership Association. "Today's reality is that
an aircraft is an under-utilized asset that doesn't need to be
owned by a single entity. It just makes good fiscal sense to share
the cost of owning and operating an asset that doesn't get used
every day."
The Association uses 21st Century technology to solve a 100-year
old problem - how to find partners to effectively reduce the cost
of aircraft ownership. The service is free to Association members
and it works for any aircraft, any budget, anywhere
"The APA is what brought our partnership together," stated Bill
Boczany, APA Member 2113. "In January 2009, I became interested in
purchasing an aircraft. Initially, I posted bulletin board notices
with pictures at local airports but I got absolutely no bites and
no responses. Then I joined APA and quickly found two APA members
nearby who were already looking for a third partner. We formed a
partnership and took delivery of a brand new Tecnam P2002 Sierra
Deluxe SLSA aircraft in June 2009," Boczany concluded.
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