Eric Canup

Fellowship of Christian Airline Personnel International - FCAP Eastern Air Lines had the distinction of being the launch customer and first operator of the Boeing 727 trijet, the most popular jetliner ever built until its sales numbers were surpassed by the 737. Service with the type began in February of 1964 with aircraft like this EAL 727-100, “N8124N,” seen here on final approach into Philadelphia in 1979. Eastern flew both -100’s and the stretched -200 version of the “Three-Holer.” In fact, there were still -200’s in the fleet nearly 27 years later when the venerable U.S. carrier ceased operations in January of 1991. NOTE: IF PHOTO APPEARS AS THUMBNAIL PLEASE CLICK ON IT FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE Throwback Thursdays are a weekly journey into the past of our industry. If any of you have specific airlines/airplanes you’d like to see featured, feel free to “drop us a line” and we will see if we can find them for you. https://lnkd.in/gRwvDD5K To listen to our podcast, read the most recent blog posts, or learn how to get involved with FCAP, go to https://lnkd.in/edud_5je. #FCAPinternational #aviationindustry #nonprofitorg #airlineindustry #fellowship #christian #airlinepersonnel #crewlife #airlineenthusiast #faithatwork #BoldFaith #HeGetsUs

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The “make an offer” selling strategy has been a pet-peeve of mine for years. When the broker doesn’t list a price it’s usually for one of these reasons: • Sometimes the seller/owner has unrealistic expectations.  • Some exclusive brokers for a given make and model of aircraft will attempt to “control” the market by not listing any prices.  • The broker is lazy Without an asking price, that analysis cannot even start. My advice: Focus on aircraft with published prices first. It tends to rule them in or out with respect to the market versus how much will need to be negotiated away versus the next best option. https://lnkd.in/ePEPUTuA

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Learn to cut your losses quickly and move on. None of us make all the right moves and in fact, we get it wrong often. Super important that you recognize when you made the wrong decision and adjust right away. Hoping that a bad decision fixes itself over time never ends well.

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Another successful transaction.

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Regardless of the ebbs and flows of the airlines and aircraft delivery schedules, demand for personnel in business aviation remains high. If you're an aviation manager and think you can ease your focus on all the elements of the retention equation, quality of life, compensation, and culture - think again. There are other folks out there who would be happy to hire your people away. #businessaviation #compensation #retention

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