Aircraft Acquisition Planning
Al Conklin joined the Air Force immediately upon graduating from Lehigh in 1942. After ten years of active duty, he became one of Aero Commanders first regional sales managers. Since then, he’s been involved with all phases of business aircraft acquisition and fleet planning. Al has been a factory demo pilot, managed fixed base operations, been a Cessna aircraft distributor, and has sold countless turboprops and corporate jets. Al is the founder of the aviation information and consulting firm of Conklin & de Decker.Bill de Decker’s background includes the study of aerospace sciences and transportation economics at Princeton University. After graduation, Bill worked at North American Rockwell as an aeronautical engineer on the Apollo program and other projects. From there, he went to Boeing’s helicopter division, sold Falcons for Dassault, and subsequently joined the management team at FlightSafety International. Bill has decades of experience assisting corporations, government agencies, and individuals in the acquisition of aircraft.