Wednesday
Jun192013
Ask AC-U-KWIK: Is The FBO Connection Part Of AC-U-KWIK? How Can I Suggest A Topic?
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Wednesday
Jun192013
Crew Lounge: Women's Basketball Pioneers Honored
The Hutcherson Flying Queens were recently honored by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as "Trailblazers of the Game." Read all about their cool story here.
Monday
Jun172013
Jim Hettinger: Aviation Is A Tremendous Michigan Asset
Well over thirteen years later, the Western Michigan University College of Aviation continues to be a strong anchor at the W.K. Kellogg Airport. The College of Aviation has over seven hundred enrollments from twenty different states. It leads all colleges within WMU with badly needed enrollment increases.
Monday
Jun172013
APPH Secures Landing Gear Trunnion And Rod Supply For KC-390
APPH is pleased to announce that it has secured a long term supply agreement for the manufacture and support of the landing gear Trunnion and Rod system for the Embraer KC-390.
Friday
Jun142013
GA Avgas Coalition Praises FAA's Announcement To Solicit Candidate Fuels In Search Of An Unleaded Avgas
The General Aviation Avgas Coalition praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) announcement this week to formally request sample unleaded fuels for testing as possible replacements to the 100 low-lead (100LL) aviation gasoline (avgas) that general aviation aircraft use today.
Wednesday
Jun122013
Business Spotlight: MixJet Flight Support Now Providing Services At Juba Airport
Mixjet Flight Support, one of the leading flight support services provider in the world, has recently inked a deal with the Juba Airport Fixed-Base Operator for offering its services at one of the busiest airports in East Africa!
Tuesday
Jun112013
New Series: FBO Survival - Survival Tip #3: Don't Give it Away!
By Ron Jackson and John Enticknap, Aviation Business Strategies Group
Welcome to the third installment of our continuing AC-U-KWIK FBO Connection Series: FBO Survival. This series focuses on the various strategies and tactics needed to survive the daily rigors of running a successful FBO operation.
"Your success in life isn't based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business." — Mark Sanborn
Monday
Jun102013
YTD Pre-owned Transactions & Prices Continue Down
When viewing a random selection of pre-owned transactions for the first 5-months of 2013, the number of sales are trending down 15 percent when compared to the same period in 2012. Actual selling prices also are down on average 15 percent, while inventory levels for the same group of business jets has increased 20 percent.