Jet Fuel Discounts, Avtrip Rewards at The Kentucky Derby: Aircraft Specialists FBO (JVY) of Indiana Offers Best of the Best to Aviation Operators

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Aircraft Specialists Inc, located only 15 minutes by car from the Churchill Downs, the site of the Kentucky Derby, is offering customers triple AVTRIP points on fuel purchases.
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ACSF Announces New Board Members

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The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce the selection of Dennis Fox, Senior Vice President, operations of Executive Jet Management (EJM), Skip Moshner, Director, flight operations of Galvin Flying Services, and Joe Salata, Vice President, flight operations of Flight Options to the ACSF Board of Governors.
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STC Near for Garmin GTN 650/750 Citation 500 Series Install

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JETTECH, a leader in developing affordable aftermarket aircraft solutions, announced a pending FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing the new touchscreen Garmin G650/750 GPS/NAV/COM on Cessna Citation 500 series aircraft to include models 500, 501, 550, 551, S550 and 560.
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EPIC Aviation Begins Cooperation with China National Aviation Fuel Group Corporation (CNAF)

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EPIC Aviation™ “EPIC” has begun a major cooperative effort with CNAF in marking the beginning of the creation of a China Aviation Services Network deploying facilities and services modeled after the finest in North America, while embracing the best traditions of business in the world’s most populous nation.
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Chinese GA Company Buys 10 King Air Turboprop Aircraft from Hawker Beechcraft for Pilot Training, Aerial Mapping

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Hawker Beechcraft Corp. in Wichita, Kan., is selling 10 King Air twin-engine turboprop general aviation aircraft to the Chinese aviation company Avion Pacific Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, for about $50 million. Avion Pacific will use the King Air 350i and King Air C90GTx aircraft for VIP travel, pilot training, aerial mapping and weather modification. Deliveries are to begin this winter.

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Pilot Shortage Means Big Business for Flight Academies

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Profound change is coming to the flight-training industry, prompted by new legislation in the U.S. and by the rapid growth of airline and business aviation in countries where aviation is finally gaining a stronger foothold. The changes are underscored by what many predict will be a shortage of pilots, thanks to fewer new pilot entrants, large numbers of retirements and lack of general aviation infrastructure in emerging countries such as India and China.
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Rockwell Collins Establishing Joint Venture with AVIC LETRI in China

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Rockwell Collins and China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI), a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), are establishing AVIC Leihua Rockwell Collins Avionics Company. This joint venture will focus on bringing the latest surveillance products to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) C919 aircraft.
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NBAA Urges Senate to Confirm Huerta as FAA Administrator

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) issued the following statement after the White House announced that President Obama has nominated Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Michael Huerta to a full five-year term in the position. His nomination must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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