Flexjet Receives FAA Authorization For iPads as Paperless Cockpit Solution

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The company said phase 5 authorization comes after six months of validation testing of the device across Flexjet's fleet of aircraft and acceptance of its standard operating procedures. The company's complete transition from paper to electronic navigational charts is planned for January 2013.

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NetJets Launches FBO, Business Jet Service

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A Berkshire Hathaway company, NetJets Inc., launched a fixed-base operator (FBO) facility at Atlanta's DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK). The private business jet charter and aircraft management company based in Columbus, Ohio, has signed a long-term lease with Atlantic Aviation for the 2,800-square-foot facility.
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Historic Hangar to be Saved by Museum

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Members of the Connecticut Air & Space Center Museum have begun the process of cleaning and restoring the historic Curtiss Hangar at Sikorsky Memorial Airport. According to museum officials, the Curtiss Hangar is an integral part of Connecticut’s aviation history, a site visited by aviation pioneers such as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Howard Hughes and Igor Sikorsky.
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World Fuel Services Launches Ascent

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With the backdrop of the 2012 NBAA Meeting and Convention, World Fuel Services officially launched the new Ascent global fuel brand for FBOs. With a new logo and enhanced programs and benefits, Ascent offers a strong branding option for FBOs built on supply reliability along with high-quality aviation fuel products and services.
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NetJets(R) Opens Exclusive-Use FBO at Atlanta's DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK)

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NetJets(R) Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway(R) company and the worldwide leader in private aviation, announced the opening of a new exclusive-use facility at Atlanta's DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK). NetJets has signed a long-term lease with Atlantic Aviation for the 2,800 square-foot facility which includes customer and crew lounges, a conference and business center and flight planning facilities.
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Sheltair Announces New FBO Operations at Albert Whitted Airport

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Sheltair, Florida’s largest, privately-owned group of fixed base operations (FBOs), announces its newest FBO and property leasing location at Albert Whitted Airport, St, Petersburg Florida (Sheltair SPG). As of November 1, 2012, Sheltair SPG commenced operations as the sole service provider on the airfield.
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Industry Wakes Up To Rising Bizav Demand In Africa

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Visitors to the Africa Aerospace & Defence show (AAD 2012), held in September at South Africa’s Waterkloof Air Force Base near Pretoria, might have been excused for thinking that they had arrived at a business aviation convention. While the exhibition halls groaned under the weight of armored vehicles, the outside static aircraft display was dominated by an impressive array of corporate and private jets.
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Universal FBOs Get Facelift To Add Style To Flight Support Expertise

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Flight planning and support group Universal Weather & Aviation has largely built its reputation on its 50 years of experience and harnessing technology to make life easier for business aircraft operators. But now the U.S.-based group is looking to upgrade the quality of its ground handling facilities in some 20 countries around the world, starting at London Stansted Airport, where it last month took the wraps off a comprehensively refurbished FBO.
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Shanghai Hawker Pacific Sees China Business Aviation Trending Up

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Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre General Manager Carey Matthews is upbeat about business aviation trends in mainland China. In a press briefing at NBAA’12 he reported that year over year growth is 13 percent for business aviation movements at both Hongqaio (SHA) and Pudong (PVG) airports in Shanghai, China.
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MBA Opens Office at Harrods Aviation Luton

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Marshall Business Aviation has opened a technical support office at London Luton Airport within the Harrods Aviation facilities. The move is in response to an increasing number of Cessna Citation aircraft owner/operators flying in or now based at London Luton where Harrods Aviation also runs an established FBO. 
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NBAA Recognizes 2012 Flying Safety Award Recipients

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will recognize four Member Companies for outstanding safe flying achievement during its upcoming 65th Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2012) in Orlando, Fla., as well as hundreds more companies that have collectively compiled thousands of hours of safe flying during the past year.
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