JetEx Opens Paris FBO
/Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support opened its Paris FBO Monday at Le Bourget Airport (LFPB) in Paris. The FBO offers ground handling, a VVIP lounge, fuel, ground transportation and catering.
Read MoremyFLIGHTDATA Automates FAA Paperwork
/Unless you’re an airline or large charter operator with your own IT department, most likely you complete FAA paperwork by filling out forms. Air Carrier Compliance Group Inc. helps operators find their way through the FAA certification paperwork for Part 135 certifications. With the need for an affordable system to help with the paperwork, ACCG owner Ray Shinneman partnered with Ron Dexheimer, a Kansas City entrepreneur, and formed myFLIGHTDATA. The goal was to make a system as automated as possible and as simple as possible to use, while maintaining at least the standards of Federal Aviation Regulations. It was decided early on that a good automated FAA record keeping system prompts users for the information, alerts users to deficiencies on compliance and increases accuracy. As a result, the myFLIGHTDATA system became an automated, state-of-the-art, user-friendly record keeping and flight tracking system for pilots, aircraft owners and operators.
Read MoreCan Your FBO Fuel Prices Be Sorted by Price?
/Q: I am interested to see how my airport's fuel prices compare to other airports' fuel prices across the country. I have seen your regional fuel price comparison, but I would like to know how my airport ranks compared to others on a national level.
Can your data be sorted this way?
Josh
NBAA Applauds NTSB Chair Nomination
/On June 10, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen commended the Obama administration for its nomination of Deborah A. P. Hersman as chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Read MoreBombardier Awards LRU Service Contract to Aerosource
/Bombardier Aerospace has awarded a five-year LRU service contract to Aerosource Inc.
The service contract covers the repair and overhaul of the Air Driven Generator (p/n 756652A) used on the worldwide fleet of Challenger and CRJ aircraft.
Read MoreTrip Quotes Provides Instant Air Routing International Quotes
/Air Routing International has launched Trip Quotes, a new online service that enables charter operations and flight departments to quickly receive a comprehensive trip quote with instant and accurate results.
This online international trip quote service provides flight departments the around-the-clock ability to swiftly determine Air Routing arrangement fees, international third-party charges and estimated fuel costs before planning a trip.
Read MoreAvtrol/Opti-MIM Now Interfaces with Air BP’s Compass
/Liquid Automation Systems (LAS) has announced that the Avtrol/Opti-MIM aviation fuel truck management system now directly interfaces with Air BP’s Compass Transaction Processing System.
The completion of this interface means that Air BP distributors can now improve customer service, management efficiency and accuracy of aviation fuel accounting by automatic entry of fueling data from the fuel truck into Compass.
Read MoreBahamas Aviation Department Names Bahamas Gateway FBOs
/To make it easier for private pilots to obtain travel procedural information to fly to and from the Bahamas, the Islands of the Bahamas Aviation Department has launched The Bahamas Gateway FBOs partnership with several South Florida FBOs.
Read MoreTitletown Jet Centre (KGRB) Meets U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulations
/Titletown Jet Centre (KGRB) in Green Bay, Wis., now houses an international trash sterilizer that meets the approval of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and provides 24-hour, on-field customs clearance.
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Don Campion Inductee for FATA Hall of Fame
/Don Campion, President of Banyan Air Service, is the 2009 Inductee for the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA) Entrepreneurial Excellence Hall of Fame.
Read MoreMajor Upgrade to Flight Display Moving Map
/Flight Display Systems announced significant upgrades to its popular Flight Display Moving Map product, including a stunning new worldwide satellite image database and increased video quality.
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New Non-Profit Gives Autistic Children a Chance to get the Medical Attention They Need
/It may sound like an adventure travel company, but Autism Escapes offers much more than a smooth ride to the traveler’s destination. The non-profit company, founded by the parents of a child with autism, arranges air travel on private jets for children with autism and their families as a means to visit medical specialists in the field of autism.
Read MoreBakersfield Jet Center by Loyd’s Aviation (BFL) Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New FBO Facility, Field Location and New Name
/Avfuel-branded dealer Loyd’s Aviation is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new FBO facility, field location and new name: Bakersfield Jet Center by Loyd’s Aviation. Located on the same airport as before, the new field location and new FBO facility increases the company’s visibility to out-of-town customers and creates more opportunities for servicing larger aircraft.
Read MoreLiquid Automation Systems Announces Avtrol/Opti-MIM Interface with Air BP’s Compass Transaction Processing System
/Liquid Automation Systems (LAS) is pleased to announce that the AvtrolTM/Opti-MIMTM aviation fuel truck management system now directly interfaces with Air BP’s Compasssm Transaction Processing System. The completion of this interface means that Air BP distributors can now significantly improve customer service, management efficiency, and accuracy of aviation fuel accounting by automatic entry of fueling data from the fuel truck into Compasssm.
Read MoreMarket Perception Is Key to Current Aircraft Values
/With the warm rays of the summer sun approaching, the current economic condition of values for pre-owned aircraft is anything but sunny. The aircraft market has suffered its greatest loss in value since the corporate jet became a part of American enterprise with its introduction in the 1960s. As with any commodity traded in a free market, one that is not restricted or regulated by government controls on pricing, the core element of value is in human perception. For aircraft values, perception of worth is always on the leading edge of value.
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Speed Record Attempt Made from Historic OAK Terminal
/The latest attempt at an airspeed record occurred on May 19 in the shadows of the 1920s Art Deco terminal at Oakland International Airport (OAK). Christopher Freeze and Rodrigo von Contra aimed to set a new speed record in a Class C aircraft over a recognized course between Oakland and Mojave (Calif.) Airport (MHV). They completed the course in a modified Mooney M20J and have submitted their required flight documentation to the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) in order to claim the record.
Read MoreNATA Welcomes New House General Aviation Caucus
/National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James K. Coyne praised members of the U.S. House of Representatives for creating its new General Aviation Caucus.
The GA Caucus, sponsored by NATA, the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, the National Business Aviation Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association, held its first briefing on May 21.
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