San Bernardino FBO Joins Million Air Network
/Million Air celebrated the opening of the newest fixed-base operator (FBO), Million Air San Bernardino, located at the San Bernardino International Airport.
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Decade of Helping 1,000 Texas Children Take Flight Earns Jim Quinn The 2010 Phillips 66® Aviation Leadership Award
/A decade ago, recreational pilot Jim Quinn seized a chance to revive a Young Eagles program in Dallas and make it easier for volunteer pilots to bring the wonders of flight to Texas children. Since then, more than 1,000 kids have gone flying in single-engine and homebuilt aircraft, thanks to Quinn and the volunteers from EAA Chapter 168.
Read MoreAir Charter Guide Launches New Website
/Air Charter Guide, the comprehensive information source for buyers of air charter services, has launched its new website, www.aircharterguide.com, to serve the industry with the latest in aircraft charter searching and booking resources.
Read MoreFowler Joins Hiller Group
/Scott Fowler has joined The Hiller Group as Northwest Territory sales manager and to assist Hiller's USGA brand development and marketing initiatives.
Fowler has developed marketing strategies, strategic alliances, and PR and web initiatives for domestic and international aviation companies and FBOs for seven years.
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Sonoma Jet Center Under New Ownership
/Joshua and Julie Hochberg, who head the aviation management firm South River Aviation LLC, have recently acquired the assets of the former Sonoma Jet Center LLC.
The new enterprise will be operated by New Sonoma FBO Inc. and will do business as Sonoma Jet Center (SJC). SJC is one of two full-service fixed base operators at the KSTS-Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport.
Read MoreNATA Remembers Former Senator Ted Stevens
/A DeHavilland DHC-3T carrying nine people crashed near Dillingham, Alaska, killing former Alaska Senator Theodore “Ted” Stevens and four other people on board and injuring four others, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported. Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Sean O'Keefe was also on board the aircraft but survived.
Read MoreNATA Announces New Membership Benefit with ARAMARK Uniform Services
/The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced a new program with ARAMARK Uniform Services to provide association members access to a discounted uniform rental and leasing solution. This money- and time-saving membership benefit was recently negotiated to provide added value to NATA membership.
Read MoreMillion Air-Salt Lake City Gains IAS Registry
/The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce the addition of Million Air - Salt Lake City (MASLC) to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard Registry (IAS). MASLC is the first operator to achieve registered status in the 2010 audit cycle.
Read MoreBusiness Jet Access Receives ARGUS Platinum Recertification
/Business Jet Access (BJA), a leading aviation services provider, has received a Platinum rating re-certification by Aviation Research Group/US (ARG/US) following a bi-annual audit.
Read MoreReport Suspicious Charter Activity
/Two years ago, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced the availability of a free service for certificated operators to report suspected illegal commercial flight activity. This service is funded by a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Read MoreMark Byrne Key Speaker at Aviation Seminars
/Mark Byrne, director of Douglas-based ICM Aviation, is to be the key speaker at two major European aviation management seminars in September.
Read MoreTAC Air Opens World-Class Executive Terminal at LEX
/TAC Air, a division of Truman Arnold Companies, cut the ribbon July 28 on a new 12,000-square-foot executive terminal at Blue Grass Airport (LEX). The event was held outside the terminal as miniature jockeys representing local tenants’ horse farms “held” the ribbon as it was being cut.
Read MoreNATA Participates in GA Coalition Release of Avgas Transition Plan
/The General Aviation Avgas Coalition announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 2010 AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., a strategy for the future of aviation gasoline (avgas).
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Phillips 66® Aviation to Power Sea Harrier Flights at 2010 Airventure Oshkosh
/The heart-pounding roar of the world's only privately owned and flown Sea Harrier fighter jet will be fueled by Phillips 66® Aviation when it screams over EAA’s 2010 AirVenture Oshkosh this summer.
Read MoreAvfuel Teams Up with Duncan Aviation, Garsite, Cessna to Assist with Cessna Citation Special Olympics Airlift
/Avfuel Corporation has announced its participation as volunteer in this weekend’s airlift bearing athletes to the Special Olympics USA National Games this weekend.
Read MoreIn a Vintage 1935 Waco, “Miracle On The Hudson” Pilot Jeff Skiles to Fly For Phillips 66® Aviation
/With his antique bi-plane, Jeff Skiles – First Officer for the famous Miracle on the Hudson flight – is returning to his roots in aviation, where he started as a 16-year-old pumping Phillips 66® Aviation avgas into single-engine planes.
Read MoreJames Coyne meets with ND Aviation Officials
/Fargo Jet Center (FJC) hosted a reception for James Coyne, President of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA).
Read MorePhillips 66 Aviation To Provide NATA Safety 1st PLST Online Training To Its Branded Dealers
/The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced that Phillips 66 Aviation would provide its branded aviation dealers with NATA's Safety 1st PLST Online line service training. Through a proprietary Phillips 66/NATA Web portal, Phillips branded dealers will have access to this industry-recognized training program.
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