FlyBuys Rewards Program Expanded to Asia; Non-U.S. Pilots, Flight Departments, And FBOs Now Eligible To Participate

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With the backdrop of the 2013 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2013), World Fuel Services announced today that eligibility for membership in the FlyBuys Rewards Program has been officially expanded to the Business and General Aviation Asia market.
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Elite Aviation To Replace Air West & Twin Peaks At Vance Brand Airport (KLMO)

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Starting May 1, Elite Aviation will be the new fixed-base operator at Vance Brand Municipal Airport, replacing both Twin Peaks Aviation and Air West Flight Center. The company will offer the same services, as well as an avionics equipment intallation and repair facility, and maintenance services for piston, turboprop and jet aircraft.
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FBOs See Enormous Potential For Business Jets In Nigeria

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At a time when many of the largest economies – and business jet markets – are barely growing, Nigeria is booming. The economy has grown at over 10% a year for the last three years and the stock market is up 50% in the last 12 months. Some economists believe it will become the largest economy in Africa within the next 10 years, taking the top spot from South Africa, a large and mature business aviation market.
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Corporate Chicago-Romeoville (KLOT) Expands Hangar To Meet Demands For Chicagoland Airspace Relief

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Growing demand for convenient alternatives to Chicagoland’s O’Hare and Midway airports has turned Chicago-Romeoville (KLOT) into a bona fide airspace reliever, as the fixed base operator readies to double the size of its corporate aircraft storage and maintenance facility this May.
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NBAA Welcomes FAA Delay For ATC Tower Closures

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today issued the following statement regarding an announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the agency would delay the closure of 149 contract air traffic control towers until June 15, in order to provide time to further examine considerations related to the closures.
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