NATA Announces 2011 FBO Leadership Conference Agenda
/The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is pleased to announce the agenda for its 2011 FBO Leadership Conference, taking place February 7-8, 2011, in Savannah, Ga.
Read MoreFargo Jet Center Promotes General Aviation with Unique Community Event
/Fargo Jet Center Inc (FJC) along with the Hector International Airport Authority, hosted the 1st Annual Drive-In/Fly–In Outdoor Movie Night on October 1. The event was designed to provide exposure and generate interest in the local community for its airport and affiliated businesses.
Read MoreCelebrate Air Charter Guide and AirplaneManager.com Alliance at NBAA 2010
/Air Charter Guide is hosting a cocktail reception in booth 7626 at NBAA 2010 next Tuesday afternoon to celebrate its alliance with AirplaneManager.com and Charter Matrix.
The alliance will provide Air Charter Guide customers with more charter information and the ability to view availability of charter aircraft and empty legs.
Learn more about it at the reception. You may also enter a drawing for an iPod Touch (must be present to win).
Cocktail Reception
NBAA 2010
Booth 7626
Tuesday, Oct. 19
4-6 p.m.
TSA Administrator John Pistole to Speak at NBAA2010 Opening General Session
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced that Transportation Security Administrator John S. Pistole will be a speaker at the Opening General Session at NBAA's 63rd Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2010).
Read MoreTac Air Lexington Readies For Onslaught of Visitors to World Equestrian Games
/When equestrians, their horses and hundreds of thousands of visitors from 60 nations gallop into Kentucky for 16 days of championship events at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, TAC Air (KLEX) will be ready with a new $11 million terminal, 45,000 square feet of new hangar space and a triple WingPoints® Rewards Card promotion.
Read More‘Miracle on the Hudson’ First Officer Jeff Skiles to Lead Young Eagle Rallies For Phillips 66® Aviation
/Phillips 66® Aviation is bringing “Miracle on the Hudson” First Officer Jeff Skiles and his restored 1935 WACO cabin airplane to lead a Young Eagles rally Saturday, Sept. 18, hosted by Cirrus Flight Operations in Blaine, Minn.
Read MoreKing Air Day at Banyan
/Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) will be hosting King Air Day on Friday, October 29, 2010. This event is for owners and operators of King Airs to learn more about avionics, PT-6 engines, winglets and other upgrades that will increase their flying pleasure and also the value of their aircraft.
Read MoreAircraft Interiors Expo Debates Industry Future
/The future of the world’s commercial airline and business aircraft industry will be debated by representatives of major industry airframe manufacturers and suppliers at the Aircraft Industry Expo scheduled for September 14 - 16 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif.
Read MoreDecade 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 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 MorePhillips 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 MoreBusiness Jet Center Doubles Fuel Discount at OAK for AOPA Members
/Business Jet Center is doubling the fuel discount for AOPA members at the Oakland International Airport (OAK) location from June 15 to August 15.
The discount of 50 cents per gallon on avgas doubles the current 25-cent discount afforded to AOPA members at the OAK facility.
Read MoreFAA Administrator Babbitt to Present NBAA with Aviation Hall of Fame's 'Spirit of Flight' Award
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced that Administrator J. Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, who heads the Federal Aviation Administration, will present the Association with the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s (NAHF’s) 2010 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award.
Read MoreEBACE2010 Achieves 10-Year Milestone with Strong Showing at Annual Event
/The 10th annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) ended its three-day conference with sold-out exhibit and static display spaces, 11,174 Attendees and a general air of optimism that the global industry’s economic outlook is on the upswing.
Read MoreNorthern Air to Host Huge Black ‘N Blue Ball to Combat Muscular Dystrophy
/Northern Air, West Michigan’s largest aviation company, will trade in the company logo shirts and luxurious executive jets for leather vests and chrome-laden choppers when it hosts the 2010 Black ‘N Blue Ball, one of Western Michigan’s most significant fundraisers for families fighting muscular dystrophy, on Friday, May 14.
Read MoreVisit Us at EBACE Booth 729
/This week, members of the AC-U-KWIK, Aircraft Bluebook–Price Digest and Air Charter Guide staffs will be in Geneva for EBACE. Stop by booth 729 to say hello and learn how we can help your business!
Miracle on Hudson’s Skiles to Speak May 20th
/Jeff Skiles, the US Airways Pilot best known as Sully Sullenberger’s First Officer in the Miracle on the Hudson, is the featured guest speaker for the regular bi–monthly meeting of the Atlanta Aero Club scheduled May 20, 2010.
Read MoreWorld Edition Artwork Deadline Set for April 23
/If you plan to advertise in the AC-U-KWIK Managers' World Edition, please reserve your space by Friday, April 23. Remember to:
- Turn in your signed insertion order, and
- Approve your updated artwork, or send new artwork to our production department.
NATA Announces Industry Excellence Award Recipients to be Honored On April 21st
/The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) annually recognizes individuals, offices and organizations demonstrating excellence in their field and the highest level of customer service. NATA's Industry Excellence Awards are given to exceptional individuals and organizations that have helped improve the general aviation community.
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