Virgin Charter Launches Self-Booking System
/General aviation forecasters might need to add a new growth category to future industry coverage - self-booking tools.
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Objectivity Helps Secure Flexible FBO Leases
/Most FBO owners and managers in the United States say modernizing FBO facilities is a goal that is beyond their reach.
Read MoreSTAY-SEALED Develops Watertight Fuel Cap Covers
/Can aircraft owners live without water? STAY-SEALED, Inc., a company based in Lakeland, Fla., says, “Yes!” STAY-SEALED has been researching and documenting the age-old problem of water/fuel contamination in general aviation aircraft. The company took on this problem by designing and developing a sealed fuel cap cover.
Read MoreLake Texoma Jet Center (GYI) Thrives Under New Management
/New Avfuel-branded customer, Lake Texoma Jet Center, serves the general aviation industry with an ideal Texas location and competitive fuel pricing. The company, based out of the North Texas Regional Airport, came under current ownership in December of 2007. As part of its alliance with Avfuel, Lake Texoma Jet Center rewards pilots with AVTRIP points when they refuel and serves the Avfuel Contract Fuel program for in-transit jet fuel savings.
Read MoreExecutive Beechcraft Adds Staff in Key Company Positions
/Executive Beechcraft adds some muscle to its management team with the appointment of Barbara Knox as Controller and Valerie Scott as Area Human Resources Manager. The two join the company effective immediately, according to officials, and will be based at the flagship facility located at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Mo.
Read MoreBanyan Avionics Expands Into Large Business Aircraft
/Banyan’s avionics department has recently completed installations on three large-size aircraft: a Gulfstream IV SP (Entertainment), a Falcon 900B (Infra-Red Enhanced Vision System) and a private Boeing 747SP (TW550 TV, High Speed Data/WI-FI), which was done in Europe. Projects currently underway are a Boeing BBJ (High Speed Data/WI-FI) and a Gulfstream III (Entertainment).
Read MoreJet Source Adds Luxurious Bombardier Challenger 601 to Its Fleet of Chartered Aircraft
/Jet Source, a full-service aviation firm headquartered at the McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, Calif., has announced a new addition to its fleet of chartered aircraft. The Bombardier Challenger 601 (model Challenger 601-1A/3A) provides up to six hours of travel time to reach destinations up to 3,450 miles. Now, Jet Source charter clients have a superior choice when making their next travel plans to destinations such as New York, Hawaii and Mexico.
Read MoreSpeaker Recommends Guerilla Recruiting and Personalized Management Tactics
/Finding key talent is a priority in every industry today, so look to guerrilla tactics to get the job done, Leigh Branham, founder and principal of Keeping the People Inc., said.
Read MoreAvfuel Launches Online Store
/Avfuel’s new online store enables customers from around the world to shop more efficiently for aviation supplies.
Read MoreWoodland Aviation, Inc. Becomes Cessna Service Station and Diamond Aircraft Service Center
/Avfuel customer Woodland Aviation, Inc. of Watts/Woodland Airport (041), has recently announced the expansion of its overall offerings. Not only has the aviation service provider been approved as an official Cessna Service Station for all models of Cessna single engine piston aircraft, but they have also become a service center for Diamond Aircraft.
Read MoreHouma Jet Center Kicks Off Avfuel Alliance with 20 AVTRIP Bonus Points
/New Avfuel-branded fixed-base operator, Houma Jet Center of Houma-Terrebonne Airport (HUM), is keeping costs down for general aviation customers despite nationwide price hikes of jet fuel. Houma’s prices are among the very lowest in the region and for a limited time this premier FBO is awarding visiting pilots with 20 bonus AVTRIP points per gallon of fuel purchased. This promotion ends May 31, 2008.
Read MoreCustomer Appreciation Day at Hangar63 – FXE
/Banyan’s Hangar63 and Tropic Aero will hold their annual customer appreciation day on Saturday, May 3, 2008, from 11 am – 2 pm (rain or shine). Included will be hot dogs and hamburgers, drawings and special sales.
Read MoreBanyan’s First ZR LITE Installation
/The maintenance department at Banyan Air Service recently installed its first Raisbeck ZR LITE Performance System on a Lear 31A. The ZR LITE Performance System was designed by Raisbeck Engineering to enhance the takeoff, climb, cruise and descent performance of the Learjet. The customer benefits from this installation will include higher aircraft flying, faster speeds and consistent savings of as much as 11% or more in fuel.
Read MoreBanyan to Exhibit at EBACE
/Banyan Air Service, Inc., based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in Florida, will be exhibiting for the first time at EBACE (Booth 2147) from May 20 – 22, 2008, at Geneva Palexpo.
Read MoreCessna and P&W Localize Maintenance Service
/Keeping pace with the volume of work now on the market has heightened the demand for regional and mobile service units, aircraft manufacturers and maintenance leaders said.
Read MoreVLJs Star in FAA's General Aviation Forecast
/The active general aviation fleet will grow 1.3 percent annually and ultimately reach 286,500 aircraft in 2025, according to an FAA forecast issued this month.
Read MoreGarmin Blog Offers Pilots Tips
/Have a question on a Garmin Aviation GPS? Perhaps you want to know the difference between a Garmin 396 and 496 or how to receive traffic on either of these units. Now you can visit a new blog at www.GarminGPSBlog.com for some answers.
Read MoreGreat Bend Municipal Airport Draws in New Customers
/Great Bend Municipal Airport in central Kansas (GBD) added new fuel providersand is now testing the concept, “Pilots and owners are checking prices. If you make it worth their while, they will come.”
Read MoreSoftware Plays Traffic Cop for FBOs
/One sure way to damage client business and lose revenue is to misplace aircraft once it is on the ground.
Read MoreFBO LEASES RAISE QUESTIONS
/FBOs nationwide are asking whether that are fairly represented in the leasing process. That big question is being asked, in part, because of issues raised publicly by Paul Fournet Air Service Inc., which was unable to renew its lease at Lafayette Regional Airport in Louisiana last year.
As property values around airports continue to rise, FBOs are seeing these fluctuations seep into property negotiations and contracts, which are often created by airport authorities.
Dealing with airport authorities is one of the top five challenges facing members of the Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA), said John Wraga, the organization’s executive director.
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