Visit 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!
Coyne Addresses Burdensome California Flight Training Regulations
/National Air Transportation Association President (NATA) James K. Coyne addressed California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger this week in a letter asking that the state reconsider its inclusion of flight training providers in regulations issued by the Bureau of Private Post Secondary Education.
Read MorePhillips 66® Aviation Repositions Key Staff to Support Ongoing Growth
/Phillips 66® Aviation has repositioned key team members to support the ongoing growth of the brand’s network of fixed base operators, which added 90 dealers during the past year.
Read MoreNew Florida FBO, Brooksville Air Center, Joins Phillips 66® Aviation Network
/One of Florida’s newest fixed base operations (FBO), Brooksville Air Center at Hernando County Airport (KBKV), has become a Phillips 66® Aviation branded dealer.
Read MoreMiracle 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 MoreTAC Air Unveils Renovated Terminal
/TAC Air, a division of Truman Arnold Companies unveiled its new FBO interior design standards this evening at an invitation-only open house for the local aviation industry. The event was held inside the TAC Air executive terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).
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Avfuel Corporation Announces Addition of New Sales District Manager Anthony Newcomb
/Avfuel Corporation announced the addition of a new district manager to its sales staff. In his new position, Anthony Newcomb will take over fuel sales operations in the western U.S.
Read MorePhillips 66® Aviation Announces Fuel Rebate to Support Medical Compassion Flight Pilots
/A pioneering rebate program, designed to support pilots that volunteer their aircraft and time to fly seriously ill patients who need specialized medical treatments, is being launched by Phillips 66® Aviation.
Read MoreNATA Appoints Three New Board of Directors Members
/The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) elected three new members to its board of directors at its annual membership meeting. The new members are Bob Marinace President and Chief Executive Officer, Key Air, Alfred G. Peterson, Airport Manager, Nantucket Memorial Airport, and Jim Sweeney, President, Fargo Jet Center.
Read MoreGA Industry and EPA Prepare to Get the Lead out of Avgas
/The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally begun the regulatory process required by the Clean Air Act that may ultimately result in standards mandating the general aviation industry’s transition to unleaded aviation gasoline (avgas).
The EPA has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), which is a key opportunity for the GA community to comment on this possible new environmental standard and the development of a plan for identifying, evaluating and transitioning to an unleaded fuel.
World 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.
Business Jet Access Awarded FAR Part 145 Certificate
/Business Jet Access (BJA), a leading aviation services provider, has been awarded an FAR Part 145 Repair Station Certificate.
Read MoreAvfuel-Branded FBO Ranger Jet Center Resumes Brand Presence, Management of FBO at Orlando/Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM)
/Ranger Jet Center has returned to business at the Orlando/Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM). The fixed-base operation (FBO), under another management and brand for two years, is now named Ranger Jet Center again, to reflect its resumed management, and will continue to offer the same line-up of top quality customer and aircraft services it always has.
Read MoreDaniel B. Gurley Appointed NATA Director of Membership, Business Development
/As one of the newest staff members of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Director of Membership and Business Development, Daniel B. Gurley, III, is working to bring additional value to the NATA membership.
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Is It Too Late to Return My FBO Update Form?
/Q: I missed the March 31 deadline for returning my FBO update form. Is it too late to return it?
Read MoreGreen Shoots in GA?
/We noticed this story in The Wichita Eagle, which reports data showing increases in GA travel between March 2010 and March 2009.
What are you seeing at your FBOs and airports? Is business better now than it was a year ago?
Three More Operators Make ACSF Industry Audit Standard Registry
/The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announced the addition of Aviation Consultants Inc., of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; International Group, LLC, of Penn Yan, N.Y.; and Pinnacle Air Charter, of Scottsdale, Az., to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry.
Read MoreACSF Announces New Executive Committee Members
/The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announced the selection of John Grillo, President of Executive Fliteways (EFI), and Jim Segrave, President of Segrave Aviation Inc., to the ACSF Executive Committee.
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