FBO and Business Aviation News From ACUKWIK
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.
Read MoreExplore Jet A and 100LL Prices by Price and Region
/Find low Jet A and 100LL fuel prices for your region. Also, learn how the prices in your area compare to others around the country.
TAC Air BDL Adds Avfuel Brand
/TAC Air BDL of Bradley International Airport in Connecticut has joined the Avfuel-branded network of dealers.
TAC AIR BDL is the second Avfuel-branded TAC Air location, joining TAC Air RDU of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Read MoreEl Aero Services FBOs Join Avfuel Network with Avnet Status
/Aviation services provider El Aero Services has joined the Avfuel-branded dealer network of FBOs as an Avnet dealer, a designation reserved for FBOs providing upper-echelon customer service and comprehensive offerings.
El Aero has two Nevada locations — in Nevada’s capital, Carson City, and Elko, a Gold Country city. Both are now Avnet dealers.
Read MoreSOLIDFX's FX8 Electronic Chart Reader Clears Clutter from the Cockpit
/Beginning with the revolutionary FX10 and its powerful successor, the FX8, SOLIDFX has created the technology that allows a pilot to carry every terminal chart Jeppesen makes — that’s 230 pounds of paper and binders that would stack 14 feet high — all in an electronic reader that is less than one-half inch thick and weighs under 13 ounces.
Featuring a display that’s easy to read in any lighting condition, the FX8 provides remarkable features and flexibility.
Read MoreExec Air Montana of Helena Regional Airport (HLN) Joins Avfuel Network of Branded FBOs; Offers Avtrip, Avfuel Contract Fuel
/Full-service fixed-base operation Exec Air Montana (HLN) is now an Avfuel-branded dealer, offering AVTRIP points and the Avfuel and Cessna Contract Fuel programs to qualifying customers. Located at the base of the Rocky Mountain Front, Exec Air Montana is in a prime position to serve international flights to and from Canada – and is central to all of Montana.
Read MoreDoes Acukwik.com Provide a Way to Search for FBOs That Accept Specific Credit Cards?
/Q: Do you have a search method that will enable me to see what credit cards are accepted by FBOs?
Read MoreMoses Lake FBO Joins Million Air Network
/Million Air celebrated the opening of the franchised FBO Million Air Moses Lake at Grant County International Airport (KMWH).
The FBO, owned by Freeman Holdings of Washington LLC, joined the Million Air network on July 1, 2009. After $1.3 million in renovations, Million Air hosted a grand opening celebration on July 10, 2010, to introduce the Million Air brand to the Moses Lake market.
Read MoreThe FBO, owned by Freeman Holdings of Washington LLC, joined the Million Air network on July 1, 2009. After $1.3 million in renovations, Million Air hosted a grand opening celebration on July 10, 2010, to introduce the Million Air brand to the Moses Lake market.
Fargo Jet Center Becomes Universal Avionics Dealership
/Fargo Jet Center (KFAR) has joined Universal Avionics' network of authorized dealerships. “Becoming a dealer for Universal Avionics was a natural fit in the growth of our avionics organization,” vice president of marketing Darren Hall said. “Their product offerings match very well with our primary focus of serving the turboprop and jet community.”
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M&N Aviation Achieves ACSF Registered Status
/The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) welcomes M&N Aviation of Casper, Wyo., as the latest addition to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry. M&N joins 12 operators that have completed the IAS audit and achieved Registered status with the ACSF.
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Alabama’s Guntersville Airport, A Renowned Float Plane Haven, Joins Phillips 66® Aviation
/On the shores of one of the world’s top-ranked fresh-water fishing lakes, Guntersville Municipal Airport (8A1) and its expanding seaplane facility is now a Phillips 66 Aviation®-branded dealer.
Read MoreWisconson Rapids & Higginsville Muni Airports, Served by Hiller Group, Sign with Phillips 66®
/Two municipal airports served by fuel marketer The Hiller Group have joined the Phillips 66® Aviation-branded dealer network: Alexander Field South Wood County Airport in Wisconsin Rapids (KISW), Wis., and the Higginsville Municipal Airport (KHIG) in Higginsville, Mo.
Read MoreUPDATE: Biobor® JF Receives Worldwide Approval for Aviation Fuel
/The European Union (EU) has reinstated Biobor® JF as an approved biocide. Biobor® JF, the industry standard for controlling microbes in fuel, is used in many applications such as jet fuel, diesel fuel, heating oil and a host of other hydrocarbon fuels and lubricants.
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