FAA Acknowledges ACSF Audit Standard To Evaluate SMS
/The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has acknowledged the Air Charter Safety Foundation's Industry Audit Standard as a tool to validate a company's safety management system (SMS).
Read MoreOdyssey Aviation First Ever FBO at Exuma International
/Odyssey Aviation Bahamas plans to build the first ever FBO facility at the Exuma International Airport (MYEF) in Georgetown, Exuma.
Read MoreMontgomery Aviation (MGM) Joins Avfuel Branded FBO Network to Offer Avfuel Contract Fuel, AVTRIP
/Avfuel has announced its newest addition to the growing global network of branded FBOs – Montgomery Aviation of Montgomery, Ala. (MGM).
Read MoreCalifornia Legislature Passes Temporary Relief for Flight Training
/The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is pleased to announce that the California Legislature passed SB 856, a bill that, among its other provisions, will provide a delay in compliance for flight training with regulations issued by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) pursuant to AB 48, Chapter 310, Statues of 2009.
Read MoreBanyan Announces John Mason, Director of FBO Services
/Banyan Air Service based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) recently announced the appointment of John Mason as Director of FBO Services.
Read MoreTSA 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 MoreHangar Ten Holds Grand Opening of Phase II at MKC
/The grand opening of Phase II of the Hangar Ten aviation services complex was celebrated yesterday with owner James Stowers and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon among those cutting a ceremonial ribbon.
Read MoreVolunteers Needed for Project to Benefit Boys & Girls Club at NBAA2010
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has invited those attending the Association's 63rd Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2010) in Atlanta, Ga., to be a part of something special by volunteering a weekend day in support of a project to benefit the Brookhaven Boys & Girls Club.
Read MoreCongress Recognizes NATA's 70th Anniversary
/The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
Read MoreNew “Flying Theater” Installed in Hollywood Producer’s Gulfstream
/Flight Display Systems announced September 30 that its new Cabin Management System, Select CMS, has been delivered and installed in a "Flying Theater" configuration to a Gulfstream III aircraft. The installation was performed by International Jet Interiors.
Read MoreNew Beijing Office Launches JetEx Into Fast-Growing Chinese Market
/In line with JetEx’s quest for exceptional service for a truly global client, the Dubai-based private aviation specialist has opened its first office in China
Read MoreSage Parts Widens Product Offering
/Sage Parts, the world’s leading supplier of replacement parts for ground support equipment, has added the RAMPTECH brand to its product collection.
Read MoreNBAA Hails Final Congressional Passage of Bonus Depreciation
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) cheered approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation that includes a provision for "bonus depreciation," to accelerate cost recovery of strategic business purchases this year, including business aircraft.
Read MoreNBAA to Honor 11 Flying Safety Award Recipients at Annual Convention
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced 11 recipients of the Association's Safe Flying Achievement Awards for 2010.
Read MoreStirring the Pot of Airport Identifier Alphabet Soup
/One of our favorite things about working in the world of aviation is the alphabet soup of airport identifiers we encounter every day.
Some of us at AC-U-KWIK proudly reminisce about the first time we remembered that SUS is shorthand for Spirit of St. Louis Airport or that HPN is another way to say White Plains, N.Y.
When we came across this piece about airport code history, we had a good excuse to ponder the puzzles of airport codes that appear to be assigned without rhyme or reason.
Tac 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 MoreIsle of Man ‘Rapidly Expanding Centre of Gravity'
/A DYNAMIC, forward looking environment is a key factor in the emergence of the Isle of Man as Europe’s new aviation cluster, according to Mark Byrne, director of ICM Aviation Ltd.
Read MoreAvfuel's Newest Branded Fuelding Location, FBO at Bessemer Airport Enjoys Influx of Business Under New Management Team
/Newly renovated Bessemer Airport FBO has joined the Avfuel network of branded dealers to offer
competitive rates on fuel and related aviation services.
Free Flight Crew Safety Training Available for Newark
/The National Air Transportation Association's (NATA) Safety 1st program, together with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has launched the Newark Airport Flight Crew Briefing.
Read MoreNATA President Testifies In Support of FAA Policy
/Yesterday National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President James K. Coyne testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at a hearing regarding Residential Through-the-Fence (RTTF) Agreements at Public Airports.
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