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 MoreGeneral Aviation Facing Several Challenges
/More should be done on a grassroots level to build a pilot population, protect general aviation airports and promote the general aviation industry to keep it viable, leaders of five industry trade groups said Tuesday.
The general aviation industry isn't huge, but it's not insignificant, National Business Aviation Association president and CEO Ed Bolen said during a Wichita Aero Club panel discussion about the industry.
Read MoreTWC Aviation Earns IAS Registered Status From Air Charter Safety Foundation, Certification Awarded After Independent Audit
/TWC Aviation, Inc., an international leader in private jet aviation, announced that the company has been added to the Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry by the nonprofit Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF).
Read MoreNew AC-U-KWIK iPhone App Empowers Pilots to Plan Trips “On the Fly”
/The AC-U-KWIK iPhone App, available today in the Apple iTunes Store, empowers pilots and aviation professionals with mobile access to the pre-flight planning information they need, the moment they need it. The application incorporates data from the popular AC-U-KWIK Airport and FBO directories and places it in the iPhone, taking advantage of Apple’s easy user interface. Searching for airports and services has never easier.
The AC-U-KWIK app is the only application available for mobile devices that delivers current and reliable premium pre-flight planning information for the lowest price on the market today ($4.99 for a limited time, with free updates.)
TAC Air Consolidates GMU FBO, Prepares for Subsidized Competition at CHA
/TEXARKANA, TX November 18, 2010 – TAC Air recently sold its Greenville, South Carolina (GMU) FBO operation to Greenville Jet Center. A smooth transition of operations occurred on October 29th. Terms of the sale were not released.
According to TAC Air VP & COO Christian Sasfai, the move reflects a growing trend in general aviation FBO services, stating “consolidation has become a necessary component of today’s aviation services industry in order to provide high quality, low cost products and services to aircraft owners and operators.” Meanwhile, TAC Air is actively pursuing several acquisition opportunities. According to Sasfai, “We’re simply reallocating our resources to where the greatest opportunities are. We expect to make our next acquisition announcement in early 2011, with more to follow.”
Read MoreHow Can I Advertise If I Missed the Deadline for the 2011 Print Directories?
/Q: I missed the deadline to advertise in the 2011 print directory. How can I advertise?
Read MoreAcukwik.com Defies Market Trends, Posts 33% Traffic Increase
/AC-U-KWIK has announced the release of three more enhancements at acukwik.com. More pilots than ever have been turning to AC-U-KWIK’s user-friendly web site to get key pre-flight information, driving acukwik.com’s traffic numbers up by more than a third in just one year.
Read MoreMillen Air Opens at KDTN
/Millen Air, an upscale FBO located three minutes from the downtown Shreveport business community, opened its doors on Nov. 1.
Read MorePlan To Build FBO May Cost Chattanooga Taxpayers
/Officials said a plan by the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to build its own Fixed Base Operation (FBO) and hangar facilities may wind up as a loser for taxpayers.
However, airport officials defended the plan and said TAC Air, which has long had an operation at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, charges much more for fuel than a number of other regional airports.
Construction is getting underway on the new airport facility. Proposals were received on Friday for operating it.
Read MorePredicting Used Aircraft Values
/The worst of the global financial crisis is over but the damage done to the private jet market remains. The Cox Jet Index* fell from 310 to 179 between February 2007 and May 2008. It has rebounded sharply (see charts below) especially in the past couple of months. In the past twelve months the index is up 14%.
Read MoreIdaho FBO Reeder Flying Service Inc (TWF) Becomes Avfuel-Branded
/Avfuel Corporation has announced its new branding alliance with Reeder Flying Service Inc of Twin Falls, Idaho. Operational since 1941, Reeder Flying Service (TWF) is known for its efficient line service and high standards. It offers a comfortable FBO terminal, helicopter charter, helicopter maintenance, aircraft sales and aircraft parts sales.
Read MoreNBAA Welcomes Graves as New House GA Caucus Chair
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed the announcement that U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-6-MO) will serve as co-chair of the House General Aviation (GA) Caucus when the 112th Congress convenes in January 2011.
Read MoreMidstate Aviation - Preparing For Liftoff at the Airport
/The warm Midstate Aviation office at Bowers Field was filled with the smell of coffee as flight students and instructors reviewed the flight schedule and prepared for their 9 o’clock takeoff Wednesday morning.
Midstate, which has operated in Ellensburg since 1961, has a contract with Central Washington University to provide flight training at the airport about two miles north of town. As a fixed base operator, Midstate can be compared to a service station for the airport — its maintenance shop offers aircraft repairs and the company sells fuel.
Read MoreMidstate, which has operated in Ellensburg since 1961, has a contract with Central Washington University to provide flight training at the airport about two miles north of town. As a fixed base operator, Midstate can be compared to a service station for the airport — its maintenance shop offers aircraft repairs and the company sells fuel.
Work Begins On New General Aviation Terminal at Chattanooga
/As builders start work on a $3.6 million general aviation terminal at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, bids by companies seeking to run the facility are due Friday.
Work at the terminal, part of the biggest building project at the airport in nearly two decades, is to be in "full swing" this week, said Jeff Morgan, president of Morgan Construction Co.
Morgan is raising the 9,000-square-foot terminal along with Paris Construction and said it should be finished by late summer 2011.
Read MoreAvfuel Announces Annual AVTRIP Scholarship Winners
/Avfuel Corporation has announced the winners of its annual AVTRIP Scholarship. Pilots George G. Hoyt and Sage Santangelo have been awarded scholarship prizes for demonstrating excellence in general and business aviation, acute interest in the wellbeing of the industry and a vision of how they will use scholarship funds to further their aviation careers/hobbies.
Read MoreWorld Fuel Services and ExxonMobil Aviation Announce the Avitat Premier Card
/World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE: INT) and ExxonMobil Aviation have partnered together to launch the Avitat Premier Card program. This new affinity card was made available in October 2010 and can be used to obtain discounted fuel and aviation-related services at participating Exxon and ExxonMobil Aviation-branded Avitat FBO locations throughout the United States and the Bahamas.
Read MoreCharterMatrix Releases Corporate Flight Scheduling Software AircraftScheduler.com
/AircraftScheduler.com, a web-based aircraft scheduling solution created by CharterMatrix, has launched for use by Part 91 flight departments to schedule their private aircraft.
Read MoreFlyContract.com Reduces Membership Prices
/FlyContract.com, one of the largest contract pilot and flight attendant directories in the world, is offering a 50 percent discount on its membership prices to assist corporate pilots and flight attendants in gaining full-time and contract employment.
Read MoreGAMA Reports 3Q Shipments For GA Airplanes
/Yesterday, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the shipment and billings figures for 3Q. GAMA reported world's aircraft manufacturers delivered 1,357 general aviation aircraft (634 pistons; 232 turboprops; 491 business jets) worth $13.5b in January-Sept 2010 vs 1,588 (679; 293; 616) worth $13.8b a year ago.
Read MoreVIDEO: Business Aviation Works
/Business aviation plays a vital role for citizens, companies and communities across the U.S. The industry is vital to the national economic interest, generating over a million jobs, providing a lifeline to communities with little or no airline service, helping thousands of businesses of all sizes to be more productive and efficient, and providing emergency and humanitarian services to people in need.
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