Million Air Moves Into Renovated Reno Facility
/Million Air has completed a $350,000 facility renovation and is now operating as Million Air Reno on the east side of Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
Read MoreNBAA Tells White House, Media: President’s Remarks About Business Aviation Misleading, Inaccurate
/National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen sent a strongly worded letter to President Barak Obama expressing dismay at the disparaging remarks about business aviation made by the President in a June 29 press conference, and vowed to oppose any White House policy that harms the industry.
Read MoreMillion Air Moves Into Renovated Facility in Reno
/Million Air has completed a $350,000 facility renovation and is now operating as Million Air Reno on the east side of Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
Read MoreMillion Air Awarded Lease at Calgary’s YYC Airport
/Million Air is pleased to announce the completion of a multi-year lease agreement for the construction and development of a new fixed-based operator (FBO) complex at the Calgary International Airport (YYC).
Read MoreNATA Responds to Obama's Disparaging Comments About General Aviation
/National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and Chief Executive Officer James K. Coyne, on behalf of NATA's 2,000-member companies, said during a press conference that he was appalled by President Barack Obama's attacks on general aviation.
Read MoreCorporate Aircraft Bashing Déjà vu aka The Flip-Flop-Flip
/NATA Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs Eric R. Byer addressed President Obama's views comments about general aviation. Click to read the excerpt from his blog post.
Read MoreGeorgia Air Challenge Set for July
/The Atlanta Aero Club has launched Georgia Air Challenge, which encourages all pilots in the Georgia to take to the skies during July and help stimulate an aviation economic recovery.
Read MoreGAIIC Members Discuss How to Stimulate Private Investment in Airports
/On Monday, the Airports Council International (ACI) held a Small Airports Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the invitation of ACI, members of the General Aviation Infrastructure and Investment Coalition (GAIIC) engaged in a discussion with the airport community regarding how to stimulate private investment in airports by allowing fixed-base operators (FBOs) to take advantage of current commercial tax rules and lending practices.
Read MoreReeling in Customers: Either Fish, or Cut Bait
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I have returned from a much needed vacation to the Canadian outback where I enjoyed a week of fishing with no phone, TV or newspaper.
Every year, I travel to the far western reaches of Ontario for our annual fish camp outing that has been a part of my family tradition since 1961, when my father first went with his buddies to the same waters we fish today. I started going with my dad in 1984, and now his 16-year-old great-grandson, my grand nephew, is representing the fourth generation to wet a line in these great Northern waters.
On this most recent outing, I started to think about writing a blog post based on the similarities between fishing for dinner and casting a net for new FBO customers.
NBAA Blasts President Obama's Comments Regarding Business Aviation
/National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today forcefully challenged disparaging remarks about business aviation made by President Barack Obama during a June 29 White House press conference.
Read MoreMinot Aero Center (KMOT) Remains Open For Business
/Minot Aero Center, located at Minot International Airport (KMOT), perseveres despite serious weather conditions causing record flooding in the Minot, ND, area. Officials at MOT issued a statement Tuesday saying the airport, perched atop a hill on the north part of town, will remain fully operational.
Read MoreGateway Completed Between TotalFBO, ConocoPhillips
/Horizon Business Concepts and ConocoPhillips announced the completion of a two-year joint project designed to standardize and simplify dealer point-of-sale (POS) credit card processing for ConocoPhillips branded Fixed Base Operations (FBOs).
Read MoreACSF Releases Updated Charter Safety Review
/The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has published its updated safety review of the Part 135 on-demand air charter industry.
Read MoreMedia Advisory: Shanghai Airport Authority and NBAA to Bring Premier Aviation Show to China, Sign Long-Term Agreement
/The Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will host a signing ceremony to mark their long-term cooperation agreement and preparations for the 2012 edition of the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE).
Read MoreJetSupport Helps Change Schiphol East Into Aviation Theme Park
/Schiphol East area was changed for one day into an aviation theme park for the Highflyers Foundation event, which took place on Saturday, June 25, at the general aviation ramp at Schiphol, organized for sick and disabled children.
Read MoreHavana Flights on Horizon
/The U.S Customs and Border Protection made the decision to offer flights to Cuba from Southwest Florida International Airport. It is one of only 15 nationwide that can handle such flights.
Read MoreGrowing Number of Hawker Beechcraft Job Openings Posted
/It's been difficult to find positive signs in general aviation for almost three years. But more than 100 local Hawker job openings posted on job sites, can only be seen as a good sign.
Read MoreGCAA Launches Aviation Safety E-Services
/The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) launched the GCAA new Aviation Safety e-services in a special ceremony held in Emirates Engineering Auditorium in Dubai, attended by 100 representatives from Aviation Sector in UAE.
Read MoreTWC Aviation Earns NBAA Commercial Business Flying Safety Award, Six TWC Team Members Also Honored
/TWC Aviation, Inc., a worldwide leader in private aviation announced the company has earned the NBAA Commercial Business Flying Safety Award for 26,838 hours in 11 accident-free years. According to the NBAA, the Flying Safety Awards cite exceptional achievement in maintaining safe flying operations.
Read MoreNBAA Announces Recipients of 2011 Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarships
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced the recipients of the 2011 NBAA Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship.
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