Petty Named as New Air Elite Network Board Chairman
/World Fuel Services announced today that Landon Petty, COO of Louisiana Aircraft in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (KBTR), has been named the new Air Elite Network Board Chairman.
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Concord Jet Service (KCCR) Branded Ascent Joins the Rapidly Expanding World Fuel Services Network of FBOs
/World Fuel Services announced that Concord Jet Service is the latest dealer to join the rapidly expanding World Fuel Services Network as an Ascent-global fuel branded FBO.
Read MoreFBOs Face a Changing Environment in Fuel Supplier Relationships: Exploring the New Norm
/By John L. Enticknap, Aviation Business Strategies Group
“Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes — it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm.”
— Peter Drucker- Management Challenges for the 21st Century
Over the last several years we’ve seen some major changes in fuel supplier relationships within the FBO industry. It wasn’t that long ago when most FBOs had a fuel supply agreement directly with the oil company.
March 6, 2013: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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Inflite Jet Centre Receives Government Approval For Pet Transport
/INFLITE The Jet Centre Ltd, at London Stansted Airport, has been given approval by the British government to handle the transport of pets travelling to the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS).
Read MoreTAC Air Awards 1,000,000 WingPoints
/Pilot Jim Moe, of Sela Plane, LLC, was the lucky winner of 1,000,000 Phillips 66 WingPoints from TAC Air, a division of Truman Arnold Companies.
Read MoreConstruction Begins on Miami Executive Aviation's New Hangar at Opa-Locka Airport
/Lemartec Engineering and Construction Corporation has completed the design and kicked off construction of Miami Executive Aviation’s (MEA) new state-of-the-art business aviation hangar facility at Opa-Locka Airport.
Read MoreNBAA Comments on Sequester's Potential Impact for Aviation
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen issued the following statement on Wednesday, regarding comments made by Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, indicating that government inaction to prevent a looming “sequester” – which would require across-the-board budget cuts at all federal agencies – will likely lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce air traffic control (ATC) services.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2013: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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Aurora Jet Center (UAO) Joins Avfuel FBO Network
/Oregon’s Aurora Jet Center, located a convenient 22 miles south of downtown Portland and a preferred alternative to PDX, recently joined the Avfuel branded FBO network. Aurora Jet Center now offers Avfuel Contract Fuel, AVTRIP rewards and more.
Read MoreAl Peterson Joins Landmark Aviation As GM Of LAX Location
/Al Peterson recently joined Landmark Aviation as General Manager of its Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) location. He brings with him nearly ten years of experience in the aviation industry.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2013: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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Al Bateen Executive Airport's DhabiJet Named World's Second-best FBO
/Al Bateen Executive Airport, operated and managed by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), announced today that its Fixed Based Operator (FBO) facility DhabiJet was ranked second best in the world by the prestigious European Business Air News (EBAN) magazine's FBO Survey 2013.
Read MoreEuro Jet Unveils Prague Airport Hangar at Schedulers and Dispatchers
/Euro Jet Intercontinental, the leading provider of ground support services in Europe and Asia, unveiled its new Prague hangar facility at the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Read MoreNBAA Announces Recipients of 2013 Baldwin Business Aviation Management Scholarship
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced the recipients of its Donald A. Baldwin Sr. Business Aviation Management Scholarship, which benefits individuals seeking to become NBAA Certified Aviation Managers (CAMs).
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2013: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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EAF Sponsors Gary Steele Scholarship Fund
/The Florida Aviation Trade Association (FATA) and Eastern Aviation Fuels, the exclusive distributor of Shell-branded aviation fuels in the United States, have established the Gary Steele Scholarship Fund as part of the FATA Scholarship Program.
Read MoreNBAA: GA Depreciation Debate Should Focus on Reality Rather Than Rhetoric
/National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen issued the following statement regarding recent White House comments, made as part of the debate over reducing the nation’s debt, which focused on the amount and timing of tax payments for companies using general aviation airplanes – also known as “depreciation schedules” on the aircraft.
Read MoreRoscoe Armstrong Named COO of StarPort
/StarPort, a Cambata Aviation International, LLC company, has named aviation service industry veteran Roscoe C. Armstrong as Chief Operating Officer.
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