Fast Five with Dick Koenig, Executive Director, Corporate Angel Network

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A Milwaukee native and graduate of John Carroll University where he was a Small College Football All American, Koenig flew Huey gunships on two tours in Vietnam and one in Korea. Following six years of active duty, he served another 15 with the Air Guard flying both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. An ATP and CFII, he briefly flew as an airline and corporate pilot before joining Jeppesen as an ad salesman, a career match that proved fortuitous. He joined Flying as a “space” salesman in 1976 and ten years later was promoted to publisher, a role he held until 2013 when he joined CAN. A founding board member of Women in Aviation, Koenig has served in leadership roles in many aviation organizations, including the CAN board. He has logged 7,000 flight hours.

Amelia Rose Earhart and Signature Flight Support Celebrate Her Around the World Flight at AirVenture

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On Monday, July 28, Amelia Rose Earhart, the youngest woman to circumnavigate the Earth in a single-engine aircraft, will be at the Signature Flight Support at AirVenture in OshKosh, Wis., at the exhibit from 1 p.m to 2 p.m. CST. Amelia Rose will be available for interviews, signing autographs and having her picture taken with fans.

The group will be celebrating Earhart's recent accomplishment of recreating the around-the-world flight made by her namesake. The original Amelia Mary Earhart was born almost 120 years ago. In 1937, Amelia Mary disappeared after an attempt at a solo world flight. However, the two are not biologically related.

Although, the modern-day Amelia didn't fly solo, she and co-pilot Shane Jordan, made almost 20 stops during the two-week adventure from west-to-east after starting off at Metropolitan Oakland International Airport. 

 

Avflight opens FBO in Popular Michigan Tourism Destination

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FBO chain Avflight Corporation has opened for business at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Michigan. Operating out of the airport’s General Aviation Terminal, Avflight offers a full array of Avfuel fueling products and services, including the jet fuel savings program Avfuel Contract Fuel and AVTRIP rewards.
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NBAA's Bolen: Continued Certification Improvements 'Critical' to Business Aviation

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today submitted a statement to a House Aviation Subcommittee hearing on U.S. aviation manufacturing challenges. The written statement emphasized that certifications and approvals are fundamental to all aviation segments, and that further improvements are needed to support business aviation’s environmental, economic and safety concerns.
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Avjet Corporation Joins Air Charter Safety Foundation

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The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce that AvJet Corporation, Burbank, Calif., is the newest company to join the ACSF.  Along with 117 other companies, AvJet supports the ACSF’s vision to enable on-demand air charter providers and fractional program managers to achieve the highest levels of safety in the aviation industry.
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World Fuel Services Corporation to Acquire Colt International, LLC

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World Fuel Services Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Colt International, LLC, a leading provider of contract fuel and international trip planning services in the general aviation marketplace, for a purchase price of approximately $63 million. The purchase price will be funded through cash-on-hand and the company’s existing credit facilities.
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Business Spotlight: Sanctuary Executive Driving Service Brings Secure Ground Transportation to the Washington DC Region

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Sanctuary Executive Driving Service is a concierge sedan service that caters to VIPs in the Washington DC region. Executive sedans are a common service associated with private air travel, but are typically viewed as a luxury item rather than a necessary security measure. VIPs are often required to utilize a private jet for security reasons as commercial airlines are not equipped to provide the level of security required. In the same vein, Sanctuary Executive Driving Service was created on the premise that VIPs need more security than commercial ground transportation can provide.
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FBO Best Practices Series #5: Leverage Your Lease

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By John L. Enticknap and Ron R. Jackson, Aviation Business Strategies Group - ABSGgroup.com

Welcome to our blog series on FBO Best Practices. With each blog post in this series, we’ll discuss “Best Practices” in running an efficient and effective FBO operation.

Best Practice #5: Your lease is your leverage and the cornerstone of your enterprise. Don’t wait until your lease is ready to expire to develop favorable terms.

We’re often asked at our NATA FBO Success Seminars, “When is a good time to negotiate a new lease with the airport?” Having worked with many FBOs in restructuring their leases, we can say unequivocally the answer is simple: anytime.

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Skycharter Welcomes Artful Retailer shopAGO to Hangar just in Time for Film Festival

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In an exciting move, Skycharter Limited announces that the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will open its very first offsite gift shop at Skycharter’s fixed base hangar (FBO) at Pearson International Airport during the last week of August, 2014.
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STC Approved for Citation Jet GTN 650/750 Install

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JETTECH, a leader in developing affordable aftermarket aircraft solutions, announced today the approval of an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing the touchscreen Garmin GTN 650/750 GPS/NAV/COM in the Cessna Citation Jet (CJ) model 525 for aircraft manufactured from 1993-1999 with Serial Numbers 0001-0359.
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