Jim Matthews Leaves Aviation Week; Penton's Business Aviation Group Welcomes Justin Marciniak

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Jim Matthews, senior director and executive editor,  is leaving Aviation Week  after 26 years of employment. Although he is officially stepping down from his current role, he still intends to freelance for Aviation Week from time to time. Matthews started in 1998 and indicates that he has written roughly 17,000 news items and features, traveled to 34 countries and participated in 43 aircraft demos.
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FBO Updates: Three New Carribean Locations

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Our monthly look at new and updated FBOs:

KROC -- JetSmart Aviation Services
New FBO at Rochester, NY / 844-235-9040 / jetsmartaviation.com

OMAA -- Royal Jet
Newly refurbished FBO facility at Abu Dhabi, UAE / +971 2 505 1801 / royaljetgroup.com

TAPA -- Signature Flight Support
Aquired a new location at St. John's, Antigua / +1 268 462 2522 / signatureflight.com

TKPK -- Signature Flight Support
Aquired a new location at Basseterre, St Kitts / signatureflight.com

TKPN -- Signature Flight Support
Aquired a new location at Nevis Island, St Kitts / signatureflight.com

Business Spotlight: Manny's Catering

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Manny’s Catering has been serving Mexico for more than 10 years. They offer a wide variety of dishes and services including box meals, Mexican specialties, a Little Flyers kids menu, and can even cater to Kosher diets. Learn more about this company.
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International Business Aviation Exhibition Jet Expo-2014 Took Place on Sept. 4-6 in Moscow

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International Business Aviation Exhibition Jet Expo-2014 was held on Sept. 4-6 in Moscow Vnukovo Airport. Jet Expo is one of the most important annual events in the sphere of business aviation in Russia and CIS countries, which gives a unique chance to meet representatives of the industry on a single platform to discuss the future development and new contracts. From year to year the leading companies of business aviation industry, from aircraft manufacturers to service companies, confirm their participation in this exhibition.
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NBAA Veterans Blouin, Stine to Be Recognized at Convention for Service to Industry

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen announced today that Kathleen Blouin, the Association’s former senior vice president of conventions and forums, and William H. “Bill” Stine II, NBAA’s former director of international operations, will each receive NBAA’s Pillar of the Association Award, formerly known as the Staff Lifetime Achievement Award.
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FBO Best Practices Series #7: Find the Free Money

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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 #7: Find the free money! From fuel hedging to lowering your credit card interest rates, there’s free money in any FBO operation just waiting to be found.

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EPIC and U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation Network Announce Global Card Acceptance

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Pilots no longer need a wallet full of charge-card options when traveling domestically or internationally. EPIC® and U.S. Bank today announced the release of the enhanced EPIC Card℠, cobranded with the U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation Network-the first card issued by a fuel supplier to provide global acceptance via U.S. Bank’s exclusive, aviation-specific network.
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Aero Mark (IDA) Joins Avfuel Network, Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Triple Avtrip Points Through September

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Aero Mark, the full-service FBO operating at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) has partnered with Avfuel to join the fuel supplier’s branded FBO network. As a member of the Avfuel FBO Network, Aero Mark now offers the jet fuel savings program Avfuel Contract Fuel and Avfuel’s popular loyalty rewards program, AVTRIP. Aero Mark will also benefit from Avfuel’s sophisticated processing systems, training programs, and marketing support. To commemorate the occasion, Aero Mark is offering triple AVTRIP Points on qualifying fuel purchases through September 30, 2014.
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Signature Flight Support Acquires Three New Caribbean Locations In Antigua, St. Kitts And Nevis From FBO 2000

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Signature Flight Support, a BBA Aviation company, announced today that it has acquired the assets of FBO 2000 including its locations at V.C. Bird Antigua International Airport (ANU), R. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) in St. Kitts and Vance W. Amory International Airport in Nevis (NEV).
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Avfuel Expands Branded FBO Network with Addition Of Apex Aviation (VEL) And Wells Aircraft (HUT)

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Avfuel Corporation continues to expand its branded FBO network with addition of Apex Aviation at Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) in Utah and Wells Aircraft at Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) in Kansas. Both FBOs will have full access to Avfuel’s training and operational systems (including fuel safety and customer service training, transaction processing systems, marketing programs and more) and will offer Avfuel Contract Fuel and AVTRIP loyalty rewards.
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Terry Yeomans to Join IBAC as Ground-handling Standard Director

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IBAC is pleased to announce that Terry Yeomans will be the first Director of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (ISBAH) Program from Aug., 10 2014. Terry brings to IBAC 30 years of experience across the spectrum of business aviation activity, including working in operations, charter sales, ground handling, flight planning, and coordination of handling services.
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Global Ground-handling Standard Available Today

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The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH). A set of global industry best practices for business aviation ground handlers, IS-BAH features at its core a safety management system (SMS) designed to meet the coming requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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