August 17, 2015: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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New U.S. Customs Facility at Van Nuys Airport is on Fast Track to Operational Success
/Van Nuys Airport (VNY) and Signature Flight Support hosted an open house to celebrate the grand opening of the new 1,528 square-foot U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility. Since its opening on May 21, 2015, more than 75 international flights have been successfully cleared, providing direct benefits for business travelers, the local economy, and reducing airspace congestion in Southern California.
Read MoreMeridian Names Chris Battaglia Director of Charter Sales
/Meridian, private aviation company based at Teterboro Airport (KTEB), announced that Chris Battaglia has been named Director of Charter Sales. Battaglia is a seasoned business aviation veteran with thirteen years of charter sales experience, six years of financial management experience, and is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Read MoreTemporary Flight Restrictions Issued for Martha's Vineyard (MVY) Airspace
/The FAA has issued a VIP NOTAM outlining temporary flight restrictions for Martha's Vineyard, Mass., (KMVY) through Aug. 23 for President Obama's vacation.
Read MoreGama Aviation Expands Business Aviation Estate at Sharjah International Airport
/Gama Aviation, one of the world’s largest business aviation service providers, has announced that starting Aug. 1 it will be expanding its operations at Sharjah International Airport (OMSJ) in the UAE.
Read MoreMeridian Breaks Ground at Hayward Executive Airport
/Meridian, the private aviation company based at Teterboro Airport (TEB) in northern New Jersey, is expanding to the West Coast. On Wednesday, July 29, 2015, the company hosted a ground breaking ceremony at the site of its future FBO and hangar facility at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in Hayward, Calif.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2015: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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St. Croix 12th Grader Wins Inaugural Bohlke International Airways $10,000 Aviation Scholarship
/The winner of the inaugural Robert J. Phipps Aviator Pioneer Club Scholarship, donated by Bohlke International Airways, is St. Croix local 16 year old, 12th Grade Complex student, Natasha Sinanan.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2015: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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Crew Lounge: Jet Engine From a 3D Printer
/Spanning the world of business aviation ...
STAFF AIRPORT UPDATES: Lima, Peru (SPIM) will change ICAO code in November 2015 to SPJC and Olsztyn-Mazury/Szymany (EPSY) located in Szczytno, Poland is on track to reopen in December 2015.
EAA AIRVENTURE: Plenty of EAA AirVenture content from Oshkosh from Aviation Week ... including a smartphone-controlled Ghost drone.
Ask ACUKWIK: Do You Need Internet Access for the App to Operate?
/No, the base AC-U-KWIK app is designed to run without internet access. However, the following features require internet access:
- FAA Diagrams
- Google Maps
- Notams
- Instrument Procedures
- Weather
Visit the AC-U-KWIK App FAQ for more information.
How It Feels to Be a GA Aircraft Passenger for the First Time
/While vacationing in the Rockies recently, I was presented with an unexpected opportunity by Liberty University flight instructor Jonny Hewitt and military aviation student Phil McLanahan to take my first flight in a small aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk 172.
Read MoreEAA AirVenture 2015: Avfuel Keeps Tradition Alive with B-17 Yankee Lady Sponsorship
/Avfuel Corporation once again proudly sponsors the Yankee Air Museum’s B-17 Yankee Lady aircraft at EAA AirVenture 2015. The B-17, also known as the “Flying Fortress,” was a popular WWII bomber aircraft primarily used in the destruction of enemy war facilities.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2015: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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July 13, 2015: Updated Fuel Prices Now Available
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Shell Aviation Renews Collaboration with Aerosuperbatics Wingwalking Team
/Shell Aviation is pleased to announce the extension of its collaboration with the AeroSuperBatics Wingwalking team, one of the world’s most famous aerobatic formation wing-walking teams. The AeroSuperBatics Wingwalking team, which is seen live by more than six million spectators each year in the United Kingdom alone, has had a strong relationship with Shell Aviation since 1982. Throughout this period, AeroShell lubricants, greases and smoke oil have been the team’s lubricant of choice.
Read MoreflyADVANCED Welcomes Back Daniel Stegeman as Chief Flight Instructor and Chief Charter Pilot
/At 11,000 plus flight hours and experience in over 40 models of planes, Daniel Stegeman isn't your typical Chief Flight Instructor. Flight instructors typically start their teaching career somewhere near the required minimum, around 250 hours, and use their instructional time to build their own air time. They then leave for other aviation jobs and are replaced by others pilots who look to do the same thing.
Read MoreAero Ways Inc. becomes flyADVANCED / Aero Ways Inc.
/flyADVANCED, the mid-Atlantic provider of executive and personal aircraft management, Fixed Base Operations (FBO), charter, rental and flight training services, announced the changeover of Wilmington, Delaware based Aero Ways Inc. to flyADVANCED.
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