Vancouver 2010 Olympic Communiqué
/The latest Vancouver 2010 Olympics Planning Communiqué has been issued today and can be viewed at http://www.cbaa.ca/portal/comm/communiques/COMMUNIQUE-9%20-%20OCTOBER%2015%202009.pdf.
Read MoreNBAA Meeting & Convention Prize Roundup
/We have heard about a few giveaways at the NBAA trade show next week.
Horizon Business Concepts, which produces TotalFBO business management software, is running a drawing for two $500 Carnival cruise gift certificates at booth No. 2653.
FuelerLinx, a fuel purchasing software company, is giving away a netbook at booth No. 4649.
Business Jet Center locations at Dallas Love Field, (ConocoPhillips booth No. 2613) and Oakland International (ExxonMobil booth No. 4621) will be giving away a total of five $1,000 Jet A Fuel Certificates and 10 Visa $50 gift cards. .
Flight Display Systems is giving away 20 pairs of noise-canceling headphones.
Air BP will hold drawings for high-end entertainment gear on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Alto Aviation, the leader in superior cabin sound systems, will be giving away iPod Nano’s at their NBAA Booth # 4838. Registration and drawings will be held at their booth.
King Aerospace, booth #3489, is giving away a sporting weekend at Texas El Lobo Ranch. Value of $5,000 and includes domestic commercial airfare for two, ground transportation, bunk house accommodations.
See you at the show!
Limo Nationwide Driven by Quality
/Every month, a Limo Nationwide staff member drives to Long Island, picks up fresh seafood at a client’s favorite restaurant and brings the seafood back to Teterboro, N.J., for the client’s trip. Limo Nationwide — formerly known as A Super-Limo Nationwide — is an extremely quality-oriented limousine company. “We always go beyond the call of duty,” CEO and president Stephen Edwards says.
Read MoreHangar 10 Project Enters Phase II at MKC
/The new Hangar 10 aviation services complex at the Kansas City, Mo., Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) broke ground on Phase II of its construction project and was awarded a $3.5 million tax credit by the State of Missouri.
Read MoreHow Are Business Aviation Companies Doing in This Economy?
/Q: AC-U-KWIK has a unique relationship with FBOs; airports; and catering, limousine, and charter companies in the aviation industry. What is AC-U-KWIK hearing from these companies about how their businesses are doing in this economy?
Read MoreNBAA, NATA Coordinating Two January Events to Deliver More Value
/The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced plans to coordinate, in San Antonio, TX, NATA's 2010 FBO Leadership Conference, taking place January 25-26, 2010, with NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, on January 26-29, 2010.
Read MoreACSF Meets with NTSB Leadership
/This week, Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) executives met with National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman and Vice Chairman Christopher A. Hart, to discuss a wide range of aviation safety issues impacting the air charter and shared aircraft ownership industries.
Read MoreFlight Display Systems to Give Away 20 Noise Canceling Headsets
/Flight Display Systems, booth No. 4484, is giving away 20 of its high-performance noise canceling headsets (one every hour). The lightweight, compact headsets (valued at $145 each) are capable of filtering out 85% of ambient noises and are perfect for in-flight iPod use.
Read MoreNATA Releases Results of Survey on FAA Inconsistencies
/A survey conducted by the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) to gather data on the significance and predominance of inconsistent FAA regulatory interpretations has yielded troubling, yet expected, results.
Read MoreNBAA Responds to Biased, Distorted News Coverage of General Aviation
/As big news outlets and the big airlines took a gratuitous and uninformed slap at general aviation today, The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) issued a statement underscoring the value of all general aviation – including business aviation – to the nation’s citizens, companies and communities.
Read MoreAvfuel Corporation and Aviation Company Pentastar Aviation Announce Branding Alliance and Fuel Supply Agreement
/Avfuel Corporation announced that premier aviation services company Pentastar Aviation of Oakland County International Airport (PTK) has joined the Avfuel-branded network of dealers, which means Avfuel supplies fuel and related aviation services to the fixed-base operation.
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American Aviation (BKY) Joins Avfuel Network of Branded Dealers to Offer Contract Fuel and Avtrip Rewards Program to Customers
/Fixed-base operator American Aviation is one of the latest additions to the Avfuel family of branded FBO dealers, which means American Aviation will now offer AVTRIP rewards points on fuel purchases as well as offer jet fuel at cost plus rates to those who hold Avfuel Contract Fuel cards.
Read MoreAvfuel Corporation Announces Three U.S. Airports are Official Security Screening Gateways to 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
/Avfuel Corporation announced that three of its branded fixed-base operations would be serving U.S. Gateways for aviation traffic bound for Olympic Control Areas in Canada during the Vancouver Olympic Games in February and March 2010.
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NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Adds New Scholarship Sponsor and Training Awards
/In an effort to further professional growth within the scheduling and dispatch function, NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee administers scholarship programs that provide monetary and training awards for business aviation professionals.
Read MoreAir Routing International Announces Comprehensive Suite of Online Flight Support Tools for Domestic and International Flight Departments at 2009 NBAA
/ARI now offers a comprehensive, technical suite of full service, one-stop solutions that modernize the requirements and ease the complications of international flight. The product suite is supported by ARI’s Flight Manager platform.
Read MoreJohn Burnum & Blair Descourouez Join King Aerospace
/King Aerospace Commercial Corporation (KACC), a leading aircraft services provider, has named aviation veterans John Burnum and Blair Descourouez as Regional Sales Managers.
Read More"Connie" Spreads Her Restored Wings at Airline History Museum
/Our friends at Clymer Repair Manuals sponsored the 2009 Heart Of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts Vintage Motorcycle Show at Kansas City's Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC). Clymer shot some video of the vintage bikes as well as the museum's restored Lockheed Super G Constellation, better known as the Connie ...
Million Air Acquires FBO at IND
/Million Air has acquired Signature Flight Support's former Hawker Beechcraft facility at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND).
As of Sept. 15, Million Air began operating the fixed-base operation servicing general aviation aircraft at IND. Million Air will manage and operate 57,000 square feet of facility and hangar storage space. Further enhancements to the recently constructed FBO terminal are planned to incorporate Million Air’s standard first-class amenities with anticipated completion by spring 2010.
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