Welcome to AC-U-KWIK's FBO Connection Blog

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We would like to welcome you to AC-U-KWIK’s FBO Connection, a source for discussion, ideas and general conversation on the FBO business. Here you’ll find weekly contributions from seasoned FBO professionals, sprinkled with bits of wisdom and peppered occasionally with some hot topics. We like to call it “Sage Advice for the FBO Community.”
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FAA Director of Flight Standards Service to Speak at Air Charter Safety Symposium

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Director of Flight Standards Service John M. Allen will speak at the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Air Charter Safety Symposium on March 15-16, 2011, at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Training Center in Ashburn, Va.
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Grand Opening of St. George Airport in Utah; Direct Jet Center Open for Business, Fully Operational

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Direct Jet Center, a member of the Avfuel FBO network, will be open for business and fully operational this week, in tandem with the reopening of the City of St. George Airport in St. George, Utah. Direct Jet Center will be immediately online with pilot and passenger services, a terminal and full ground services including fuel, cleaning and detailing, oxygen and much more.
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NATA Releases 2011 Revision of Refueling, Quality Control Guide

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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced the availability of the 2011 revision of its popular guidebook Refueling and Quality Control Procedures for Airport Service and Support Operations. The 2011 revision is a complete update that contains an in-depth review of topics relating to aviation fuel handling, with full-color photographs in a new easy-to-read format.
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Professional Football Championship Game Meets Avfuel Branded Network: Arlington Area FBOs Offer Fuel Discounts, Fuel Rewards

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Avfuel-affiliated FBOs invite general aviation visitors to save and/or earn rewards when they fly to and from Texas for this year’s BIG GAME. The annual professional football championship game takes place at Dallas Cowboy Stadium on February 6, 2011.
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Avfuel Corporation Now Brands, Supplies Aviation Fuel, Services to California-Based Jet Air Systems (SEE)

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Fixed-base operator Jet Air has branded with Avfuel Corporation. Under the agreement, Avfuel will act as Jet Air aviation fuel and services provider and also supplement the FBO with marketing services. Jet Air now offers AVTRIP rewards points on qualifying fuel purchases, as well as Avfuel Contract Fuel.
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