General Aviation’s Largest Branded Dealer Network Launches Mobile App

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Phillips 66® Aviation, the largest branded dealer network in general aviation, has launched a WingPoints® Rewards With Altitude® mobile app, giving pilots access to their WingPoints accounts, along with a full-featured airport dealer locator.
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Outstanding Achievement & Leadership Award Recipient Named

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will recognize Fred Barth, a past chairman and founding member of the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee, with the Association's 2012 Schedulers & Dispatchers Outstanding Achievement & Leadership Award.
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Hoosier Aviation (HUF) Moves Forward at Terre Haute International Airport Supported by Fuel Partner Avfuel

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Terre Haute International Airport is getting a breath of fresh air in the form of Avfuel-branded Hoosier Aviation (formerly the Terre Haute Air Center), now under the ownership of Jordan and Nicole Brown. The Browns plan to grow the FBO, as well as the general aviation presence at the airport beginning with a remodel of the facility, scheduled to be completed by early February 2012.
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Hangar Ten Receives Keystone Recognition Award

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The Hangar Ten aviation services complex, located at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), has received the coveted Keystone Recognition Award presented by the Clay County Economic Development Council for contributions to the local community in areas of job creation, expansion and capital improvements.
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Paragon Aviation Group to Bring Back Popular “Paragon Pays” to S&D

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Schedulers and Dispatchers, one of the NBAA’s most attended yearly conferences, is famous for the exciting giveaways hosted by exhibitors. On January 10, Paragon Aviation Group confirmed it will continue the tradition by offering its popular “Paragon Pays” prize at this year’s conference.
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Planning a Successful 2012 FBO Business Strategy: A Three Part Series

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Part 1: Our FBO Business Outlook for 2012

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

 Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.                                                                                                                                          —Mark Twain 

Recently we received a call from one of the major business aviation publications asking for our outlook for the FBO business in 2012. As writers, practitioners and consultants to the business aviation community, we are often contacted by the aviation trade press for our views on various industry subjects.

We have our ears and eyes glued to the FBO market, and recently completed one of our FBO Success Seminars for the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), so we have a pretty good pulse on the health of the industry.

Looking into the FBO Crystal Ball for 2012

First of all, in today’s political environment—especially with an election year upon us—it’s hard to get a good read on what’s going to happen in 2012 on a national level that will affect our FBO industry either positively or negatively. If you’ve watched any of the debates, you probably think ‘ol Mark Twain hit the nail on the head. You might as well wet your finger and hold it up in the air to see which way the economic wind is going to blow.

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NBAA Workers' Comp Insurance Program Declares Second 20% Dividend

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NBAA Member Companies participating in the Association's popular Workers' Compensation Insurance Program will receive yet another 20-percent dividend in 2012, due to the outstanding loss ratio of the group, the Association reported. Participants in the program have received nearly $1 million dollars in dividends to date.
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Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is an Engine for Economic Growth

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Long known as a must-see vacation destination, today, Fort Lauderdale is also the heart of a diverse economic region home to a $13 billion marine and $8.5 billion tourism industries, the state’s largest technology hub, and a rapidly expanding film and television production sector.          One of the key factors driving the city’s emergence as a major commercial center is an extensive transportation network, highlighted by Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE).

Owned and operated by the city, FXE is home to more than 700 aircraft including 115 corporate jets and 40 helicopters. The facility handles approximately 150,000 takeoffs and landings per year, ranking it as one of the ten busiest GA airports in the U.S.

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Odyssey Aviation Opens Two New Handling Locations

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Just in Time for the Busy Holiday Traffic

Nassau, The Bahamas (December 6, 2011) – Odyssey Aviation Bahamas began offering handling services on November 14, 2011 at two new Bahamian locations – Governors Harbour Airport and Rock Sound Airport – both located on the island of Eleuthera.

With growing interest in the Bahamas by world travelers and the holiday season upon us, Odyssey’s expansion of handling services on the island of Eleuthera couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Holiday traffic can create significant chaos for small islands,” says Steven Kelly, President of Odyssey Aviation Bahamas. “Flight departments, more than ever, desire good service and trusted representation for their passengers on arrival. Through its handling services, Odyssey Aviation Governors Harbour (MYEM) and Odyssey Aviation Rock Sound (MYER) bring what no one else has to this market – reliability, consistency and a high level of safety and quality service.”

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