ACUKWIK 2014-2015 eBook Update Released

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The AC-U-KWIK Managers’ World Edition eBook update for the iPad is now live in Apple’s App Store and available to new and existing subscribers. The update loads the new 2014-2015 Managers’ World Edition and also features a search upgrade that provides faster results and allows users to search by airport identifier or city. As a bonus, the new edition also includes the popular VOR section.
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Meridian Air Charter Adds Another Challenger 604 to Fleet

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Meridian, the award-winning private aviation company based in Teterboro, New Jersey, is pleased to announce the addition of its second Challenger 604 (N604PV) to its growing fleet of private business jets.  The aircraft has been completely renovated from top to bottom, including new paint, a fully-renovated cabin, and the installation of high-speed wifi.  It will be based at Teterboro Airport (TEB), and is immediately available for charter (Certificate IMJA053F).
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Inside AC-U-KWIK: Launching Our First Integrated B&CA Newsletter

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We recently caught up with Justin Marciniak who works in Penton’s Business Aviation group (AC-U-KWIK, Aircraft Bluebook, Air Charter Guide and B&CA magazine) as a product manager. He is heading up the launch of a new weekly newsletter on Business Aviation. He took some time to give us the following update:
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Abby’s Catering Pioneers State-of-the Art Cold Production Room

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In keeping with their steady growth, long-range plans, and impeccable standards of food safety, Abby’s Catering (Abby’s), an established figurehead in the aviation catering and food service industry, has shown once again their pioneering spirit with the addition of their new ‘cold production room.’
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MAGNUM Business Aviation Handling to Offer Supervisory Handling and Support

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MAGNUM Business Aviation Handling, an Austrian FBO company, operates from Vienna International Airport (GAC). MAGNUM FBO, which offers full facilities and located on the first floor, accommodates its clientele with comfortable passenger and crew lounges, overviewing the apron. Since the company was founded in 2012, the handling services quickly gained popular demand by serving diverse range of aircrafts up to BBJ or ACJ.
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Harbour Air Services Gives Away Heritage Harley

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Harbour Air Services, a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) with a twenty-plus year history of serving aviation customers at Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC), gave away a 2013 Harley Davidson Softail to one lucky recipient in the “Fuel Up to Ride” sweepstakes. Alan Bambach of Plymouth, Mich. was the grand prize winner, taking home the heritage bike among thousands of drawing entries.
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Signature Flight Support to Acquire Wiggins Airways FBO at Manchester Airport

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Signature Flight Support, a BBA Aviation company, announced today that it has agreed to acquire the FBO assets of Wiggins Airways, Inc. from Ameriflight, LLC at Manchester – Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire. The transaction is expected to close in October.
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Associated Aircraft Group Joins Air Charter Safety Foundation

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The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce that Associated Aircraft Group (AAG®), Wappingers Falls, New York, is the newest company to join the ACSF.  Along with 100 other companies, AAG supports the ACSF’s vision to enable on-demand air charter providers and fractional program managers to achieve the highest levels of safety in the aviation industry.
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HADID International Services Partners Up With Satcom Direct

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Pioneering in flight support for over 30 years, HADID a comprehensive flight support provider based out of Dubai, has turned its focus to a higher level of support services, extra care for business aviation flights and expanding its global presence farther bringing the company’s global footprint to a total of 19 offices.
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Phillips 66 Aviation Donates $21,000 to The Corporate Angel Network

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In a presentation held at the world's largest civil aviation trade show, the National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA) Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014), Phillips 66® Aviation presented Corporate Angel Network (CAN) with a $21,000 donation contribution. CAN is the only charitable organization in the U.S whose sole mission is to help cancer patients access the best possible medical treatment by arranging free air travel to recognized treatment centers. The organization does this by utilizing the empty seats onboard corporate jets during their normal business trips.
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Denver jetCenter Joins Air Elite® Network

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At the National Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA 2014), World Fuel Services announced that Denver jetCenter, located at Centennial Airport (KAPA) in Englewood, CO, has joined the growing Air Elite® Network. Denver jetCenter has recently become an Ascent fuel branded member of the World Fuel Services Network and is now an Air Elite Diamond Service designated FBO.
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NBAA CAM Governing Board Announces New Officers at NBAA2014

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The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Governing Board will meet today at the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014), and two new officers, elected at the previous CAM Governing Board meeting in June 2014, will begin their two-year terms immediately following the meeting.
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NBAA's 2014 Journalism Awards Presented to Paul Lowe and Mike Potts

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today presented its top honors for excellence in journalism at the Association’s annual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014), being held from Oct. 21 to 23 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
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Hawthorne Acquires Heartland Aviation at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) In Wisconsin

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Hawthorne Global Aviation Services (Hawthorne) today announced the acquisition of Heartland Aviation at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Heartland is the fifth Fixed Based Operation (FBO) in Hawthorne’s nationwide network, and its third acquisition in the last six months.
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