California Legislature Passes Temporary Relief for Flight Training

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is pleased to announce that the California Legislature passed SB 856, a bill that, among its other provisions, will provide a delay in compliance for flight training with regulations issued by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) pursuant to AB 48, Chapter 310, Statues of 2009.
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New “Flying Theater” Installed in Hollywood Producer’s Gulfstream

Flight Display Systems announced September 30 that its new Cabin Management System, Select CMS, has been delivered and installed in a "Flying Theater" configuration to a Gulfstream III aircraft. The installation was performed by International Jet Interiors.
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Stirring the Pot of Airport Identifier Alphabet Soup

One of our favorite things about working in the world of aviation is the alphabet soup of airport identifiers we encounter every day.

Some of us at AC-U-KWIK proudly reminisce about the first time we remembered that SUS is shorthand for Spirit of St. Louis Airport or that HPN is another way to say White Plains, N.Y.

When we came across this piece about airport code history, we had a good excuse to ponder the puzzles of airport codes that appear to be assigned without rhyme or reason.

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Tac Air Lexington Readies For Onslaught of Visitors to World Equestrian Games

When equestrians, their horses and hundreds of thousands of visitors from 60 nations gallop into Kentucky for 16 days of championship events at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, TAC Air (KLEX) will be ready with a new $11 million terminal, 45,000 square feet of new hangar space and a triple WingPoints® Rewards Card promotion.
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