EPIC Aviation Begins Cooperation with China National Aviation Fuel Group Corporation (CNAF)

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EPIC Aviation™ “EPIC” has begun a major cooperative effort with CNAF in marking the beginning of the creation of a China Aviation Services Network deploying facilities and services modeled after the finest in North America, while embracing the best traditions of business in the world’s most populous nation.
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NATA’s FBO Leadership Conference: A Gathering Worth Attending!

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By John L. Enticknap

 Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.          —Og Mandino 

As a principal of Aviation Business Strategies Group, I’m always tuned into the FBO industry and attend various workshops and seminars to keep abreast of our ever-changing industry.

At the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Leadership Conference and Day On-the-Hill, which I just returned from, I had the opportunity to rub shoulders with more than 200 industry leaders and get a sense of what is happening to the FBO business on a macroeconomic scale.

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Chinese GA Company Buys 10 King Air Turboprop Aircraft from Hawker Beechcraft for Pilot Training, Aerial Mapping

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Hawker Beechcraft Corp. in Wichita, Kan., is selling 10 King Air twin-engine turboprop general aviation aircraft to the Chinese aviation company Avion Pacific Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, for about $50 million. Avion Pacific will use the King Air 350i and King Air C90GTx aircraft for VIP travel, pilot training, aerial mapping and weather modification. Deliveries are to begin this winter.

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Pilot Shortage Means Big Business for Flight Academies

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Profound change is coming to the flight-training industry, prompted by new legislation in the U.S. and by the rapid growth of airline and business aviation in countries where aviation is finally gaining a stronger foothold. The changes are underscored by what many predict will be a shortage of pilots, thanks to fewer new pilot entrants, large numbers of retirements and lack of general aviation infrastructure in emerging countries such as India and China.
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Rockwell Collins Establishing Joint Venture with AVIC LETRI in China

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Rockwell Collins and China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI), a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), are establishing AVIC Leihua Rockwell Collins Avionics Company. This joint venture will focus on bringing the latest surveillance products to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) C919 aircraft.
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NBAA Urges Senate to Confirm Huerta as FAA Administrator

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) issued the following statement after the White House announced that President Obama has nominated Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Michael Huerta to a full five-year term in the position. His nomination must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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Phillips 66® Aviation Promotes Perry & Minnick to Support Nation’s #1 Branded FBO Network

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Phillips 66® Aviation, the nation’s largest network of branded aviation dealers with 866 fixed base operators (FBOs), has announced the promotion of Mike Perry, Sr. to Director, Branded Sales, and Matt Minnick to National Account Rep, General Aviation.
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Redstone College Students Earn Top Awards at National Aviation Competition

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Redstone College, a Denver-based institution of higher learning, recently sent two student teams to compete in the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Society’s Aviation Maintenance Skills Competition in Las Vegas. 

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Shale Boom has Business up at Stinson Airport

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Stinson Municipal Airport, a 96-year-old airport in South San Antonio, might be in the right place at the right time. Stinson officials said business is growing again in large part because of improving economic activity in the South Side and spinoff activity from energy production in the nearby Eagle Ford Shale formation.
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