Avfuel FBOs Lakeshore Aviation (MTW) And Smyrna Air Center (MQY) Team Up To Install First Fuel-Efficient GE H80 Engine In King Air C90

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Lakeshore Aviation, the Avfuel-branded FBO based in Manitowoc, WI, is passionate about providing the ultimate environment for aviation enthusiasts to thrive, whether that means providing said enthusiasts with top-of-the-line products and services; helping them achieve their dreams of flying through all levels of instruction; or offering an array of attractive charter options – one of which is making history as the first of its kind.
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NBAA Letter to FAA Underscores Industry's Pressing Tower-Closure Concerns

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As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prepares to finalize a plan for closing nearly 170 air traffic control towers and other facilities, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday wrote the FAA to outline the business aviation community’s significant concerns with the plan, and offer proposals for mitigating the situation.
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FBOs Face a Changing Environment in Fuel Supplier Relationships: Exploring the New Norm

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By John L. Enticknap, Aviation Business Strategies Group

“Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes — it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm.”
— Peter Drucker- Management Challenges for the 21st Century

Over the last several years we’ve seen some major changes in fuel supplier relationships within the FBO industry. It wasn’t that long ago when most FBOs had a fuel supply agreement directly with the oil company.

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