ASIG Acquires Gategroup’s De-Icing, Aircraft Washing and Cabin Cleaning at London Heathrow and London Gatwick Airports

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ASIG®, an industry leader in aviation services, announced today that it has acquired the assets of gategroup’s aircraft cabin cleaning, de-icing and aircraft exterior washing business at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and de-icing and aircraft exterior washing at London Gatwick Airport (LGW). Aircraft exterior washing is a new line of business for ASIG at these airports.
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Jim Hettinger: Aviation Is A Tremendous Michigan Asset

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Well over thirteen years later, the Western Michigan University College of Aviation continues to be a strong anchor at the W.K. Kellogg Airport. The College of Aviation has over seven hundred enrollments from twenty different states. It leads all colleges within WMU with badly needed enrollment increases.
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GA Avgas Coalition Praises FAA's Announcement To Solicit Candidate Fuels In Search Of An Unleaded Avgas

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The General Aviation Avgas Coalition praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) announcement this week to formally request sample unleaded fuels for testing as possible replacements to the 100 low-lead (100LL) aviation gasoline (avgas) that general aviation aircraft use today.
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Business Spotlight: MixJet Flight Support Now Providing Services At Juba Airport

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Mixjet Flight Support, one the leading Fixed-Base Operators in the world, has recently added Juba Airport to its already impressive list of global clientele. As one of the busiest airports in East Africa, the Juba airport handles a large number of flights, including passengers and general air freight, along with flights bringing UN and NGO aid into Southern Sudan.
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New Series: FBO Survival - Survival Tip #3: Don't Give it Away!

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By Ron Jackson and John Enticknap, Aviation Business Strategies Group

Welcome to the third installment of our continuing AC-U-KWIK FBO Connection Series: FBO Survival. This series focuses on the various strategies and tactics needed to survive the daily rigors of running a successful FBO operation.

"Your success in life isn't based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business." — Mark Sanborn

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YTD Pre-owned Transactions & Prices Continue Down

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When viewing a random selection of pre-owned transactions for the first 5-months of 2013, the number of sales are trending down 15 percent when compared to the same period in 2012. Actual selling prices also are down on average 15 percent, while inventory levels for the same group of business jets has increased 20 percent.
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Phillips 66 Aviation Announces 2013 Lifetime Achievement And Safety Awards Winners

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Phillips 66® Aviation, the largest branded aviation dealer network in the nation, has honored Showalter Flying Service with its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award, and Perry Brothers Aviation Fuels with its 2013 Safety Values Award during the recent 2013 Phillips 66 Marketing Conference & Trade Show.
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Harrods Aviation Partners With Air Elite At EBACE 2013, Exhibits At NBAA Business Aviation Regional Forum In White Plains, NY

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Harrods Aviation, located at London Stansted Airport (EGSS) & London Luton Airport (EGGW) in London, United Kingdom, partnered with the growing Air Elite Network at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2013) on May 21, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Colorado’s Black Canyon Jet Center Powers Up To Help Fight Breast Cancer

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Black Canyon Jet Center (BCJC) at Montrose Regional Airport has added a little pink to its ramp and some cash to Bosom Buddies of Southwestern Colorado. Half of the revenue from their new pink JetGo ground power unit (GPU) will be donated to the breast cancer awareness group and all monies raised will stay in Western Colorado.
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Rectrix Spreads Wings At Sarasota With APP Purchase

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Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services acquired APP Jet Center’s FBO at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport earlier this week for an undisclosed cash amount. The move consolidates the Massachusetts-based company’s holdings at the Gulf Coast Florida airport while reducing the number of service providers there to two.
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