General Mills Flight Department Joins Air Charter Safety Foundation

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The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce that the General Mills flight department has joined the ACSF.  Along with 110 other companies, General Mills 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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Ask AC-U-KWIK: FAQ on the Managers' World Edition eBook App

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Today we’ll take a look at some of the most common questions related to AC-U-KWIK’s release of the Managers’ World Edition eBook app for the iPad:

If you already have an AC-U-KWIK app, why would you make an eBook?

We still have a huge base of loyal print book users, but it is no secret that eBooks really caught on once the iPad hit the market. Since our print books are fairly sizable, we thought we would take the opportunity to offer a digital version of the book that could be downloaded to the iPad ... for users that are looking for something a little less hefty.

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Bolen Thanks House GA Caucus for Opposition to User Fees

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today thanked the leaders of the House General Aviation (GA) Caucus for their continued support of “one of America’s greatest industries,” and repeated opposition to proposals that would be harmful to general aviation, including user fees.
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Crew Lounge: Stranded Man Doesn't Want to be All By Himself

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All by myself from Richard Dunn on Vimeo.

Imagine being stranded in the Las Vegas Airport (KLAS) overnight with nothing but your iPhone and iPad. Richard Dunn turned his extreme boredom into a creative, hilarious viral video featuring Celine Dion's "All By Myself." Peering longingly into the camera while lip-syncing to the music, he utilized the airport's empty terminals, closed-off restaurants and sad escalators to truly show the world how agonizingly painful is it to be stranded at the aiport all by yourself. 

Interdel Aviation Services Inc. Signs as Signature Flight Support's Third Licensed Location in Canada

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Signature Flight Support announced today at the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and Exposition that it has signed an agreement with InterDel Aviation Services Inc., of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to become a fully licensed Signature Flight Support location.
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Introducing the AC-U-KWIK eBook App for iPad

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AC-U-KWIK is pleased to introduce the Managers’ World Edition eBook iPad app which is now available in the Apple App Store. This new addition to the AC-U-KWIK line of digital products now offers one year of access to AC-U-KWIK's most comprehensive print resource as a convenient eBook. That means, when the new edition arrives in the fall, app subscribers will be able to do a simple update to stay current. By maintaining the one-year subscription, Managers’ World Edition app users will always have access to the most recent edition.

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Aviatmall Opens New FBO At Wilmington International Airport (ILM)

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AviatMall of aviatmall.com, a Brixtel Group portfolio company, has announced the grand-opening of its FBO at Wilmington International Airport (ILM). Fuel and related services and program will be supplied by Avfuel Corporation. Various welcome events and promotions will take place in the coming weeks.
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Judith Moreton Appointed as Regional VP by Universal Weather

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Judith Moreton is a familiar face in the region. She has nearly 30 years of business aviation and entrepreneurial experience, including experience at Shell Aircraft. Moreton most recently served as vice president and general manager for Jet Aviation UK following a series of executive roles.
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FBO Best Practices Series #4: Keep Customers by Empowering Your Employees

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By John L. Enticknap and Ron R. Jackson, Aviation Business Strategies Group - ABSGgroup.com

Welcome to our blog series on FBO Best Practices. With each blog post in this series, we’ll discuss “Best Practices” in running an efficient and effective FBO operation.

Best Practice #4: Empower your employees at the point of transaction in order to diffuse conflict and build long-term profitable customer relationships.

Factoid: Up to 95 percent of dissatisfied customers will return if you handle disputes in a timely and satisfactory manner.

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Rosen Announces New Sliding Canopy Aircraft Sunvisor

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Rosen Sunvisor Systems (RSS) announces availability of the ARC® Sunvisor Assembly for Van’s RV 6-7-9 sliding canopy aircraft. Based on Rosen’s innovative ARC sunvisor design, the sunvisor system provides Van’s RV 6-7-9 aircraft owners flexible, multi-axis sun attenuation, stowage, glare reduction and pilot comfort during standard cockpit flight operations.
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Phillips 66® Aviation Joins 2014 Citation Special Olympics Airlift as Event’s Official Fuel

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A committed supporter of medical compassion flights, Phillips 66® Aviation is joining Cessna Aircraft Company, part of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), to support the 2014 Citation Special Olympics Airlift (CSOA) and the efforts of volunteer pilots to transport Special Olympics athletes to the 2014 USA Games in New Jersey on June 14 and 21.
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BaseOps International Plans Launch of BaseOps Online

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BaseOps International announced today the near future launch of BaseOps Online, its new web-based portal which will offer their customers a user-friendly and convenient way to plan flights and make a variety of trip planning arrangements online. BaseOps Online is slated for launch in early June 2014.
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