Hawthorne Acquires Heartland Aviation at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) In Wisconsin

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Hawthorne Global Aviation Services (Hawthorne) today announced the acquisition of Heartland Aviation at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Heartland is the fifth Fixed Based Operation (FBO) in Hawthorne’s nationwide network, and its third acquisition in the last six months.
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New Business Aviation Newsletter Arriving Soon

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Aviation Week's Business Aviation Network is developing a new weekly enewsletter called BCA Digest.

Each week, we will curate the best news and business intelligence from BCA – Business and Commercial Aviation, FBO Connection, AC-U-KWIK Alert, Aircraft Bluebook Marketline and The Air Charter Journal with the goals of improving your work and strengthening your operation.

BCA Digest is scheduled for takeoff in November. Stop by booth 3680 at NBAA 2014 to let us know what you would like to see in this new enewsletter. Then, watch your inbox for the first issue.

Phillips 66 Welcomes Channel Islands Aviation to FBO-Branded Network

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Family-owned and operated Channel Islands Aviation (CIA) is Phillip 66® Aviation’s newest addition to its growing Fixed Base Operation (FBO) network, with more than 850 facilities scattered across the U.S. A steadfast structure, CIA opened its doors in 1976 when co-owners Mark and Janie Oberman were selected as the first operator at Camarillo Airport (KCMA).
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FBO Best Practices Series #8: Take Time to Develop Your Business Plan

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By John L. Enticknap and Ron R. Jackson, Aviation Business Strategies Group - ABSGgroup.com 
- Authors of the forthcoming book: FBO Survival. 10 Tips to Keep Your Operations Lean, Mean & Profitable.

 

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 #8: Planning, budgeting and sales forecasting. It’s not exciting; it’s not fun; but it’s essential to running a successful FBO operation.

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Edward Bolton Jr., FAA Assistant Administrator For NextGen, to Speak at NBAA2014

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that Edward L. Bolton Jr., the assistant administrator for NextGen at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will be a featured speaker at second day Opening Session of NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014), which runs Oct. 21 to 23 at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida.
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An FBO with Humble Beginnings Makes A Name for Itself in a Big Way

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Located about 35 miles northwest of Atlanta at the Cartersville-Bartow County Airport (KVPC) is Phoenix Air Group, Inc. – more commonly called Phoenix Air – a Phillips 66®-branded dealer that has gained a lot of unsolicited publicity in the past few months. Senior Vice President and COO Dent Thompson likes to refer to Phoenix Air as “the largest company you’ve never heard of.” However, news articles and high-profile visits by Georgia’s Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and others, are trying to prove him wrong.
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$1.6 Million FBO Facility in Service At Sandpoint Airport

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Phillips 66® Aviation-branded dealer Granite Aviation recently announced it opened its doors for business at a new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) facility, located at Sandpoint Airport (SZT). The $1.6 million facility boasts a new 3,700 square foot terminal, a 7,000 square foot hangar, four aircraft refueling trucks, deicer truck and a newly constructed 190-foot-by-900-foot aircraft ramp.
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