Update to ACUKWIK iOS App Resolves Database Issue

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The AC-U-KWIK iOS App development team released version 1.2.48 to the Apple App store on Aug. 27, 2018. The update resolves issues for users unable to gain access to the app because of a required database download. The update should be available to active AC-U-KWIK iOS app users in the Apple App store under the Update section. The update may also be accessed from the app details page in the app store.

After the update, users will need to re-login to the app and perform the data update and diagram update to use the app.

For any other issues, contact customersupport@informa.com.

Airport Aviation Services in San Juan (TJSJ) Opens On-Site CBP Facility

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Airport Aviation Services, an FBO at San Juan/Isla Verde/Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, opened a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection general aviation processing facility on site in early August.
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Everything Is Awesome in Turkish Airlines’ Safety Video

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Earlier this month, a hip new in-flight safety video hit the internet like a ton of bricks.

Lego bricks and minifigures tell Turkish Airlines passengers how to stow their carry-on bags, adjust their oxygen masks and evacuate.

This video is the latest in what appears to be a friendly, and trendy, competition. Which airline can produce the cutest, most clever, most memorable method of conveying mandatory civil aviation regulations?

Our colleague Karen Walker at Air Transport World compares it to other safety videos. Although she thinks simple safety briefings are better, especially for business travelers, the Lego video and the others she mentions are worth a watch.

What do you think?

And if your flight department made a safety briefing video, what would be your theme? Who would you cast?

Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment Available for the Front Range Airport Launch Site Operator License

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The FAA is announcing the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for Front Range Airport Launch Site Operator License, Spaceport Colorado (Final PEA and FONSI/ROD).
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Aviation Industry Urges U.S. Senate Leadership to Pass a Long-Term FAA Reauthorization

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and 32 other aviation industry organizations sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), urging them to have the Senate move expeditiously to consider legislation for a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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