EAST ALTON, Ill – West Star Aviation has been voted #1 Preferred MRO in the 2017 Professional Pilot Preference Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment (PRASE) survey for the fourth consecutive year. The facility is also celebrating 70 years of continuous service to the aviation industry. “We are blown away by this win, four years is something we […]
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Wyoming Jet Center applies to open FBO at KJAC
A second FBO could soon come to Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC) in Wyoming. Wyoming Jet Center has submitted an application to open an FBO at the airport. If approved by the Jackson Hole Airport Board, airport users will again have a choice of FBOs at KJAC after a two-decade hiatus. “We look forward to establishing a world-class FBO […]
New terminal in the works at KTIW
TACOMA, Washington — With the renovation of its 13,000-square-foot hangar complete, Tacoma Narrows Aviation looks at Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) forward to the opening of its new executive terminal, expected to be completed this fall. The renovated hangar, built in the 1960s, now features new exterior and interior siding, lighting, windows, electrical, insulation, and a fire suppression system, […]
Private planes may not be taxed under Trump’s plan to update U.S. airspace
President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser has said that the administration’s proposal to modernize U.S. air traffic control “probably” would not include a tax on general aviation or business aircraft, according to a news story at McClathcyDC.com. “We’re probably not even going to tax general aviation,” Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, was […]
ACI Jet to pursue international FBO standard
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – ACI Jet is seeking IS-BAH certification for all of its FBO locations, beginning with San Luis Obispo. IS-BAH is the global industry standard for handlers and FBOs, and is designed to meet the coming SMS requirements from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), according to the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC). “ACI Jet […]
Base Operations at Page Field in top 10
Base Operations at Page Field has been ranked in the top 10% of fixed-base operators by Aviation International News (AIN). This is the fifth consecutive year that Base Operations at Page Field has been named as a top FBO by AIN. In 2017, Base Operations ranked first in the Fort Myers/Naples area and scored in the […]
Phillips 66 Aviation FBO network grows
Phillips 66 Aviation has added 11 FBOs to its network: Aloha Aviation Services (1T7), servicing San Antonio, Texas; AVMATS MidAmerica (BLV), servicing Belleville, Illinois; City of Sikeston (SIK), servicing Sikeston, Missouri; Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport (EMV), Emporia, Virginia; Falcon Aviation LLC (C62), servicing Kendallville, Indiana; Hammonds Air Service (HUM), servicing Houma, Louisiana; Moorhead Aviation Services (JKJ), servicing Moorhead, Minnesota; Spring City Aviation, Inc. (MWC), servicing Milwaukee, Wisconsin; […]
Five FBOs join Phillips 66 network
HOUSTON – Phillips 66 Aviation has added five FBOs to the network: Devils Lake Aero Service (KDVL), in Devils Lake, North Dakota; Lawton Aviation Services (KLAW), located in Lawton, Oklahoma; Storm Flying Service (KEBS), located in Webster City, Iowa; Brookneal Airport, (K04V), located in Brookneal, Virginia; and, Winamac Pulaski County BOAC (KRWN), located in Winamac, Indiana The company’s FBO locator will help pilots […]
Rectrix at BED now DCA Gateway
Rectrix Aerodrome Center at L.G. Hanscom Field Airport (KBED) in Bedford, Mass., is now an approved gateway FBO for general and business aviation flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The Rectrix FBO at BED is one of a handful of facilities nationwide able to comply with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security standards pertaining to DCA […]