NBAA Salutes Regional Representative Dean Saucier for 17 Years of Service

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced that Dean Saucier, Northeast regional representative, will retire from the organization at the end of 2017, after 17 years of service.

Since joining NBAA in 2000 as one of the association’s first regional representatives, Saucier has been at the forefront of advocacy leadership on behalf of business aviation in some of the most challenging areas in the United States, including New York, while effectively covering a large and diverse Northeastern region, which runs from Maine to Pennsylvania.

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Ron Jennings joins C&L Aviation Group as Regional Sales Manager

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Jennings’ experience includes 33 years in the corporate aviation industry. Prior to C&L, Jennings served as Vice President Technical Sales and Services at J.A. Air Center near Chicago, IL and also at Constant Aviation. Prior to that, he held a 17-year tenure at Elliott Aviation beginning as a regional sales manager and progressing to Director of Service Sales and later Completion Sales, while managing inside and technical sales teams. Earlier in his career, he served in an operational role as Director of Maintenance at JetCorp. Throughout his career, Jennings has assisted customers with their technical services sales for many different aircraft types, including Bombardier, Gulfstream, Falcon, Textron, and Embraer.
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Executive Air Services Expands Fleet with Addition of Miami Based Beech 400A

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“As our short haul demand continues to grow, we are constantly seeking out new options to better serve the market,” said Jeff Reis, Managing Director of EAS. “This aircraft is a perfect fit for that market segment, and it also marks the first of several aircraft currently in our pipeline that are equipped with complimentary Gogo Internet, text and talk service to better meet our clients’ inflight communication needs.”
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Oriens Aviation moves into Pilatus PC-12 MRO Support with Avalon Aero London Biggin Hill Acquisition

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Oriens Aviation, the exclusive British Isles Pilatus Centre, has reinforced its commitment to the world’s best-selling single engine turboprop (SET), the Pilatus PC-12 and the growing SET commercial operations’ market in Europe by acquiring Avalon Aero’s business aviation MRO facility at London Biggin Hill Airport. 

The business will be formally renamed and inaugurated as Oriens Aviation Limited effective immediately, with a view to becoming the principal authorised PC-12 Service Centre in the UK by 29th January, 2018.   (Oriens’ activity extends to an agreement with Goodwood Engineering, who will act as a satellite service centre).

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DC Aviation Opens Wheel Shop at Stuttgart Headquarters

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DC Aviation, with headquarters in Stuttgart, recently obtained C14-Approval for repairing and maintaining the main and nose wheels of aircraft. Accordingly, the Company is now in a position to perform all maintenance work required by the manufacturers, starting immediately. By eliminating the need for outsourced services and related freight costs, DC Aviation can now offer its customers optimized costs and down times.
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Satcom Direct and COMSAT Teamed to Support Hurricane Relief Effort in Puerto Rico

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Satcom Direct and COMSAT announced that the two organizations worked to ensure highly reliable satellite communications were immediately available for first responders in Puerto Rico to support the relief effort of Hurricane Maria. Amidst catastrophic damage and a major humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, Inmarsat’s Global Xpress service enabled first responders to communicate within minutes of arrival using rapid mission-critical high-throughput connectivity, thus allowing public safety, medical and other emergency response teams to swiftly and reliably fulfill their mission.
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Falcon Aviation Celebrates First Year at Dubai South FBO with IS-BAH Accreditation

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Congratulating the management team on the award Terry Yeomans, Programme Director for IS-BAH, commented: “We are very pleased that the industry standards have been successfully implemented through to Stage I registration at the Falcon Aviation station at DWC and trust that the team will continue their commitment to ground handling safety as a core value in their service provision to the business aviation community.”
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FBO RIGA Becomes IS-BAH Registered Company

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FBO RIGA has become the first FBO in the Baltic States who demonstrated its conformity to the standard and who received the IS-BAH certificate.

“We are proud to announce that we have accomplished the IS-BAH registration. It has been a long way and we can say it was started already at the stage of the FBO projecting. Safety is one of the most important priorities in aviation. The audit took several days, but a several month preparation period had taken place before that. But the audit can be successful only in case the performance is realized with consideration of all safety aspects”, comments Roman Starkov, co-owner of the Flight Consulting Group Holding, which comprises FBO RIGA.

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Jet Aviation Appointed a BBJ Factory Authorized Service Center in Singapore

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“Jet Aviation has been supporting Boeing Business Jets for many years and has a long and trusted relationship with the aircraft manufacturer,” says John Riggir, vice president and general manager of Jet Aviation’s MRO and FBO facility in Singapore. “We are pleased to further improve our capabilities to extend warranty support to BBJ owners and operators in the region. These new approvals demonstrate our steadfast commitment to our customers to uphold the highest business aviation standards.”
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AfBAA Celebrates Successful First AfBAC EXPO

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The AfBAC EXPO, Africa’s first three-day event dedicated to business aviation and RPAS, exceeded organiser’s expectations with just under 1000 delegates registering to attend the event held in Johannesburg, 29 November to 1 December. Attendees came from as far afield as New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Europe and the Middle East, to participate in three days of conference, exhibition, workshops, and static display held at ExecuJet’s Lanseria Airport facility.
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NBAA Applauds Final Compromise Language in Congressional Tax Legislation

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) expressed support for the final version of tax legislation agreed to by House and Senate conference negotiators, specifically pointing to provisions that will help general aviation, which the NBAA has worked hard for years to achieve.

“We are pleased with the final tax legislation that emerged from negotiations between the House and Senate,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “For example, providing immediate expensing for new and used equipment, including business aircraft, was a priority for NBAA and will help provide the tools necessary to grow our economy.”

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Solairus Renews ARG/US Platinum Rating

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Solairus Aviation has once again reaffirmed its commitment to safety by recertifying its ARG/US Platinum rating. Upon completion of ARG/US’ recent audit of all Solairus operations, maintenance and safety practices, Solairus was once again awarded the prestigious ARG/US Platinum rating, given only to those operations proven to meet or exceed industry “best practices” in all phases.
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Jet Aviation secures Malta AOC

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“Our new flight operation in Malta is a terrific complement to our Swiss and German operations,” says Jürg Reuthinger, senior vice president and general manager of Jet Aviation’s aircraft management and charter operations in EMEA and Asia. “The additional AOC in the European Union allows aircraft owners and operators more flexibility in their choice of registrations and operation. Charter customers, of course, greatly appreciate a wide range of aircraft to meet their varying jet transportation needs. The BBJ that’s available for charter is an excellent choice for worldwide business and leisure travel."
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Tampa Bay Aviation Receives ARGUS Gold Rating

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Tampa Bay Aviation is proud to announce two important milestones in the history of the company. Earlier this week, Tampa Bay Aviation was awarded the prestigious ARGUS Gold rating by ARGUS International this week. This rating shows the commitment to passenger and aircraft safety, as well as our promise to our employees to operate with the highest ethical standards.
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People on the Go/December 6

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Richard Dabkowski has been appointed Director of Quality Assurance for the North American maintenance, refurbishment and completions business Flying Colours Corp.  Richard will be based at the company's Peterborough, Ontario facility.

David Lomakin is President of Santa Ana-based charter operator Regency Air, LLC.

Jason Berg is Director of Operations and Chief Pilot for Cove Aviation Partners, Inc.  Cove is a charter operator based in Los Angeles, California.

 

Executive Air Services | Learjet 45 Captain/First Officer

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This is a full time part 135 position, based at Opa Locka, Miami (KOPF.) Previous part 135 and LR-45 experience preferred.

Executive Air Services, LLS / EAS Charter is a 20 year leading professional part 135/jet management organization certified pursuant to 14CFR 119/135 and accredited as IS_BAO, ARG/US Platinum.

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Gama Aviation Offers ‘Floating’ Global Express to Fulfill an Increase in Ultra-long Range Point-to-Point Requests.

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Marketed through its Sharjah office and operated by its US associate business Gama Aviation LLC, the Global Express, will answer increasing demand for point-to-point services. Formerly a Bombardier demonstrator, this aircraft features an attractive 13 passenger cabin configuration, with a fully equipped galley and a crew rest area. The cabin includes three seating zones; a forward club four, a conference/dining area with another club four in the middle, and a divan facing two individual seats in the aft cabin. There is also a door that separates the aft cabin from the front, should passengers wish to sleep or work, as well as forward and aft lavatories for convenience.
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Jet Aviation Celebrates Opening of New FBO at the Shared Terminal in Dubai South

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“We are firmly committed to our customers in Dubai and the region, which our new Dubai South FBO demonstrates,” said Hardy Butschi, vice president and general manager of Jet Aviation’s MRO and FBO operations in Dubai. “We also continue operating our award-winning MRO and FBO facilities at Dubai International Airport (DXB), and are extending our (DXB) maintenance approvals to support line maintenance services through the Dubai South FBO.”
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