HKBAC Sees Many Improvements at HKIA
The Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre (HKBAC) comes to ABACE 2017 having been voted “Best FBO” in AsBAA’s Icons of Aviation Awards last November, while general manager Madonna Fung was voted “Woman of...
View ArticleFarnborough Airport Is In Prime Position For Access to London
London has at least half a dozen good options for business aircraft operators looking to access the UK capital. But TAG Farnborough Airport is the only purpose-built facility that is totally dedicated...
View ArticleJet Aviation Celebrates 50 Years, 21 with Asian base
Jet Aviation (Booth H218), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, continues to develop its presence in the Asia Pacific region through existing locations in Singapore, Hong Kong and...
View ArticleMexican Handler Gets First IS-BAH Certification
Toluca International Airport-based Manny Aviation Services has become the first FBO in Mexico to achieve certification under the International Business Aviation Council’s (IBAC) International Standard...
View ArticleSky Services Offers Gateway to Italy For Asian Operators
Asian business aircraft operators planning trips to Italy may well want to talk meet ground handling specialist Sky Services at the ABACE show. The company, which is making its first appearance at...
View ArticleCastle & Cooke FBOs See Rise in Asian Traffic
As an ABACE attendee and exhibitor for the past six years, Tony Marlow, vice president of aviation operations and business development with U.S.FBO operator Castle & Cooke Aviation (Booth P531),...
View ArticleUniversal Launches New Handling Service in the Maldives
Ground handling specialist Universal Aviation is expanding its network in the Asia Pacific region with a new subsidiary in the Maldives. The new Universal Aviation Maldives operation, which is a joint...
View ArticleSHPBASC Sees Best Year Ever in 2016
For every year since its opening in 2010, the Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Center (SHPBASC)—the perennial host of ABACE—has experienced growth. Last year was no exception, with the...
View ArticleDeer Jet Launches Prepaid FBO Card, Care Plus
HNA Group subsidiary Deer Jet, which claims to be China’s oldest and largest business aviation operators and services provider, launched a new prepaid FBO services card this week at ABACE 2017....
View ArticleJapan Bizav Plan Starts to Pay Off
Japan’s push to become a business-aviation-friendly environment for foreign operators is paying off, with the sector show signs of a steady upward trend, according to Kenji Sakata, the deputy director...
View ArticleAir Elite Network Tops 70 Members
The Air Elite Network, the global group of upscale FBOs sponsored by the World Fuel Services (Booth P124), has now surpassed 70 locations worldwide with the addition of three new locations on three...
View ArticleRoss Long Beach FBO Cleared For Washington DCA Access
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration recently granted Ross Aviation’s FBO in Long Beach, California (KLGB), clearance for the DCA Access Standard Security Program that permits direct flights...
View ArticleMillion Air and CJet Look To Beijing FBO Expansion
It has been more than a year since China’s Capital Jet (CJet) formed a partnership with U.S.-based FBO chain Million Air to rebrand its facility at Beijing Capital Airport, the lone business aviation...
View ArticleWorld Fuel Expands FlyBuys Rewards Program in Asia Pacific
World Fuel Services has added more than a dozen Hawker Pacific and Deer Jet locations to its network of Air Elite Diamond Service locations. The locations will participate in World Fuel’s FlyBuys...
View ArticleWingsOverAsia Signs Pact with Air BP, RocketRoute
Air BP, aviation services provider RocketRoute and WingsOverAviation (WOA) announced a collaborative agreement this week at ABACE 2017. Under the agreement WOA, a Singapore (Seletar Airport)-based FBO...
View ArticleJet Aviation's Third Seletar Hangar on Track for Completion
The third hangar at Jet Aviation’s facility at the Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore is on track for completion by November, according to the General Dynamics subsidiary. The 41,500-sq-ft...
View ArticleJet Aviation Adds to Caribbean Footprint With Puerto Rico FBO
April 18, 2017, 11:51 AMAmenities include onsite U.S. Customs and Border Protection
View ArticleFalcon Aviation Opens Heliport at Dubai's DWC Airport
April 20, 2017, 11:26 AMFalcon initially envisions demand for five movements a day and will have two helicopters available for charter.
View ArticleFBO Profile: Redbird Skyport
April 25, 2017, 10:23 AMThe FBO is a small portion of the training school operation.
View ArticleHangar Done, Washington State FBO Eyes a New Terminal
April 27, 2017, 10:02 AMA major upgrade project at Seattle-area Tacoma Narrows Aviation will see the company move into a brand new terminal.
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