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LED Replacements for Fluorescent Tubes Coming Soon
October 18, 2006, 1:37 PM
November 2005

Because of 120- to 140-knot headwinds, two Circuit City Citations were making a refueling stop at Pueblo (Colo.) Memorial Airport (PUB), on Feb. 16, 2005, en route to California from Richmond, Va., the chain’s headquarters.

Completion & Refurb Update: November 2005
October 18, 2006, 1:35 PM
November 2005

LED Replacements for Fluorescent Tubes Coming Soon

Operators take another look at fuel tankering
October 18, 2006, 1:31 PM
November 2005

Decades ago, AIN published one pilot’s mathematical formula for calculating the conditions that made fuel tankering viable.

Goin Polar? Try Fairbanks
October 18, 2006, 1:27 PM
November 2005

Alaska Aerofuel of Fairbanks, Alaska (PAFA), cut the ribbon on a new hangar last month, with on-site U.S. Customs office, pilot lounge, snooze rooms, showers, a conference room and passenger lounge with flat-screen plasma televisions and hi-speed Internet access.

Columbia acquires Lakeland, Fla. (LAL) FBO
October 18, 2006, 12:54 PM
November 2005

The Columbia group of aviation companies announced last month it has acquired Lakeland Air Service at Lakeland (Fla.) Linder Municipal Airport (LAL). The acquisition marks the sixth facility for the Columbia FBO network and the first outside the Northeast. Columbia is based in Groton, Conn.

Panorama looks back on a good year
October 18, 2006, 12:52 PM
November 2005

Panorama Flight Service at Westchester County Airport (HPN), in White Plains, N.Y., reports it has reconfigured and refurbished its lobby, expanded its passenger lounge and added amenities to its pilots’ lounge and quiet room.

Politics allows Brown field to languish in San Diego
October 18, 2006, 12:51 PM
November 2005

The city of San Diego took over Brown Field, a former naval air station, in 1962. Since then, according to local news reports, the general aviation reliever for busy Lindbergh Field has suffered from neglect and indecisive management on the part of the city.

FBO Profile: Aspen Base Operation/Trajen
October 18, 2006, 12:49 PM
November 2005

For co-owner and general manager of Aspen Base Operation Cliff Runge, it’s been quite a run.

Victorville (Calif.) Woos Business Aviation
October 18, 2006, 12:41 PM
November 2005

The Los Angeles area is not known for its friendliness to business aviation. High population densities and low tolerance for jet noise make it a challenge for anyone who wants to operate anywhere near the L.A. Basin.

Salina wants you, and your aviation-related business
October 18, 2006, 12:38 PM
AINonline

The Salina (Kan.) Airport Authority, Chamber of Commerce, local government and residents are pro-airport, and the airport authority is focusing on developing a “business aviation service center concept” to attract more business jet services on the field, such as a completions center and paint fa

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