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Palm Springs/Thermal, California, February 1, 2021 – Desert Jet Center, the desert’s newest and highest customer-rated Fixed Base Operator (FBO) located at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) in Thermal, California, hires aviation veteran Peni Nelson as its new Customer Relations Advisor. Well-known and highly respected, Ms. Nelson is considered a local legend by the […]

Palm Springs/Thermal, California, December 8, 2020 – Desert Jet Center, the desert’s newest and highest customer-rated Fixed Base Operator (FBO) located at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) in Thermal, California, is pleased to announce its status as Safety 1st Clean Certified. The clean location certification received earlier last month adds to the FBOs exemplary […]

Palm Springs, California, May 29, 2020 – Desert Jet, the premier full-service business aviation company based in Greater Palm Springs, California, announces that James D. McCool, co-owner of Desert Jet Holdings, the parent company of all Desert Jet entities, has acquired sole ownership of the companies from founder and co-owner Denise Wilson. Desert Jet will […]

Palm Springs, California, August 14, 2019 – Leading business aviation services company Desert Jet announces the addition of a second Cessna Citation Bravo to its charter fleet of private jets in response to continued demand from its charter clientele. This beautiful 2004 aircraft is based at the company’s Palm Springs headquarters at the Jacqueline Cochran […]

After dropping off our Angel Flight West passenger we were climbing out of Henderson, Nevada. On the guard frequency (121.5) we heard a sound not heard before. We reported the transmission to Las Vegas Departure. The exchange went this way: Departure: “Does it sound like someone is playing a video game?” Me: “Actually, more like […]

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Washington, DC, October 5, 2015 – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA), in partnership with the Air Care Alliance (ACA), a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Public Benefit Flying Awards. These awards were created to honor volunteer pilots, other volunteers, and their organizations engaged in flying […]

Lightspeed Aviation Foundation launched its sixth annual Pilot’s Choice Awards Thursday, with 12 charitable organizations named from hundreds of nominees as the finalists. They’ll seek online votes from the public to win up to $10,000 in grants from the foundation. The finalists are: Angel Flight West, Civil Air Patrol, Experience Aviation, JAARS, Miracle Flights for […]

If there is anything that motivates pilots, it’s passion. Their fire to fly imbues every fiber of their beings. You hear it in their speech and see it in their body language anytime the prospect of flight is about. They have looked down upon the hidden waterfall in the wilderness and the circular rainbow around […]

The Lightspeed Aviation Foundation has named its grant recipients for 2014. The nonprofit groups, which will receive grants up to $10,000, are chosen based on online voting from the aviation community. “The Pilots Choice voting and awards have introduced us all to dozens of worthy charities and amazing people that are making a significant impact […]