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Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Leading Edge Aviation at South Valley Regional Airport (KU42) in West Jordan, Utah (outside Salt Lake City). AVweb reader Mike Coster recommended the FBO: Capable and efficient staff. In the course of several visits in the past weeks, I’ve […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Air Care Aviation at Wilson Industrial Air Center (W03) in Wilson, North Carolina. AVweb reader Ron Horton had a great experience there, as did several attending a recent event: Flew into W03 (Wilson, NC) along with two other planes […]

Boeing launched a 787 from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on Monday afternoon and flew a two-hour test flight with its redesigned battery system. The 787 returned and landed with no apparent problems, The Associated Press reported. Boeing had said in a statement prior to the flight that during the check flight, the crew would […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s latest “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Baxley Municipal Airport (KBHC) in Baxley, Georgia. AVweb reader Robert Inman recommends adding it to your Sun ‘n Fun flight plan: This facility has been completely remodeled with an emphasis on pilot efficiency and comfort. The young manager, […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to HOVA Flight Services at Gilbert Airport (KGIF) in Winter Haven, Florida. AVweb reader Christopher Leonard told us how impressed he was with the facilities at staff at HOVA: This is the best FBO I have been to in a […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s latest “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to the FBO at Orangeburg Municipal Airport (KOGB) in Orangeburg, South Carolina. AVweb reader Jeff Grigg described his recent visit to the airport: We had an appointment with an examiner at this airport. While there, we were offered a […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to West Houston Airport (KIWS) in Houston, Texas. AVweb reader Trevor Fenimore recommended the FBO: I spent three months working out of West Houston Airport doing Aerial Survey, and this FBO was the best I have used during my eight […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Clarke County Airport (23M) in Quitman, Mississippi. AVweb reader Dee Ann Ediger clued us in to the airport’s excellent FBO: We were making our way westward toward questionable weather and keeping in contact with Flight Service while watching the […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs Our “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Saugeen Municipal Airport (CYHS) in Hanover, Ontario (Canada). AVweb reader Philip Englishman‘s been treated well there and has high praise for the airport FBO: Saugeen Municipal is a great gateway to Canada with customs available with your Canpass. The […]

Christopher Dorner, the former California police officer who has been the subject of a massive manhunt in the wake of three killings, received some flight training when he was in the U.S. Navy, the TSA says, and general aviation operators should use “an increased level of awareness concerning any suspicious activity.” The TSA alert (PDF) […]