Industry Round-up, February 5, 2020
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AVweb’s news roundup has found reports on a promotional award for three charities, the launch of an A&P program, a new customer relations advisor for an FBO, an agreement for a program to support a drone pilot network and the award of an airline training contract. Phillips 66 Aviation has presented charities Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois, LifeLine Pilots and Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) with 1 million WingPoints each as part of the company’s “It’s the Great WingPoints Giveaway” promotion. Points are redeemable for “rewards ranging from pre-paid debit cards, to restaurant and retailer gift cards.”
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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 aviation community and dignitaries in the Greater Palm Springs area. Her achievements and contributions to the industry have earned her national as well as local recognition. She was named one of the nation’s top 12 Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Employees by the national publication, Professional Pilot Magazine, an award she received for ten consecutive years. Ms. Nelson was also honored on July 16, 1997, with the proclamation of the Peni Nelson Day by then-Mayor of Palm Springs, California, William G. Kleindienst.
Industry Round-up, December 11, 2020
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AVweb’s weekly news roundup found reports on two new aircraft battery chargers, a cleanliness certification for an FBO and an aviation insurance company acquisition. True Blue Power has expanded its product line with two new aircraft battery chargers. The True Blue Charger PRO is designed to charge, discharge and test True Blue Power lithium-ion aircraft batteries while the True Blue Charger Mx is suitable for maintaining lithium-ion and sealed lead-acid aircraft batteries of any capacity.
Desert Jet Center, an FBO located at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) in Thermal, California, has earned its Safety 1st Clean certification. Safety 1st Clean is an infectious disease response cleaning standard developed by the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Safety Committee and COVID Task Force in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance has announced that it ha