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" Ultimately, ATS will help AGI maximize
customer service, optimize
operations, and increase value to all of
our customers. "
AviationManuals Earns
IS-BAH PSA Recognition
AviationManuals has received International
Standard for Business Aircraft
Handling (IS-BAH) Program Support Affiliate
(PSA) recognition. Launched in 2014,
developed by the International Business
Aviation Council (IBAC) in collaboration
with the National Air Transportation
Association (NATA), IS-BAH is designed
to enhance the safety and efficiency of
business and general aviation services on
a global level.
" IS-BAH PSA endorsement allows
AviationManuals to bring our 26 years
of operational procedures and SMS
experience to the FBO audience helping
to improve operational professionalism
and safety, " said Kevin Honan, senior
operations advisor at AviationManuals.
" We can now provide services that assist
FBOs in understanding, complying with,
and maintaining the standards of the
IS-BAH Program. "
space and staff for its ground support
equipment service center.
" I would like to thank the North Carolina
Department of Commerce Building
Reuse Program, Craven County, Craven
100 Alliance, the Economic Development
Partnership of North Carolina, Tarheel
Building Systems and our awesome PJi
team for helping make this expansion
project a success, " said John Werner,
president and CEO. " With our expansion
complete, we look forward to adding new
team members in New Bern. "
WFS Adds Cargo Capacity at
Heathrow as Volumes Soar
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS)
has increased its facility footprint
at London's Heathrow Airport after
a 30 percent growth in volumes in
the past year.
WFS has signed a five-year lease
Avfuel, Neste and Hillsboro
Aviation Introduce
SAF in Oregon
As Hillsboro Aviation (KHIO) in August
accepted its first load of Neste MY Sustainable
Aviation Fuel, the FBO - in
collaboration with Avfuel Corporation
and Neste - secured the first business
aviation foothold for SAF in the
state of Oregon.
" Oregon has been a trailblazing state
PJi Celebrates Completion of
New Bern Distribution and
Service Center Expansion
Pilot John International, formerly Carolina
GSE, announces the completion of
its aircraft equipment distribution and
service center expansion in New Bern,
North Carolina.
PJi has doubled its space from 20,000
square feet to 40,000 square feet with
the support of the building reuse grant
awarded by the North Carolina Department
of Commerce's Building Reuse Program.
The additional physical space will
support PJi's rising demand for aviation
equipment with increased inventory and
storage capacity, along with increased
for clean air legislative initiatives, " said
Keith Sawyer, Avfuel's manager of alternative
fuels. " Furthermore, the team at
Portland's Hillsboro Aviation is passionate
about environmental conservation, which
made it the perfect first FBO partner to
establish SAF supply in the state. We are
thankful for its team for leading the SAF
initiative in the Pacific Northwest as we
work tirelessly with Neste to make SAF
an available alternative throughout business
aviation. "
The first 8,000-gallon truckload
delivery of SAF to Hillsboro Aviation
is just the beginning of the location's
SAF journey. The FBO collaborated with
Avfuel and Neste to secure consistent
supply of the alternative fuel to better
serve its green-minded customers on a
regular basis.
on Building 578 in the airport's cargo
area, boosting its warehouse and office
space by a further 27,000 square feet.
The additional building, due to commence
operations in October, features
eight landside doors for cargo deliveries
and collections, and a 20-foot truck
dock. As well as caster deck storage
for loaded pallets and containers, WFS
also plans to install a 7,000-squarefoot
area for ambient shipments and
dedicated storage for temperature-controlled
cargoes requiring a 2-8 degrees
C environment.
Once the new facility opens, WFS
will increase its total cargo handling
space at the airport to nearly 350,000
square feet. This latest expansion is
designed to support existing airline
customers - including new contracts
gained in the past 12 months with
Sri Lankan Airlines, Gulf Air and All
Nippon Airways. The additional building
will also provide growth capacity.
" After strong growth in our tonnage
throughput in 2021, and with cargo
volumes expected to increase by a further
25 percent this year, it's important
that we are proactive in ensuring we
have the capacity and infrastructure
our current airline customers need to
support their products and services. A
key focus for Building 578 is to expand
our perishables handling capabilities.
This investment also gives us more
space to welcome new carriers, which
we expect to do by the end of the year, "
said Paul Carmody, WFS managing
director - UK Cargo.
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