Conklin & de Decker will host their 13th Annual Aircraft Acquisition and Planning Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 5-6, 2012 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. Unique from other seminars and workshops, the Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Acquisition Planning Seminar is the only seminar that is designed to help the aircraft buyer, aircraft owner […]
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Frontier Airlines to begin passenger service at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Frontier Airlines will begin daily non-stop service between Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Denver International Airport Nov. 15. Frontier will be the third airline to service Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and the first to carry daily daytime service to a major metropolitan airport and international hub. Scott Smith, Mesa Mayor and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority Board Chair […]
McCall Stepping Down in Sedona
Mac McCall has announced that he is stepping down from his position as manager of the Sedona Airport. In a message to all of his family, friends and co-workers in aviation, McCall said his contract to manage Sedona is at an end, so he decided to retire after 37 years in airport management. McCAll said […]
PHX Sky Train™ First to Ride High over Taxiway
The PHX Sky Train™ at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, became the first transit system in the world to cross an active taxiway. This is yet another major milestone for the PHX Sky Train™ project as it took its first official ride on the bridge over Phoenix Sky Harbor’s taxiway “R” while aircraft […]
Tucson Airport Hires Bewley as Director of Operations
The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) in Tucson, Arizona, announced last week that Danette Bewley has joined TAA as director of operations, a position that was newly created. Bewley’s 23-year airport management career has taken her around the nation. She recently served as assistant director of airport economic development for the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. Bewley, […]
Air Race Classic Takes Off from Lake Havasu City
Mercedes Eulitt, left and Pamela Flesher on the ramp with Li’l Red, a Grumman AA-5. (Photo by Kim Stevens) Women pilots from around the country took off from Lake Havasu City, Arizona on Tuesday, for the first leg of the 36th Annual Air Race Classic 2012. With more than fifty teams registered the pilots began […]
Arizona Businessman Elected Chair for Flight School Association of North America
Tucson, Arizona business leader, Jim White (Shown at right), Manager of Double Eagle Aviation, has recently been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) at the group’s annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The goal of FSANA is to help flight schools improve their business […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER AND NATA TO OFFER TAX SEMINAR IN SCOTTSDALE
Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) will be partnering again this year on the Commercial Operators Tax Seminar in Scottsdale, AZ on August 7-8, 2012. The Conklin & de Decker and NATA Tax Seminar is the only tax seminar that is designed for the commercial operator and […]
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway named 2012 AZ Airport of the Year
The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport was recognized on Tuesday of this week for its superior service and accomplishments over the past year by being named the 2012 Airport of the Year. Michael Klein, Aeronautics Group Manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) presented the award to Lynn Kusy, (shown at right) executive director for the […]
TSA’s Pistole Delivers Keynote at AAAE
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole delivered the keynote address during the AmericanAssociation of Airport Executives (AAAE) awards luncheon on Wednesday in Phoenix. The association wrapped up its four day event with the final banquet that evening. An estimated 2,000 delegates and exhibitors attended the 84th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition. The last […]
