Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) released its Business Aviation Index for the first quarter of 2017. The latest report indicates an overall increase in global business flight activity compared with the fourth quarter of 2016. Average utilization of aircraft in the first quarter of 2017 represented the highest level of flight activity for any first […]
Illinois
SIU Aviation Technologies Signs Agreement with Chinese University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Aviation Technologies program and Shenyang Aerospace University (SAU) in China will begin an articulation agreement in fall 2018. The 2+2 project, approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, will likely bring 50 to 60 students to Carbondale beginning in 2020. The academic concentrations will be on avionics and maintenance with a […]
JSSI President Midwest Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year® 2017
EY has announced that Neil Book, President and CEO of Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the Midwest. The awards program, which is celebrating its 31st year, recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their […]
Duncan Aviation Welcomes David Coleman to its Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions Team
Duncan Aviation announced that David Coleman, with his 27 years of aviation experience, has joined the company’s Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions team. The company was founded 61 years ago as an aircraft sales organization, and Coleman intends to bring his aviation expertise to Duncan Aviation to expand its market share in the aircraft sales, acquisition […]
JSSI Continues Growth in Asia with New Leadership
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) announced that it has appointed Jaslyn Chan as the new president of JSSI Asia. Chan will provide strategic leadership from JSSI’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong as part of the company’s continued growth in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Chan joins JSSI with an exclusive background in the aviation industry. […]
Vaisala’s Innovative Winter Weather Technology Being Evaluated by Emirates at Copenhagen and Chicago Airports
Vaisala is working with Emirates on a new decision support system for winter weather at both Chicago and Copenhagen airports. The combination cloud service and equipment tested by Emirates, called CheckTime, monitors winter conditions and provides information to pilots so they can make decisions about keeping an airplane’s wings free of ice and snow. A […]
Passenger Traffic at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Grows in 2016 for Fourth Consecutive Year
Passenger traffic at Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in calendar year 2016 increased by 4.33% over 2015. This marks the fourth consecutive year for year-over-year passenger growth at SPI. 191,946 total passengers were reported to have flown through SPI during calendar year 2016 as compared to 183,975 in 2015. All of the airport’s regularly scheduled […]
Flying Salukis Earn Ticket to Nationals
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Flying Salukis utilized depth to turn in another dominating performance for the team’s sixth straight National Intercollegiate Flying Association Region VIII title Saturday, Oct. 29. Senior Bradley C. Smith earned top pilot honors and six other Flying Salukis finished among the top 10 overall scorers as SIU won a ninth […]
AHEC Brings STEM Learning Lab to SPI
The Aviation History Educational Center located at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport has invited the Advanced Spaceflight Laboratory to come to Springfield on Saturday October 15 and can be explored from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 16 by teachers and any students they may wish to bring. This futuristic research spacecraft flight […]
Pact Creates Career Path for Aviation Students at SIU
An agreement with a St. Louis-based regional airline will provide a career path for Southern Illinois University Carbondale aviation students interested in becoming professional pilots. The university will sign an agreement to participate in Trans States Airlines’ “Aviators Program.” The agreement will offer a career path for students after they graduate from SIU Carbondale, José […]
