After a five year hiatus, the Lauderdale Air Show returns to Fort Lauderdale on April 28 – 29, 2012.  For pilots flying to South Florida for the show, Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is offering a fuel discount, no ramp fees, as well as hotel and car reservation assistance.

The Lauderdale Air Show will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet Demo Team, Navy Seals elite parachute demonstration team, and other military aircraft demonstrations and flyovers from every branch of the military.

The Lauderdale Air Show will also feature some of the premier civilian performers in the nation including the Black Diamond Jet Team, GEICO Skytypers, Freestyle Aerobatic World Champion Rob Holland and more.

Visitors will have the opportunity to visit vendor booths and as an official sponsor, Banyan Pilot Shop will have a booth filled with merchandise available for sale.

The main event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, but there are earlier festivities open to the public.  A Performer Welcome Party will be at Shooters Waterfront Café hosted by Paul and Young Ron from BIG 105.9 at 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 26.  On Friday, the Air Show Take Off Party will be at Sea Level Restaurant beachside at the Marriott Harbor Beach at 7:00 pm during which the Navy Seals will perform a parachute team jump.

The Lauderdale Air Show takes place at Fort Lauderdale Beach with show center at Sunrise Blvd. and A1A.  The show offers free general viewing, however, premium viewing  is available with paid tickets.  Show schedule, performers, ticket and parking information is all available on the Lauderdale Air Show website http://lauderdaleairshow.com/

Banyan Air Service is a premiere 24-hour FBO at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport that caters to individual aircraft owners, corporate flight departments, aircraft charter operators and military and governmental institutions.  Banyan provides fuel and ground services; including aircraft washing and cabin cleaning.  Banyan’s customer support team assists with gourmet catering, hotel reservations, on-site Hertz rental cars and Bahamas and Caribbean travel assistance.  In addition, Banyan offers hangar space to accommodate aircraft up to a Gulfstream 550.   United States Customs is available daily from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm.

For information on Banyan Air Service, visit www.banyanair.com/airshow.

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Recently, our fuel provider, and one of our closest partners, the Avfuel Corporation, invited a delegation from China to tour the Banyan complex.  The delegation was made up of aviation business leaders and aviation government officials from Chengdu, China, one of China’s largest cities. The purpose of the visit was to introduce the delegation to one of the premier U.S. FBOs that partners with Avfuel under their brand. AvFuel’s C.R. Sincock gave a presentation about their business model, followed by an FBO question and answer session and a tour of the Banyan complex led by Don Campion.  The delegation was extremely impressed with the AvFuel presentation and the Banyan complex. While oceans may separate us, the passion for aviation exists all over the world!

On behalf of the Banyan team, Andrea Bahr and John Mason accept the Pilots' Choice Award.

“We are absolutely thrilled and honored to receive this ranking in the Pilots’ Choice Survey. Our team is more than ever committed and motivated to surpass the expectations of our customers. We continue to strive and raise the bar on the level of customer service within our industry,” says Andrea Bahr, Banyan’s customer support manager.

Banyan is a 24-hour fixed base operation (FBO) that caters to individual aircraft owners, corporate flight departments, aircraft charter operators and military and governmental institutions. Banyan provides aviation fuel, ground services, aircraft detailing and hangar space to accommodate aircraft up to a Gulfstream 550. Banyan’s customer support team assists with gourmet catering, hotel reservations, on-site Hertz rental cars and Bahamas and Caribbean travel assistance. United States Customs is available daily from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

In addition to FBO services, Banyan provides aircraft sales and management, heavy maintenance and interior modifications, turbine engine services, structural repairs, and avionics services. Banyan also offers, Hangar63 (Banyan’s Aviation Store) for in-store shopping, TropicAero.com for on-line purchases and Jet Runway Café for breakfast and lunch. The company has been in business since 1979 and employs over 160 aviation professionals companywide. For more information, visit Banyanair.com on-line or at facebook.com/BanyanAir.

The 2011 Fltplan.com Pilots’ Choice Survey had over 45% more pilots participating than in the previous year. With over 7,480 votes cast, pilots picked their favorites in the following categories: Top U.S. FBOs, Top U.S. FBOs by region, Top FBO Chains, Top Canadian FBOs, Top ATC Centers and more. New this year was the Star FBO and ACE FBO. The Star FBO category was created by using airport arrival data to generate a ranking that takes into account the traffic at an airport and the amount of competition on the field. The ACE FBO award recognizes the 3 FBOs who received the most votes at airports with less than 5,200 arrivals per year.

Fltplan.com is a professional full service flight planning website assisting pilots with flight plan filing, FAA Certified weather, flight tracking and CBP Certified eAPIS. For more information, visit fltplan.com.

Saturday June 12, Hangar63 (Banyan’s Aviation Store) donated half of the days gross profits to Angel Flight. Angel Flight is a non-profit volunteer pilot organization involved in “public benefit flying.” They arrange free air transportation by private aircraft to distant medical facilities when commercial services are not available, impractical or simply not affordable. To encourage pilots and passengers to participate in this fund raising event, Banyan agreed to provide $1.00 off per gallon of gas and Jet Runway Café provided $5.00 off any Hangar63 customer’s bill for that day. Banyan’s Line Service team provided every landing aircraft with information about the event and encouraged customers to stop by and help out the cause.

Members of Angel Flight held a meeting in the Sabal Palm conference room and before wrapping up for the day presented Banyan with a Humanitarian Award for the helping the organization. Chuck Speakman, Hangar63’s manager, was proud to accept the award and thanking Angel Flight for all they do.

Hangar63 (Banyan’s Aviation Store) was pleased with the outcome and looks forward to making this an annual event.

“We hope this type of partnership will be considered by other aviation groups who support our mission.  Partnerships with for-profit groups are a great way to team and be successful in the current economy”, says Blake Mathis, President/CEO of Angel Flight Southeast.

To find out how you can help Angel Flight, visit their website.

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4. GA supports almost 1.3 million high-skill, high-wage jobs in professional services and in manufacturing.

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