NATA News

With the opening of the new Milano Prime general aviation terminal at Italy’s Milan-Malpensa Airport last week, Signature Flight Support has begun operations from its crew and passenger lounge within the modern 15,000-sq-ft facility. The first purpose-built structure for business aviation at the airport, it took 18 months to complete at a cost of $4.65 million. “The expansion of Signature’s presence at the Milan-Malpensa Airport is part of our strategy to provide comprehensive flight support solutions to business aircraft operators in Italy,” said John Angus-Smith, the company’s managing director for EMEA. “The new business and general aviation terminal at Malpensa comprehensively upgrades the experience of private aviation crews and passengers visiting the airport, and serves as an elegant gateway to Milan and the rest of Northern Italy.” Read more.

Ross Aviation is pleased to announce that Brian Corbett has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and Jeff Ross has assumed the role of Chairman. Both Brian and Jeff will support the network from Ross Aviation’s home base in Denver, Colorado. Corbett was most recently Chief Experience Officer at Inspirato, the hospitality company he co-founded in 2011. Corbett’s proven success building an innovative travel brand, maintaining outstanding assets, leading operations, and serving discerning consumers will strengthen Ross Aviation’s position as an outstanding service provider in the fixed base operation (FBO) industry. “Ross Aviation is a successful and growing international network that stands out due to its passionate and caring team and great facilities. I look forward to working with my colleagues from the Cayman Islands to Alaska to further strengthen our brand on operational excellence, outstanding customer experiences, and growth,” said Corbett.

The Air Charter Safety Foundation’s (ACSF) is has announced that it has surpassed 5,000 reports submitted into its Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). ACSF is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration as a third-party ASAP program manager, in order to share, verify and mitigate aviation safety-related issues. The goal of ASAP is to enhance aviation safety through the prevention of incidents and accidents. The ACSF ASAP currently has 145 participating companies (67 Part 135 charter operators and 78 Part 91 flight departments), who voluntarily report and help resolve safety issues in a “non-threatening” environment. “This is a major milestone, as these 5,000 safety events might not have been reported without the operators’ participation in the ASAP program,” said ACSF President Bryan Burns. “There’s a wealth of significant data being collected and shared, and we’ve partnered with the leading aviation safety organizations to integrate the data collection process into existing safety management systems.” Read more.