Aviation Business Journal 1st Quarter 2013 - 5

1st Quarter 2013
Issue 1 | Volume 11

Aviation
Business
Journal

John Lentini & Marian (Epps) Lentini with
Ben Epps, Sr’s statue located in Athens, GA

Official Publication of the
National Air Transportation Association
Chairperson
James P. Sweeney
Fargo Jet Center
Fargo, ND

Incoming Chairperson
S. Michael Scheeringa
Signature Flight Support
Orlando, FL

Walk A Mile In My Shoes

President
Thomas L. Hendricks

By Paul A. Meyers

Treasurer
Marian Epps

This is the first article in a three-part series that will examine the art and science
of doing business with airport sponsors (in general) and leasing airport property
for commercial aeronautical purposes (in particular). This article will examine
doing business from a “sponsor” perspective. By walking a mile in the shoes
of an airport sponsor and using an approach that thoughtfully and carefully
combines art and science, a business can increase its potential for success.

NATA
Alexandria, VA

Epps Aviation
Atlanta, GA

Immediate Past Chair
D. Todd Duncan

Doing Business In A Part 135 Environment

Duncan Aviation - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

By Lindsey C. McFarren

Board of Directors
Gary L. Dempsey

Steve L. Loyd

Are you a Part 91 aircraft operator considering Part 135 certification? Are you
a management company with a client considering certification? If so, have
you considered the real implications of operating as a Part 135 air carrier?
Read this article for more information about doing business in a Part 135
environment.

Martin H. Hiller

Robert Marinace

Epps Aviation: A Full Service, Southeastern Success Story 30

Jet Aviation Holdings
USA, Inc
Teterboro, NJ
World Fuel Services
Tampa, FL

Bakersfield Jet Center
by Loyd’s Aviation
Bakersfield, CA
Key Air
Oxford, CT

When a corporate jet touches down at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, located just
northeast of Atlanta, chances are great that the pilot will fill up or top off the tanks
at Epps Aviation. The same, in fact, can be said about the pilot of a light, singleengine aircraft. It is that inclusive approach to business, which, at least partly,
accounts for the success of Epps Aviation, founded in 1965 by Pat Epps.

Edward Kilkeary, Sr.
L.J. Aviation
Latrobe, PA

Publisher
Thomas L. Hendricks
Editor
Shannon Chambers
Editorial Director
James W. Coon

By Paul Seidenman and David J. Spanovich

Contributing Editors
Maryanne Arthur

www.justwritesolutions.com

Jess Hammett
Amy Hornaday
Celeste Clark
Art Direction/Design
Laurel Prucha Moran

Blue Room Design
www.blueroomstudio.com

Advertising Sales
Justin Wolfe
The YGS Group

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President’s Message

By Tom Hendricks

Key Leadership Staff Changes By Colin Bane

Fish in the Barrel By Bob Fox, Landmark Aviation

First NATA Safety 1st FBO Audit Completed By Lindsey C. McFarren

NATA Maintenance Perspective By Carol E. Giles

Safety 1st News By Amy B. Koranda

Advertiser’s Index

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