From the Director – Trust but Verify

Trust, but verify was a signature phrase adopted and made famous by the late president Ronald Reagan. President Reagan frequently used it when discussing U.S. relations with the Soviet Union. Reagan rightly presented it as a translation of the Russian proverb “doveryai, no proveryai”.

The phrase was learned by President Reagan from Suzanne Massie, a [...]

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Communication – Vital to Aviation Cost

From the Director of Maintenance

We all read Brad’s newsletter article in the last issue of Perspective about how proper communication is vital to aviation safety. In the article Brad discussed how improper communication between crew, crew to air traffic controllers, or crew to maintenance could cause an unsafe outcome.

Brad hit on how proper [...]

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What’s In A Name?

Special Services Corporation (SSC)business market is aviation services. SSC is an assembled team of individuals that are responsible to perform the extensive and complex transactions required in the aviation industry.

Possibly one of the the most often asked questions today may be, “How is business?” The context of the question is one of the state of economics [...]

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Slow Down Before You Start Moving

By Jarod Spencer

Aircraft go fast. Customers use these wonders of technology to get where they want to go more quickly than they otherwise could. Because of the pressures to meet schedules, flight crews can get in a rush. While efficiency is a hallmark of a well trained crew, speed for speeds sake is neither [...]

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Special Services Corporation (SSC) Offers Information and Assistance to Business Travelers, Flight Departments.

Greenville, SC

SSC recognizes that many businesspeople, especially in the Southeastern United States, have been working a lot more hours and harder than they need to.  SSC has launched a campaign to make their jobs easier and their work more effective.

Business executives, sales representatives, and service personnel have been spending hours (or days, [...]

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Sky High!

Utilizing a business aircraft can be one of the most efficient time management solutions an executive can use. Being able to create and manipulate a schedule, as needed, provides the flexibility businesses need.

Unfortunately, a vital component of the operation of business aircraft is becoming more expensive again. Aviation fuel is on the rise, [...]

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Have An Aircraft That Spends A Lot of Time in the Hangar?

Many companies and individuals have been impacted by the economy in the last few years and have been using their aircraft less often.

It’s true that not using your aircraft may save money on fuel, staff time, and aircraft maintenance.  But there are some costs, like hangar space and property taxes that need to be [...]

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Do You Have A Supplemental Flight Service Department?

Despite the negative publicity business aircraft continue to receive under the current administration, business flight departments continue to exist because of the factual competitive advantages they provide. These competitive advantages come in the form of:

Increased revenues Increased earnings growth Improved asset efficiency Increased customer satisfaction Increased employee satisfaction

Detailed studies of how this [...]

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FREE Online Course on Private Aviation

The uncertainty of today’s economy along with slimmer balance sheets has caused most aviation users and operators to take a harder look at their daily operations and budget. Are you doing everything you can to increase efficiencies across the board within your flight department, are you doing everything you should to ensure your aircraft retains [...]

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Aircraft Engine Oil

Engine oil performs a number of functions in an aircraft engine: lubrication, cooling, cleaning, corrosion protection, noise reductions and propeller operation; the most important of course being lubrication. Needless to say, without oil all moving parts would wear out quickly. Oil forms a layer between the engine parts and reduces friction. Oil can be visualized [...]

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