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6 airportbusiness November 2015 INDUSTRY NEWS NATA, FBO PARTNERS PROVIDE AVIATION SOLUTIONS FOR FBOS, NEW TRAINING INITIATIVES FBO Partners LLC, a Seattle-based FBO con- sulting firm has signed an affiliation agree- ment with the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) to provide its FBO members with consulting services via NATA Aviation Solutions. The NATA and FBO Partners affili- ation also offers training created exclusively for NATA members, launching in 2016. The first course offered by NATA and FBO Partners is titled, The Essentials of Hangar Subleasing: From Risk to Revenue. It is scheduled for May 2016. The 1 1/2 -day course, targeted for FBO owners, GMs and decision-makers, will cover best practices, strategies and negotiation skills essential in hangar subleasing. For attendee or sponsorship information, contact NATA Safety 1 st Programs manager Elizabeth Nicholson at ENicholson@nata.aero. Alaska Air Group … Elects Kyle Levine as vice president of legal and general counsel effective Jan. 1, 2016. American Airlines' … CEO Doug Parker gained $4.9 million in a stock sale as part of a monthly stock sale plan, according to a government filing. Centennial Airport … Announces plans to open an Exploration of Flight center, an interactive learn- ing facility showcasing actual flight operations over Denver to simulated flights through the cosmos. Clay Lacy Aviation … Opens 2.5 acres of new ramp space at its Van Nuys Airport FBO providing additional space for arrivals and departures, accommodate overnight parking and reduce the frequency of aircraft towing. Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Board … Approves a lease extension for American Airlines. The lease on the airport-owned property, initiated in 1978, was extended 99 additional years to 2114. The following fuel prices were derived from transactions completed with the AVCARD credit card during February. Not all operations sell both jet-A and Avgas. The figures for jet fuel prices will be more representative than those for Avgas, due to the higher number of transactions recorded. Prices reflect all taxes and discounts. Data is supplied from AVCARD in consolidated format; individual transactions are not disclosed. West Coast Jet-A: $3.89 Avgas: $5.12 South Central Jet-A: $2.16 Avgas: $5.59 Southeast Jet-A: $3.36 Avgas: $5.05 North Central North Central Jet-A: $3.83 Avgas: $5.59 Northeast Jet-A: $4.04 Avgas: $5.44 Fuel Watch Retired TSA Dogs Need Homes When Transportation Security Administration bomb-sniffing dogs retire from patrolling airports and elsewhere, they need good homes and people to care for them. The dogs up for adoption are either retired or didn't get through the explosives-detection train- ing. They are usually German short-haired pointers, Labrador retrievers, German shepherds and Belgian Malinois between 2 and 10 years old. "Most of TSA's dogs have lived in kennels, not houses, and thus are not familiar with living in a home environment," the TSA said. The dogs are located in San Antonio, Texas. If an application to adopt one of the dogs is approved, adoptive families will have to travel there to pick up their new family members. To apply, contact the TSA Adoption Coordinator at: AdoptaTSAcanine@ OLE.tsa.dhs.gov.