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September Fuel Survey Report
The following data displays the results of a fuel survey of U.S. FBOs conducted by the Aviation Research Group/U.S. Inc. in September 2019. This survey reflects prices reported by over 200 FBOs nationwide. Prices are full retail and include all taxes and fees. The regions listed are based on the eight FAA regions (excluding Alaska). […]
SAAR Leadership Academy Corporation Day
The Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS® (SAAR) Leadership Academy members (Class #23) toured Pinnacle Aviation as part of their Corporation Day on September 4, 2019. The group saw the interior of a Bombardier Challenger 350; toured the maintenance hangar; and learned about the origins of Pinnacle Aviation’s 30-plus year history, directly from founder and President, Curt Pavlicek. […]
June Fuel Survey Report
2019 Pinnacle Aviation Putting Challenge
Congratulations to the 2019 Pinnacle Aviation Putting Challenge Champion – Mr. Pete Selda! The Desert Mountain Community Foundation (DMCF) and Scottsdale based Pinnacle Aviation, in partnership with the Desert Mountain Golf Professionals and the Cactus Classic Golf Tournament, presented the Fifth Annual Pinnacle Aviation Putting Challenge fundraising event with all proceeds benefiting the DMCF Scholarship […]
Arizona Tennis Classic 2019
Pinnacle Aviation was proud to support the inaugural Arizona Tennis Classic, played March 11 – 17, 2019 at the Phoenix Country Club as part of the ATP 125 Challenger Tour. The tournament is positioned on the calendar between the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, and the Miami Open, allowing for an exceptionally strong […]
2018 Pilot of the Year
At the end of each year, Pinnacle Aviation’s Director of Operations, Trevor Turcott, and Chief Pilot, Todd Pixley, get together to compare notes and select Pinnacle Aviation’s Pilot of the Year. They evaluate annual flight times and number of trips flown. They keep track of client feedback and interview team members from around the company, […]
Meet Paula Talbot – Senior Accounting Executive
Meet Pinnacle Aviation’s Senior Accounting Executive, Paula Talbot. Paula’s roots are in Idaho, but her family moved to various locations around the US during her childhood. Because she never called one place home for more than 5 years, Paula considers Arizona home. She has lived in the valley since 1984. Besides spending time with her children, grandchildren, and friends, her favorite activities […]
Don Wade Selected to Present at the Bombardier Standdown
Pinnacle Aviation’s Director of Safety, Don Wade was a presenter at Bombardier’s Safety Standdown this past October at The Hyatt Regency hotel in Wichita, Kansas. As a recognized aviation safety expert, Don Wade, was asked to provide information, tools and guidance for aviation professionals to create a safety culture within their flight departments. The goal […]
2018 Pinnacle Aviation Interns
Pinnacle Aviation welcomes our 2018 Interns. The ASU interns act as assistant Director of Safety for one semester. They are trained on the Pinnacle Aviation Safety Management System, they performance of Safety Audits, and the duties of the Director of Safety as outlined in the Pinnacle General Operations Manual. They learn to conduct Pinnacle Internal […]
Meet Jorge Garcia – Maintenance Technician
Meet one of our Maintenance Technicians, Jorge Garcia. He is from Alamos Sonora, Mexico and moved to Arizona 25 years ago. He enjoys spending time with his family, hiking and going on long bike rides. Jorge has a passion for the aviation business. He is intrigued with airplanes and how they work. Jorge’s passion for […]
Meet Marci Steenson – Charter and Management Services Coordinator
Meet our amazing Charter and Management Services Coordinator, Marci Steenson. Marci is from Vancouver, BC Canada and moved to Arizona 20 years ago. She enjoys cross fit, traveling, trying new restaurants, and her French Bulldog, “Rocco”. Marci’s family was in the charter and aviation business since the 1970’s in Vancouver. At the time she had […]
2018 Pinnacle Aviation Putting Challenge for DMCF
This weekend Pinnacle Aviation hosted their annual putting challenge at Desert Mountain golf club during their spring demo day. The proceeds from this putting challenge go into a scholarship fund, which the employees children are able to apply for and use towards their education. The winner of the putting challenge is also given an opportunity to make a […]
Pegeen Griffith – Pinnacle Aviation’s Director of Administration for 22 Years
Meet Pinnacle Aviation’s Director of Administration, Pegeen Griffith. Pegeen is married to a wonderful husband and has 2 amazing grown kids and 1.5 grandkids. She loves spending time with her family and enjoys being involved in her church. Pegeen is originally from New York. She began her career in New York City as a commercial […]
Hole-in-One Winner Wins a Private Jet Charter
After an amazing hole in one at the Lou Grubb Friends Fore Golf & Gala Hole in One Event, Mr. Terry Rochford won a Private Jet Weekend Getaway in Laguna Beach, CA provided by Pinnacle Aviation. They departed Scottsdale at 9:00 AM on Friday August 11th on our sleek Raytheon Premier 1 that holds 6 […]