Every fall, the ramp at Mustang Aviation transforms into one of the busiest aviation scenes in South Dakota. Aircraft arrive from across the country, including Texas, Florida, and California, bringing hunters to Pierre Regional Airport (KPIR) for pheasant hunting season. What is typically a steady flow of general aviation traffic becomes a fast-moving operation, with […]
Year: 2026
Contract Fuel Gets a Lift
For participating FBOs, Contract Fuel is another way to bring operators to the ramp and support fuel volume. Phillips 66® Aviation is continuing to invest in growing the program, with new advertising designed to reach operators and keep Contract Fuel top of mind when they are planning where to fuel. New creative launched recently across channels where business aviation […]
Meet Miles, Your New Gateway Assistant
Meet Miles, a new AI-powered assistant designed to make your Gateway experience easier. As Phillips 66’s first customer-facing AI agent, Miles helps you get the answers you need with less searching, fewer steps and faster resolution. Built right into Gateway, Miles provides a more intuitive way to find the information you need and get more out […]
Keith Clark Receives Flight Safety Foundation Meritorious Service Award
Recognized for helping advance the future of aviation fuel safety, Keith Clark, senior quality control and technical representative at Phillips 66® Aviation, received the prestigious Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award at the 2026 Annual Flight Safety Foundation Business Safety Summit. This highly respected honor celebrates trailblazers who are elevating safety standards, driving meaningful change and helping propel […]
AvionAero Brings MRO Expertise to Full-Service Operations
Longtime friends Sho Kassam and Justin Covalt have officially opened AvionAero, a new Phillips 66® branded fixed-base operator (FBO), at Wiley Post Airport (KPWA) in Bethany, Oklahoma, just outside Oklahoma City. The facility celebrated its grand opening with the community in April 2026. AvionAero brings together a full-service FBO and FAA Part 145 repair station, offering operators […]
Patrick Cohenour Honored with the 2026 Phillips 66 Aviation EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award at AirVenture
Phillips 66® Aviation, the only refiner in the aviation fuel industry that supplies jet fuel, avgas and contract fuel for FBOs, commercial and military aviation, proudly presented the 2026 Phillips 66® Aviation Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Leadership Award to Patrick Cohenour. As a Young Eagles Coordinator for EAA Chapter 24 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Cohenour has dedicated […]
Cutter Aviation: A Century in the Sky
Long before Prescott became a growing hub for aviation, Cutter Aviation Prescott was already helping pilots find their way home. Surrounded by mountains and perched at a mile above sea level, Cutter Aviation Prescott has quietly grown alongside the Tri-City region of Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley. Today, aircraft are taking off or landing at Prescott Regional Airport every 68 […]
Scaling SAF Through Cross-Industry Collaboration
At Smart Freight Week 2026, Phillips 66® Aviation joined DSV, Microsoft and United Airlines to highlight a new approach to scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through collaboration across the aviation value chain. Together, the companies are unlocking access to up to 11 million gallons of SAF, with the potential to reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 100,000 metric tons compared […]
Gill Aviation Scales for Peak Demand
Gill Aviation Prepares for Surge Due to Global Soccer Tournament Traffic at Houston’s Hooks Airport As Houston prepares to welcome the world for the biggest stage in soccer, Gill Aviation is preparing for a different kind of arrival: increased global private aviation traffic tied to the multi-week event. Located at David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH) in northwest […]
Phillips 66® Branded FBOs Earn Top Industry Honors
Phillips 66 Aviation Recognizes FBOs in AIN 2026 FBO Survey On March 26, the AIN 2026 FBO survey winners were announced at AIN’s FBO Dinner & Awards Gala, a prestigious event celebrating excellence in the business aviation industry at the Agora Theater and Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Nineteen FBOs within the Phillips 66 branded network were honored for their outstanding […]