CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When the SmartSky 4G network takes flight later this year, Clay Lacy Aviation will be a partner for hardware sales and installations, as well as supplemental type certificate (STC) developer on four Gulfstream models: the G200, G-IV, G-IVSP, and G-V. The Company, founded in 1968 as the first aircraft management and jet […]
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Bespoke Magazine Features Clay Lacy’s Jim Lauer on the Business Benefits of FANS-1/A
TrueNorth’s BESPOKE | Airborne Connectivity & Style Magazine Article by Jim Lauer, Director of Avionics | BESPOKE Magazine 2015 Edition As a pilot who flies in oceanic regions, particularly the North Atlantic routes and in Europe, you’ve probably heard about the new future air navigation system, or FANS. Initially it may seem like a technical […]
AOPA Features Aviation Legends: The world according to Clay Lacy
AVIATION LEGENDS: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CLAY LACY Article by: Julie Summers Walker | AOPA Pilot September 2015 Issue Aviation legend Clay Lacy has become synonymous with jet aircraft and Southern California, so it’s with some surprise that when he appears at a Wichita Aero Club luncheon, he’s introduced as a native son. Yes, Clay […]
Clay Lacy’s FANS 1/A+ Solution Highlighted in Avionics News
INNOVATIVE, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDS Story by Thomas Inman | Avionics News May 2015 Issue In March, Clay Lacy Aviation announced that its FANS 1/A+ solution for the Gulfstream GIV and GIVSP received FAA supplemental type certificate approval via STC–ST03423CH. The comprehensive upgrade provides a feature-rich, lowcostsolution with minimal downtime. The company is installing the new technology at its Van […]
San Fernando Valley Business Journal Interview with Clay Lacy
“7 OVER SEVENTY” | Interview with Clay Lacy by MARK MADLER San Fernando Valley Business Journal | January 12, 2015 Clay Lacy | 82 | Chief Executive Clay Lacy Aviation, Van Nuys Clay Lacy’s love affair with airplanes began as a young boy growing up in Wichita, Kan. where he started flying at 12 years old. Seventy years later, […]
Clay Lacy Interview with Business Airport International Magazine
“Record Breaker” | Interview with Clay Lacy by Hazel King Business Airport International Magazine | July 2014 With a career spanning over 60 years and 29 world speed records under his belt, Clay Lacy is one of the world’s most experienced aviation entrepreneurs. Business Airport International spoke with the veteran about his illustrious career and what […]
Clay Lacy Aviation Profiled in Professional Pilot Magazine
Clay Lacy Aviation is a provider of aircraft management, sales, charter, maintenance, fuel, avionics, interiors and Phenom 100/300 service at its VNY headquarters. Managing more than 75 bizjets ranging from 30-series Learjets and an Embraer Phenom 300 up to Globals, Gulfstreams and BBJs, CLA continues to be one of the most experienced international business jet […]
9th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards Takes Flight
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The 9th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation”® Awards, presented by Learjet, welcomes ONEflight International as a Presenting Sponsor. The awards will be held January 20, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton. Considered the most prestigious and important recognition event of aviation, this intimate, memorable, and historic evening of aviation awards and […]
Clay Lacy Inducted into Kansas Hall of Fame
By Janice Wood of the General Aviation News From the time he was a young boy growing up in the farmland of Wichita, Kansas, during the Great Depression, veteran pilot and business aviation pioneer Clay Lacy had a natural fascination with flight. He first took to the air at age 8 and began working at […]
What Happens in Vegas is Good For Aviation Firms
What Happens in Vegas is Good For Aviation Firms Flying: NBAA convention a draw for aviation businesses from Valley to Ventura County.By MARK MADLER Monday, October 24, 2011 Thirty companies from the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys and Ventura County exhibited at the recent National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas. The three-day event, held […]
Embraer Designates 1st Phenom Service Center in California
São José dos Campos, February 4, 2010 – Embraer has named Clay Lacy Aviation (CLA) as the Company’s authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 jets in Southern California. Located at Van Nuys Airport, in the Los Angeles Basin, CLA is one of the most prominent, well-established corporate aviation service providers in […]