New AC-U-KWIK iPhone App Empowers Pilots to Plan Trips “On the Fly”
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Overland Park, Kan., (November 19, 2010) — The AC-U-KWIK iPhone App, available today in the Apple iTunes Store, empowers pilots and aviation professionals with mobile access to the pre-flight planning information they need, the moment they need it. The application incorporates data from the popular AC-U-KWIK Airport and FBO directories and places it in the iPhone, taking advantage of Apple’s easy user interface. Searching for airports and services has never been easier.
AC-U-KWIK's North American Edition iPhone app provides information for more than 4000 airports and more than 3900 FBOs throughout North America.The AC-U-KWIK app is the only application available for mobile devices that delivers current and reliable premium pre-flight planning information for the lowest price on the market today ($4.99 for a limited time, with free updates.)
“We’re excited to offer this resource in a format that can truly enhance the work lives of aviation professionals like corporate pilots, recreational pilots, airline pilots plus so many more,” said Frank Craven, group publisher of Penton’s Business Aviation Division. “Never before have iPhone users in the aviation industry been able to access this type of constantly updated information via a cost-affordable app that requires no other subscription or membership outside the app to make the data usable.”
The app is designed with the needs of many aviation professionals in mind, from corporate pilots, to schedulers and dispatchers, to charter brokers. For nearly three decades, these audiences have relied upon AC-U-KWIK (derived from “accurate and quick”) for the most correct and up-to-date worldwide airport/FBO/Services/Hotel data available. In addition to its traditional printed directories, AC-U-KWIK has provided this information via many formats to stay on the cutting edge of new media technologies: CD-ROM, online data subscriptions via acukwik.com, and now mobile applications.
AC-U-KWIK North American Edition App
The AC-U-KWIK North American Edition app includes:
- 4,000+ airports across USA (now), Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and the Bahamas (end of November 2010).
- 3,900+ FBOs
USA data is available on the AC-U-KWIK North American app now. Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Bahamas and Mexico data will be available the end of November 2010. Those buying the North American app now will automatically receive this non-USA North American data at the end of November 2010 through a free update.
Besides searching for an ICAO, airport or city name, users may navigate to an airport from a list of states.The AC-U-KWIK North American Edition app is easy to locate in the Apple iTunes Store by searching on the term AC-U-KWIK. Other formats of AC-U-KWIK data, including online subscriptions, printed directories, and CD-ROMs, are available at www.acukwik.com.
World Edition AC-U-KWIK App
A World Edition of the AC-U-KWIK app, which will feature detailed information for more than 8,300 airports and 12,500+ services around the globe, is in final development and will be released in December 2010.
About AC-U-KWIK
For more than 30 years, AC-U-KWIK has been the leading resource and information provider in pre-flight planning data for the general aviation industry with print, web, and electronic media services. For more information on AC-U-KWIK, visit www.acukwik.com.
About Penton Media, Inc.
AC-U-KWIK is a product of Penton Media Inc. As a leading, independent, business-to-business media company, Penton knows business and how to create and disseminate the vital content that moves markets. Penton serves the information needs of more than six million business professionals every month in industries ranging from Agriculture and Aviation to Electronics, Natural Products, and Information Technology. Penton is where professionals turn to gain the critical insight, expert analysis, and relevant connections needed to compete and succeed. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
Contact:
Paul Wyatt, Editor
Paul.Wyatt@penton.com, 913.967.1954