Bohlke International Airways, an FBO and aircraft charter operator at Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, has signed an agreement to partner with IGY (Island Global Yachting) Marinas, a luxury destination brand for the mega- and super-yacht community.

The partnership, the first of its kind, will make Bohlke (Booth 4600), which has been in operation since 1959, the preferred aviation services provider for IGY. For the yachting community, the marina is the nautical equivalent of an FBO. And, as the first chain of luxury destination marinas, IGY has numerous facilities across the Caribbean and Eastern U.S., catering almost exclusively to the seagoing version of ultra-long-range, large cabin jets and their passengers. Yacht Haven Grande, its purpose-built flagship facility in St. Thomas, lies just 38 miles from Bohlke’s FBO.

As part of the agreement, Bohlke is now an IGY Anchor Club strategic partner and a participant in the company’s points reward program. “It’s the first of its kind in the industry. Never before has a luxury marina destination chain brand offered a points return system on money spent,” said Fiona Horne, Bohlke’s marketing manager. “By becoming a strategic partner with them, when anyone spends money with us or with IGY, they get anchor club points which is similar to fuel cards. Offering it in a private charter and private aviation situation is unique, so we’re excited to have that opportunity.”

Bohlke operates a charter fleet that includes a Cessna Citation II, a Mitsubishi MU-2, a Beechcraft King Air B200, and a Wi-Fi-equipped Gulfstream G100, its most recent addition. Bohlke is a three-generation, family-owned business. Its FBO offers 43,000 sq ft of hangar space, catering and crew accommodation options, concierge service, and since St. Croix is a U.S. port of entry, customs pre-clearance into the mainland U.S.