FBO chain operator Avflight has been selected to establish the second FBO at Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford International Airport. The company has agreed to a capital investment between $6 million and $7 million on a five-acre site on the east side of the Grand Rapids airport, which is currently served by Signature Flight Support. Avflight expects to break ground on the new facility later this year.

“We look forward to serving as a premier gateway to the Grand Rapids community for general and business aviation, welcoming traffic to the metro area, and helping the economy thrive," said Garrett Hain, the company’s v-p of finance. “The planned facility will include all the comfortable amenities to which the modern traveler is accustomed in a high-end FBO, including a pilot lounge, spacious modern lobby, conference room, kitchenette, maintenance area, catering kitchen, and office space.”

Avflight, which is affiliated with aviation fuel distributor Avfuel, operates facilities at 21 other airports across North America and Europe, including six in its home state of Michigan.