FBOs

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

FBOs

‘Fundamentals Don’t Support’ Current Oil Prices

“The fundamentals don’t support the price of oil,” Hiller Group national sales manager Wesley Earl told attendees of the Florida Aviation Trade Association
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ExxonMobil introduces PremierCare

ExxonMobil Aviation has unveiled its new PremierCare certification system, an instruction and qualification program for line service personnel at Avitat an
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Zimex brings FBO excellence to Europe

In its renewed premises at Zurich Airport, Zimex offers executive handling services, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul for various types of aircr
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Chevron launches two FBO-related services

Two new programs designed to enhance FBO operations have been inaugurated by Chevron Aviation.
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Touching Bases: Panorama logs 50th year at HPN

There are fewer and fewer full-service FBOs, the kind that offer charter, maintenance and even a flying school in addition to fuel and aircraft storage.
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Touching Bases: Ross Aviation buys Bradley Pacific's Hawaii FBOs

Ross Aviation, backed by private equity firm Centre Partners Management, purchased a majority interest in Bradley Pacific Aviation’s five-FBO chain in Hawa
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Touching Bases: Oxfordjet new FBO name

After buying Oxford Airport in the UK last year from BBA Aviation, new owners the Reuben Brothers and Dawnay Day have selected a name for the airport’s FBO
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FBO Profile: Preofessional Jet Center

During Donald Staszko’s 42 years and 30,000 hours of flying and 32 years with American Airlines, he wisely built a real estate and commercial property deve
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Touching Bases: Midcoast finds permanent work for temporary hangar

While Midcoast Aviation was building yet another new hangar at its St.
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Touching Bases: Fuel volumes double at BJC

In the three years that Business Jet Center (BJC) has been open at Oakland (Calif.) International Airport, the FBO has doubled the number of gallons of fue
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Touching Bases: Kuwait FBO open for business

Since December, business aircraft have been able to park at the new Royal Terminal at Kuwait International Airport, and the facility opened for passenger s
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Touching Bases: DB Aviation building new hangar

DB Aviation is building a new 43,000-sq-ft hangar at its Waukegan (Ill.) Regional Airport FBO.
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Touching Bases: IFBOA, JFI cut credit-card costs

Members of the Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA) can save money on credit-card processing charges under a new program offered by Jet Fle
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Touching Bases: New lease for Beverly FBO

North Atlantic Air at Beverly Airport north of Boston has signed a 40-year lease extension and is adding 7,200 sq ft of hangar space and 50,000 sq ft of tr
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Touching Bases: Free portable airport/FBO guide

FltPlan.com released a free airport and FBO guide that can be downloaded onto PDAs such as the Palm Treo, Windows Mobile devices and BlackBerrys as well as
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AML extends savings programs beyond fuel

Online fuel buyer AML Global is preparing to start offering discounted insurance and pilot training rates to business aircraft operators.
Charter & Fractional

On heels of Super Bowl success, charter firm looks to expand

Swift Aviation Group first made headlines eight years ago, following an announcement by Embraer that the Phoenix-based charter operator, sales and maintena
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JetEx FBO coming to Le Bourget

Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support plans to open a new FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport in October, providing full ground handling services and a large VIP lo
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Touching Bases: Execair opens an FBO in Prague

Growing European FBO group Execair has opened a new facility at Prague Ruzyne Airport in the Czech Republic.
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Jet Aviation Expanding Westward

Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation signed a letter of intent with Ogden, Utah-based Kemp Development to open a Midcoast Aviation maintenance facility a
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Long-time FBO at HPN opens expanded facility

Westair Aviation, an FBO at Westchester County (N.Y.) Airport since 1950, moved into new facilities and expanded its services.
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Fruchter Aviation being sold to company president

Marc Fruchter, 55, who started Fruchter Aviation in 1982 and built it into one of the largest FBOs at Reading Regional (Pa.) Airport, is selling the busine
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Feras handling plans to open its first FBO in Zadar, Croatia

International handling company Feras (Booth No.
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Two Menzies aviation people killed in AA587 crash

Menzies Aviation Group employees Dennis Blair and Sylvie Greleau were two of the casualties on American Airlines Flight 587, the Airbus A300 that crashed i
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Ford buys a Chrysler in Pontiac

DaimlerChrysler Aviation, which had been on the block for several months, has been acquired from the German-based automaker by Ford Motor Company board mem
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Jet Aviation Looks West

Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation today signed a letter of intent with Ogden, Utah-based Kemp Development to open a new Midcoast Aviation maintenance
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Touching Bases: Florida FBO breaks ground for hangars

Galaxy Aviation at Witham Field (SUA) in Stuart, Fla., is nearly ready to open three 12,000-sq-ft hangars and attached offices that will be available for l
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Touching Bases: Cutter Aviation aligns with Phillips Fuel

Cutter Aviation has designated Phillips 66 to be its exclusive fuel supplier at its four FBOs–at Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), Phoenix Deer Valley (DVT), El Pa
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Touching Bases: FBO AvCenter moves into new digs in Pittsburgh

FBO AvCenter at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) recently moved into a new $14 million business aviation center that is more than twice as large as i