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GCK FBO changes name, expands

By Janice Wood · March 8, 2010 ·

Saker

Saker Aviation Services, an FBO at Garden City Municipal Airport (GCK) in Kansas (GCK), recently expanded with a recent move into a larger facility. The expansion comes in conjunction with the company’s recent rebranding efforts and name change from FirstFlight to Saker Aviation Services.

As part of their divestiture of Airborne Inc. last March, Saker Aviation Services agreed to change their company and trade name from FirstFlight. Saker derives its name from the Saker Falcon, one of the largest birds in the Falcon family. “We selected this name for the rebranding because we felt the imagery appropriately represented our business efforts,” Ron Ricciardi, president and CEO of Saker Aviation Services, explained.

Two additional locations have been rebranded as Saker Aviation Services: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) in Pennsylvania, and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York, New York (JRB). The GCK facility is a full-service FBO with charter, aircraft rental, flight instruction and maintenance, as well as a full line-up of amenities and pilot services.

For more information: 570-457-3400 or SakerAviation.com.

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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