HOUSTON, Texas — Jet Aviation has expanded its FBO at Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) by adding two tenant hangars in response to customer demand. A newly renovated 15,000-square-foot hangar has been re-painted and reconstructed with a new roof. In addition, the offices and shops have been refurbished and rebuilt, including restrooms, air conditioning units and […]
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West Star Aviation breaks ground on ALN expansion
EAST ALTON, Ill. — West Star Aviation recently broke ground on a new maintenance facility totaling 47,000 square feet at St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN). In addition to the new maintenance facility, West Star also has plans to open a 14,000 square foot wood shop and a 6,000 square foot accessory repairs shop. The multimillion dollar […]
Upgrades slated for KPTN seaway
Upgrades to the 4,500 foot seaway at the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (KPTN) in Patterson, Louisiana, are set to begin Nov. 4. The upgrades begin with the construction of a new, additional concrete ramp for launching and retrieval of straight float aircraft, which will be overlaid by wood for use by amphibious aircraft. In […]
Blackhawk taps J.A. Air Center as distributor
Blackhawk Modifications has named J.A. Air Center as the newest distributor of its engine performance solutions for Beechcraft King Airs, Cessna Caravan 208A/208Bs, Conquest I and Cheyenne aircraft. Based at Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR) in Sugar Grove, Ill., about 45 miles west of Chicago, J.A. Air Center recently completed its first Blackhawk installation, an XP135A […]
#NBAA1: Hill Aircraft extends agreement with Air Elite Network
LAS VEGAS — At this week’s National Business Aviation Association Convention, World Fuel Services announced that Hill Aircraft, at the Fulton County Airport (KFTY) in Atlanta, has committed to a five-year membership with the Air Elite Network. Hill Aircraft has also begun serving its customers with Phillips 66 Aviation branded fuel following the new supply […]
#NBAA13: Beechcraft appoints Kalamazoo Aircraft service center
LAS VEGAS — Beechcraft announced at the 2013 National Business Aviation Association Convention the appointment of Kalamazoo Aircraft in Kalamazoo, Mich., as an authorized service center (ASC) for the company’s Baron and Bonanza products. “Kalamazoo Aircraft has hosted many American Bonanza Society Service Clinics over the years and has served the Western Michigan aviation community […]
Ross Aviation acquires Chester County Aviation
DENVER — Ross Aviation has acquired the assets and current FBO operations of Chester County Aviation at Chester County G.O. Carlson Airport in Coatesville, Pennsylvania (KMQS). Consistent with Ross Aviation’s belief that airports and FBO customers are best-served by local businesses — with local management, a local perspective and local market knowledge — the FBO […]
#NBAA13: Sheltair joins Avfuel FBO network
LAS VEGAS — Sheltair has partnered with Avfuel FBO network, a global supplier of aviation fuel and services. As part of the Avfuel FBO Fuel Network, Sheltair customers will be able to receive AVTRIP rewards points and benefit from Avfuel’s contract fuel program. Sheltair is one of the largest privately owned networks of FBOs in […]
Sheltair expands at FLL
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sheltair has completed Phase I of an expansion at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL). Phase I of the three-phase development project included 134,806 square feet of hangar and office space on more than 11 acres of land on the west side of the airfield. This is the first new general […]