Legacy Aviation Services has nearly doubled its maintenance and modification shop space to 22,000 square feet at its C.E. Page Airport facility outside Oklahoma City. Steve Reid, head of Legacy’s maintenance and modification business unit, said the decision to expand was absolutely necessary. “As the business and general aviation fleet of turbo props and light […]
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FBO at TME claims to be building world’s largest arrival canopy
HOUSTON – Texas aviation enthusiast and businessman Ron Henriksen is overseeing the construction of what he’s calling the world’s largest FBO arrival canopy. Measuring over 32,800 square feet, the canopy is part of the current construction of Henriksen Jet Center at Houston Executive Airport (TME) in west Houston. Weir Enterprises is building the canopy as […]
FBOs at STT and ABE join Air Elite Network
Officials at World Fuel Services report that St. Thomas Jet Center located at Cyril E. King Airport (STT) in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Lehigh Valley Aviation Services located at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown, Pa., have joined the Air Elite Network. St. Thomas Jet Center has become the first Caribbean location […]
Landmark Aviation to acquire TEB FBO
Landmark Aviation has signed an agreement to acquire First Aviation Services, a FBO at Teterboro Airport (TEB) in Teterboro, New Jersey. The acquisition is expected to close by year end. TEB is one of the largest general aviation airports in North America, located 12 miles from Midtown Manhattan and in close proximity to several major […]
Hawthorne reopens FBO at NEW
NEW ORLEANS — Avfuel-branded Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has reopened its FBO at Lakefront Airport (NEW) in New Orleans, following an extensive renovation after Hurricane Isaac caused damage to the airport earlier this fall. The facility, including a brand-new terminal opened earlier this year, boasts more than 50,000 square feet of hangar space and can […]
TAC Air FBOs joins Phillips 66 network
SALT LAKE CITY – Two of the newest TAC Air FBOs, TAC Air Salt Lake City (SLC) and TAC Air Provo (PVU), are now part of the Phillips 66 Aviation-branded dealer network. TAC Air acquired the Salt Lake City and Provo FBOs this year, building the general aviation chain to 14 locations, 12 of which […]
OK3 AIR unveils multiple upgrades at 36U
SALT LAKE CITY – The FBO OK3 AIR recently unveiled multiple upgrades at the Heber City Municipal Airport (36U) to further accommodate general aviation needs. The airport’s latest upgrades include updates to the airport approach and weather forecasting systems, a state-of-the-art de-icing truck, and a 10,000-square-foot hangar. The night limitation to the GPS approach to […]
Spokane Airways shutting down
Spokane Airways, which provides private aircraft maintenance, flight training and small aircraft charters at Spokane International Airport in Washington state, is closing its hangar doors after 25 years in business. According to a report at the Spokesman-Review, owner Dick Chastek, 80, is retiring at the end of December and closing a business he’s helped run […]
Cessna endorses OpenAirplane
Cessna has named OpenAirplane as an Endorsed Partner to the Cessna Pilot Center program collaborating to make flying even more convenient for pilots. “Cessna Pilot Centers are a foundation of our aviation community,” said Rod Rakic, co-founder at OpenAirplane. “We’re excited to be working with the team at Cessna to enhance our product, and deliver a […]