American Aero FTW, an FBO at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (KFTW), recently presented the Navy SEAL Foundation with a check for $18,875, its 2022 donation to the foundation to fund flight scholarships for active duty and veteran U.S. Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combat Crewmen.
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Fargo Jet Center undergoing $22 million expansion
The new complex includes a 27,000-square-foot maintenance hangar, a 23,000-square-foot hangar dedicated to aircraft special mission modifications, as well as maintenance and avionics support offices, technical workspace, and rooms for composite fabrication, paint, and sheet metal fabrication.
Atlantic Aviation lands at Love Field
Atlantic Aviation has expanded in the Lone Star State with the completion of its acquisition and initial renovations of Textar Aviation, an FBO at Dallas Love Field (KDAL) in Texas.
Sheltair continues expansion at KBJC
Sheltair has officially opened its second hangar at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Denver. At the same time, company officials broke ground for Sheltair’s latest expansion project, which will add three more hangars to its KBJC FBO.
Rise Aviation opens new facility at KGYI
The new multimillion dollar facility at North Texas Regional Airport is the first of three planned construction phases for the company.
Unleaded avgas best practices released
FBOs need to be ready once unleaded avgas makes it to their airport.
From the lab to the field: Avfuel’s part in getting new unleaded avgas to your airplane
ATIC has been in collaboration with GAMI for many years regarding the development of G100UL, Avfuel officials said, but noted the “commercialization process will take time.”
Sheltair offers fuel discount to Pilots N Paws pilots
Registered volunteer pilots will be provided a digital card to present at the customer service desk to receive fuel discounts when flying rescue missions.
Clay Lacy breaks ground on $20 million FBO and maintenance facility at KOXC
The new FBO and maintenance facility at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Connecticut, is expected to be completed in the winter of 2023.