FBOs

In an attempt to limit their insurable losses and reduce premiums, some FBOs continue to ask transient pilots to sign hold-harmless forms.

Business aircraft handling group Feras plans to open seven new bases in Germany over the next 12 months.

Ross Aviation and Centre Partners finalized their acquisition of Scottsdale AirCenter last month.

NATA has expressed its pleasure that the House passed H.R.

BroadWare Technologies has been selected to implement a wireless video surveillance platform at Long Beach (Calif.) Airport.

The so-called “stealth” amendment passed Congress last month, granting the City of Rialto, Calif., special dispensation to sell its municipally owned airpo

And what’s it like when close to 10,000 airplanes descend on your airport? Toby Kamark and Jeff Wanke, co-owners of Orion Flight Services (CEO and presiden

Mercury Air Center LGB, a division of Mercury Air Group, has moved its operations into a newly built facility at Long Beach’s Daugherty Field.

Aircraft towing technology has advanced markedly in the past decade, with towbarless tugs improving efficiency and lessening wear and tear on nosewheels.

Macquarie Infrastructure, a New York subsidiary of Australia-based Macquarie Bank, completed its $58.2 million purchase of Las Vegas Executive Terminal.

Tech Engineering, an AOG mobile repair service, has expanded its capabilities to include an operation at FBO Lanmar Aviation at Groton-New London Airport,

Signature Flight Support broke ground late last month on a new facility at Boston Logan Airport.

Jet Aviation’s FBO at London Biggin Hill Airport is now providing fuel, and its facility at Dubai International Airport now includes in-house customs clear

Europe-headquartered handling group Swissport and maintenance provider Arabasco (Arab Airplane Services Co.) of Saudi Arabia have formed a new joint ventur

Spill prevention, control and containment (SPCC) rules for fuel trucks and fuel farms will be eased significantly under two proposals published last month

FalconTrust Air/Avitat in Miami hosted a special gathering of Nascar teams and fans last month.

Just in time for this year’s ski season, Rifle Air has acquired Corporate Aircraft Services and The Rifle Jet Center, the two existing FBOs at Garfield Cou

North Bend Municipal Airport is about one-third of the way up the coast of Oregon, directly on scenic Coos Bay.

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Sun Air Jets at Camarillo Municipal Airport (CMA), Calif., recently completed the final phase of a $10-million hangar-expansion program, which has added mo

The latest addition to the SheltAir FBO chain is up and running at San Juan (Puerto Rico) Isla Grande Executive Airport (TJIG).

Landmark Aviation has completed its acquisition of Skyport, the full-service FBO at the Westchester County Airport (HPN) in New York.

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Keeping light aircraft out of the elements is more challenging in some areas of the country than others.

The co-owners of Eaglejet Aviation have acquired the assets of Executive Jet FBO at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT).

Coos Aviation, a full-service FBO at the North Bend (Ore.) Airport, is undergoing a facility upgrade, scheduled for completion by this summer.

FBO chain SheltAir last month finished building its executive terminal at Isla Grande Executive Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Galaxy Aviation recently added to its chain of Florida FBOs with the purchase of the former Aero Sport facility at St.

TAG Aviation Espana and Swissport Executive Aviation opened full-service FBOs in Spain last month.

The German business and banking metropolis of Frankfurt lacks a dedicated executive airport, but Christoph Goetzmann, head of the executive aviation divisi

The value of an FBO to an aircraft operator can be difficult to measure.