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North Dakota FBO Sees Major Expansion
Minot Aero Center (known until recently as Pietsch Aircraft), the lone service provider at North Dakota’s Minot International Airport, has completed a $3 million expansion project, which saw the...
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Belfast Welcomes New FBO
Woodgate Aviation is the latest service provider to set up shop at Belfast International Airport. Ahead of its grand opening later this year, the nearly $3 million facility is already operating at...
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Pennsylvania FBO Completes Major Expansion
L.J. Aviation, one of two providers at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., has completed construction of a 30,000-sq-ft hangar, capping off a year-long $6.5 million expansion program at the...
View ArticleSecurity More Important Than Ever at FBOs
Our world is a dangerous place these days, with the threats of international and domestic terrorism mingling with more common hazards, such as vengeful ex-employees, vandals or other unhinged...
View ArticleSwiss Firm Partners with Smart Aviation on Cairo FBO
Switzerland-based aviation services provider Executive Sky Flight Support (ESFS) has partnered with local ground handler Smart Aviation to offer FBO services at Cairo International Airport. The...
View ArticleAstra Aviation Opens Facility in Zimbabwe Capital
African flight support firm Astra Aviation has expanded its presence in the continent with a new location at Harare International Airport, the capital of Zimbabwe. The new facility, Astra’s ninth in...
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ExecuJet Expands into Mexico
Continuing a recent growth spurt, ExecuJet launched its first FBO in Mexico. The new facility at Monterrey’s Del Norte International Airport has the largest private hangar in the north of the country...
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2016 FBO Survey: The Americas
As business aviation activity in North America continues to rebound from the depths of the downturn, that has meant good news and growing prosperity for many of the companies that service those...
View ArticleSignature Expands into Italy, Divests Six Landmark FBOs
Signature Flight Support has extended its global FBO network into Italy with the formation of a joint venture with local aviation company SEA Prime S.p.A. The FBO chain acquired a 60-percent share of...
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Jet Aviation’s Singapore Hub Proves a Strong Foundation in Asian Market
When business aviation services group Jet Aviation (Stand P312) first established its Asia Pacific headquarters at Singapore’s Seletar Airport back in 1996, it was far from clear how market prospects...
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Castle & Cooke Now Offers Three U.S. Entry Points
For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. aviation services provider Castle & Cooke is attending ABACE as an exhibitor and explaining to potential Pacific Rim customers the benefits of its three fixed...
View ArticleFlorida's Stuart Jet Center Goes Green
The U.S. Green Buildings Council has designated Stuart Jet Center’s new flight training, maintenance and avionics facility at Whitham Field in Stuart, Fla.,as a Leadership in Energy & Environmental...
View ArticleHawker Pacific’s Bizav Service Network Spans Asia Pacific
Once again, the annual ABACE event gives business aviation services group Hawker Pacific the chance to showcase its presence here in China. The group’s Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service...
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GAMA Aviation Shaping Strategy for Asia-Pac Region
GAMA Aviation (Booth P362) is exhibiting here just over a year after it formed GAMA Aviation Hutchison (Hong Kong) Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture with Hutchison Whampoa. The joint venture, which now...
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Metrojet Celebrates Two Decades of Service
Hong Kong’s Metrojet (Booth H417), the aviation arm of Sir Michael Kadoorie’s Peninsula Hotels Group, is the biggest business aviation operator at Hong Kong International Airport. “Next year we’ll be...
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Korea’s First FBO Set to Open Soon in Seoul
Korea Airport Corp. (KAC) and its partner Avjet Asia expect to open their new FBO at Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport next month. The Gimpo Business Aviation Center, which will effectively be the...
View ArticleAfter Record Year, Shanghai Hawker Pacific Looks To Expand
The Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Centre (SHPBAC), host facility for ABACE since the show’s relaunch in 2011, saw its busiest year in 2015, with a 20-percent year-over year increase in...
View ArticleAir Elite FBO Network Expands to Cyprus
Skylink Services, the lone ground handling service provider for business aircraft at Cyprus’s Larnaca International Airport, became the 52nd Diamond Service member of the Air Elite Network, an...
View ArticleTrip Planners Advise Flexibility, Preparation For China Travel
The dynamics of traveling to China have continued to change as business aviation traffic has grown there, requiring operators to plan further in advance. At the same time, they must remain flexible to...
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Million Air's Beijing FBO is Evolving
Making its first ABACE appearance as an exhibitor this year is U.S.-based FBO chain Million Air (Booth P718), which last fall announced a partnership with CJet to rebrand its FBO at Bejing Capital...
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