IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Bob and Jane Hoff will celebrate 50 years of marriage this weekend. Their first date was marked by Bob giving Jane a ride in a 1946 Cessna 120 that Bob’s parents, Onita and Mark Hoff, bought new. The 120 is still owned by the family. If the Hoff name sounds familiar, […]
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Signature Flight Support sponsors Able Flight
Signature Flight Support has signed on as a major sponsor of Able Flight, a non-profit organization that provides flight and aviation career training scholarships to people with physical disabilities. Signature will join Embraer Aircraft and Sennheiser Aviation as host sponsors of Able Flight’s 2nd annual benefit event to be held at Fantasy Of Flight near […]
New owner for Reeder Flying Service at TWF
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Reeder Flying Service, the Avfuel-branded FBO at Twin Falls, Idaho’s Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), has recently changed ownership. Current FBO employees will retain their positions, the company’s new owners said. Reeder Flying Service was purchased by David R. Price, Jack M. Hunsaker, and Alan Anderson. All three are Idaho businessmen […]
Scott Holloway joins Sheltair team
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Scott Holloway has joined Sheltair as the Senior Vice President of Capital Solutions. Sheltair is Florida’s largest privately-owned network of FBOs with locations throughout Florida, Georgia and New York. Scott has been engaged in the real estate finance industry in South Florida since 1977. For the past nine years he has […]
Duncan Aviation opens facility at PDX
Duncan Aviation has opened a satellite facility at Portland International Airport (PDX) in Portland, Ore., in partnership with Flightcraft. The shop specializes in avionics installation and repair. Located on the international airport at 7777 NE Airport Way, this shop is the newest in Duncan Aviation’s growing network of 30 facilities located throughout the United States. […]
Paragon FBO network grows
Paragon Aviation Group continues to expand its roster of independent FBOs in The Paragon Network with the addition of DuPage Flight Center (DPA) in Chicago and Henriksen Jet Center (TME) in Houston. Located in West Chicago, DuPage Flight Center boasts a 14,000-square-foot executive terminal that features an array of amenities, including on-site catering, a restaurant […]
FBOs to compete on service, not price
The FBO industry is shifting from a price sensitive business model to one based on providing an exceptional customer service experience, according to John Enticknap and Ron Jackson, Principals of Aviation Business Strategies Group (ABSG), “FBOs competing on price is an archaic way of doing business,” Enticknap told a group of FBO industry leaders attending […]
Fargo Jet Center expands
Fargo Jet Center, an FBO at Hector International Airport in North Dakota, is expanding, with plans to open Williston Jet Center in Williston, N.D. Williston Jet Center will offer aircraft fueling, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, aircraft charter management and aircraft sales. Construction of a new 6,400-square-foot passenger facility and a fuel farm are underway. “We’ve […]
Jet Aviation expands in Houston and Dallas
Jet Aviation recently expanded its maintenance capability at its newly acquired FBO at Houston’s Hobby Airport, as well as expanded its ramp at its FBO in Dallas at Love Field. “We are supplementing our existing expert in-line and AOG support for aircraft of all types and sizes, by adding staff and resources to support Houston’s […]