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VAN NUYS, Calif. / September 14, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS – With FBO locations in Van Nuys, California, (KVNY) and Honolulu (PHNL) connecting the mainland U.S. with Hawaii, the island community is near and dear to Castle & Cooke Aviation. So, when long-time tenant, Planet 9, approached the company about relief efforts for sister-island, Maui, amidst disastrous wildfires, the FBO’s team leapt into action, helping to facilitate aid in a way only general aviation can execute in the wake of disaster.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. September 8, 2023 — soFLY Southern Tropics, a nonprofit chapter of Women in Aviation International (WAI) representing South Florida to the Islands, is set to host three inspiring Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) events in Doral, Fort Lauderdale, and...

SANTA FE, N.M. / August 24, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS – Jet Center at Santa Fe completed construction on its new executive terminal facility and the renovation of its former FBO space at Santa Fe Regional Airport (KSAF).

ANN ARBOR, Mich. / August 1, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS— Avfuel, the leading independent supplier of aviation fuel and services, welcomed London Southend Jet Centre (EGMC) to its branded network.

Fort Lauderdale, FL. / July 27, 2023 / Aviation News – In an effort to protect those within its communities and beyond its borders, Sheltair has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Transportation on its joint Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI) aimed to end human trafficking.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. / June 30, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS— The Ohio State University Airport (KOSU) joined the Avfuel-branded Network effective July 1. The partnership unites the leading independent supplier of aviation fuel and services with the university’s aeronautics and aviation campus, a general aviation reliever for John Glenn Columbus International Airport.

LANCASTER, Penn. / June 27, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS— Lancaster Airport (KLNS) is pleased to announce the completion of Phase III of its four-phase runway improvement project, an event marked by the reopening of runway 8-26, taxiway Delta east of runway 13-31, and both taxiways Juliet and November east of taxiway Foxtrot on Saturday, July 1.

Fort Lauderdale, FL – 6/26/23 – Banyan Air Service, a Fixed Base Operator (FBO), announces that it has been exclusively chosen by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to offer the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP) at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE).

Columbia, Missouri. Airline Maintenance Service, Inc. better known as “AMS” has announced today the recent expansion of services to the Columbia Missouri Regional Airport. With facilities located directly adjacent to the air carrier ramp AMS expects to be staffed...

Naples, Florida – On June 9th, Naples Aviation began offering 94 octane unleaded fuel (UL 94) as an
environmentally cleaner alternative to traditional aviation gasoline.

A replica of the Santa Clara glider was recently installed in Crownair Aviation’s 35-foot high lobby.

GENEVA, Switzerland / May 22, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS – Avfuel increased its European sales support presence in 2023, adding two new fuel sales representatives just in time for introductions at EBACE.

GENEVA, Switzerland / May 22, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS –Avfuel is celebrating two occasions in Geneva this year: joining the international aviation community at EBACE2023, and the company’s 50 years of evolution from regional fuel supplier to the industry’s first comprehensive, global supplier of aviation fuel and services.

Avfuel-branded FBOs have been recognized among the best in the business in the 2023 Aviation International News FBO and Professional Pilot PRASE customer surveys, dominating the top spots in each.

GILLETTE, Wy. / April 20, 2023 / Aviation News—GateOne acquired the FBO at Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (KGCC) in Gillette, Wyoming, effective April 19, 2023. The location is the fourth for the company and its first in the state.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. / April 4, 2023 / AVIATION NEWS – Avfuel Corporation welcomed Sheltair’s new FBO at Georgia’s Gwinnett County Airport (KLZU) to its branded network effective April 2, 2023.

With a sustainable mindset at the heart of its operations, Avfuel renewed its commitment to green operations by maintaining its designation under NATA’s Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses for the second year in a row.

All customer acceptance and departure flights from the Dassault Aviation completion facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – March 6, 2023 – Axis Jet, a Sacramento-based aircraft charter, sales and management company, announced the addition of a Citation CJ3 to the company’s air charter fleet.

In 2021, as a leader in sustainable aviation solutions, Avfuel Corporation announced a formal commitment to sustainability at its own properties by offsetting its annual emissions, in addition to continuing its work on sustainable options for its customers.