Whether you are running an FBO or airport, you need to have the necessary equipment to provide efficient and safe ground support. Certain types of airport ground support equipment and supplies can be very costly, and they can affect the profitability of your airport or FBO significantly. One way to cut down on your expenses [...]
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If you are not based in a rural airport and do not have your own hangar and fuel supply, you will most likely have to use a fixed based operation, or FBO, service. There are numerous FBOs across the United States, and you can easily find one that is located close to your home. However, [...] Higher oil prices forced airlines to increase airfares last year, and this is likely to continue into 2012, say air travel experts. According to the United States Department of Transportation, an increase in oil prices in the first quarter of 2011 pushed airfares up by 8.5%. One airline attempted to raise its airfares 22 times [...] The winter is coming to the United States and as expected the large airlines have increased ticket prices for the pending holidays. Smaller airports may also see an increase in traffic as their users can be doing some visiting too. The fixed base operator that has purchased Lindbergh aircraft tugs should check on his purchase [...] Even after nearly one billion dollars of necessary upgrades, the work at Indianapolis International still isn’t quite complete. Underway now is the resurrection of an additional facility of about forty thousand square feet that is slated to be complete and ready for use in August. The new building’s main purpose will be to house extra [...] Contract disputes have left the very popular Spirit Airlines planes on the ground for several days since pilots walked off the job last Saturday. The airline offered full refunds to customers for missed flights and in some cases even offered a bonus in addition to the refund to be used on future flights to remain [...] It took nearly four million dollars in government stimulus funds and almost a year of hard work to complete, but the brand new 20,000+ square foot fire station at the Piedmont Triad International Airport is all but ready for action. The new, state of the art facility is replacing the much smaller fire station that [...] Although they may be happy to have a job in the midst of a recession, American workers are increasingly unhappy with their jobs. A survey by the Conference Board research group found job satisfaction is at its lowest in 22 years. Only 45% of U.S. workers said they were satisfied with their jobs. This is [...] Not long ago the future of FBOs was looking pretty rosy. Business travel was booming worldwide and aviation industry gurus predicted a robust future for FBO operations. Then the U.S. economy tanked sending global markets sprawling. Financial woes pulled the plug first on personal airline travel, then on business travel. Airlines were an early casualty [...] |
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