Wed, May 05, 2004
Global Aviation Launches Full-Service FBO at Hillsboro
Airport
Global Aviation has expanded its offerings to include Fixed-Base
Operator (FBO) services at Hillsboro airport (HIO). With its
regional FBO capabilities, Global Aviation now offers the concierge
and maintenance services desired by corporate executives and
private aircraft operators around the world.
Global Aviation's FBO services include aircraft maintenance and
refueling, 24-hour call-out service, a crew lounge, rental-car
service, courtesy cars, hotel reservations and gourmet catering.
For traveling executives, the new FBO offerings also include a
conference room facilities, 12,000 square-feet of office
facilities, charter dispatch, limousine service and 48,000
square-feet of hangar space. With such services now in place at
Hillsboro Airport, Global Aviation sees HIO as a new West Coast
travel hub with the potential to boost business activity throughout
the Portland metropolitan area.
"We have an international reputation for our attention to
detail, and expanding that model to an FBO setting is a natural way
for us to continue meeting the needs of our corporate, private and
en-route clients," said Flo Newton, president of Global Aviation.
"Executives and private pilots realize time is money, and we're
proud to now offer to them complete FBO services in a new West
Coast location."
In addition to its FBO offerings, Global Aviation provides
charter services, aircraft management, on-site maintenance and
hangar rentals. Global Aviation's hangars accommodate private craft
of nearly any size, from a Lear 35 to a Global Express.
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