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AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Western Aviation Services (WAS) at Rafael Hernandez Airport (TJBQ) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Almost all of this week’s nominations came from pilots who experienced Hurricane Omar evacuations firsthand and made it through with the help of outstanding FBOs and careful planning – but the fact that Western Aviation was nominated by a group of some 30 pilots at various airports (“TJSJ, TJIG, TJAB, TSTT, TSTX, and others,” according to the form) made it stand above the rest. So did AVweb reader A.B. Ravelo‘s rundown of everything the team at WAS did for the GA community. Here are some of the highlights of A.B.’s account:
The panic button hit all regional aviation as the storm had projected winds of 105 mph. … Mr. Ruben Hernandez, owner of Western Aviation Services, and his team went into high gear and offered hangar facilities free of cost to over 60 aircraft and ramp facilities to another 20. BQN controllers saw over 100 flights in less than four hours, as King Airs lined up on the downwind for Runway 8, behind C-150s and others. Overnight, the storm’s easterly track pushed it out of range, and it became a non-event. However, the Good Samaritan spirit of WAS and their staff are … [the reason why] the folks at WAS are your first friends when traveling into the Caribbean USA.
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AVweb is actively seeking out the best FBOs in the country and another one, submitted by you, will be spotlighted here next Monday!
