FBOs

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to PS Air at Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. AVweb reader Edward Woodson sent us a stirring testimonial to the lengths PS Air goes for their visitors: I was en route from 10C (Greenwood, Illinois) to GFZ […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs A nice courtesy car can often put an FBO on our list of favorites – but sometimes it’s a little something extra that impresses an AVweb reader and moves him to nominate a facility. Joseph Barber explains how SilverWing Flight Services at Sandpoint Airport (KSZT) in Sandpoint, […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Dominion Aviation Services at Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) in Richmond, Virginia. AVweb reader Chris McClure was blown away by the top-notch treatment he received at Dominion: On a recent trip to the Richmond area, I flew into Chesterfield County […]

[AVweb’s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] In 1954, the typical, newly-minted, AFROTC officer tied the wedding knot and shortly thereafter began his first tour of active duty, a commitment of three years. For pilot wannabes, the tour included a full year of pilot training. Flight school assignments didn’t necessarily follow on the […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Flightline of Dothan at KDHN in Dothan, Alabama. AVweb reader Bill Johnson testified to the FBO’s stellar service, from big things all the way down to the small: On a recent business trip to Dothan, I had need of […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Kissimmee Jet Center at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Florida. AVweb reader John Tunstall recently enjoyed top-notch service from touchdown to take-off at KISM: [The] rental car pulled out to us on the ramp before I could even shut […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Cox Aviation at Big Sandy Regional Airport (K22) in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. AVweb reader Linda Langrill had no shortage of good things to say about this FBO she discovered on the way to Sun ‘n Fun this year: We got […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Aircraft Services of New England at Minuteman Air Field (6B6) in Stow, Massachusetts. We often hear about great FBOs that readers discover during a trip, but AVweb reader Paul MacMelville reminded us how your local FBO can come through […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs It’s been a busy week, but apparently a good one for AVweb readers who’ve spent some time in the air. We’ve received a hefty number of “FBO of the Week” recommendations in the last seven days and will be saving a couple of our favorite stories for […]

[AVweb’s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] I was never an airport brat, never cut grass around the hangars or washed airplanes hoping to be paid with a ride in a real airplane, never actually rode in an airplane until I was a sophomore in college. My early interest in things aeronautic was […]