Business flying is definitely up, and so are fuel prices. But, at least so far, aircraft operators aren’t protesting at the pump too bitterly about what they’re paying for jet-A. FBO operators who met in Las Vegas at the end of May for the annual National Air Transportation Association (NATA) convention and Aviation and Services Suppliers Supershow (AS3) may disagree slightly on why they haven’t been assailed with angry resistance, but no one was complaining.
Other hot topics on the agenda during the Las Vegas meeting, held May 18 to 20, included “Washington update–What’s the latest on security and other general aviation issues in the eyes of legislators?” “Are the new Part 145 maintenance rules unfair to FBO repair stations?” “How many FBOs on an airport are too many?” “Are fuel brokers a boon or a bane to FBOs?” and “What does the coming of very light jets (VLJs) mean to the aircraft service industry?”
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