FBOs
Despite slowing traffic, Atlantic grows for future
“For all intents and purposes there is an economic downturn,” said Lou Pepper, CEO of the FBO chain that is owned by Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure.

“For all intents and purposes there is an economic downturn,” said Lou Pepper, CEO of the FBO chain that is owned by Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure. But, he added, “Atlantic is still bullish about the future.” In August 2004, Atlantic Aviation (Booth No. 1610) had just 10 FBOs when Macquarie Infrastructure bought the chain. Now with 64 Atlantic-branded FBOs and three nonbranded facilities in Alaska, Atlantic continues to invest capital in upgrading facilities and purchasing new ground service equipment.

A unique characteristic of Atlantic is that it is strictly a U.S. chain, with no FBOs located outside the U.S. “There are always opportunities,” Pepper said, “but we haven’t found anything strategic. It doesn’t mean we wouldn’t consider something in the future.”

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