Hill Aircraft FBO celebrates 55 years at Fulton County

Local Atlanta FBO Hill Aircraft & Leasing (Booth No.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

October 20, 2010

Local Atlanta FBO Hill Aircraft & Leasing (Booth No. 6244) is celebrating its 55th year at Fulton County Airport-Brown Field here at NBAA. The family-owned FBO was founded by U.S. Navy aviator Guy Hill, Sr., in 1955. While a pilot for Eastern Airlines, Hill started buying and selling airplanes and then bought an FBO at Fulton County for $10,000. He built that into a diverse business with FBO operations, aircraft management and charter, maintenance, parts distribution and aircraft sales. Current FBO president Larry Westbrook married one of Guy’s daughters, Carol, and began working for the company in 1984, starting in line service and then working his way up to president.

Earlier this month, Hill Aircraft marked the anniversary by inviting airport patrons and colleagues to a celebratory breakfast catered by the Waffle House restaurant chain. Waffle House also had its 55th anniversary this year and brought a truckload of waffles, biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon and sausage to the party.

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