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FBO Profile: Castle & Cooke Aviation Van Nuys
In addition to an elegant lobby, Castle & Cooke’s Van Nuys facility features a conference area, flight-planning center and pilot’s lounge.
In addition to an elegant lobby, Castle & Cooke’s Van Nuys facility features a conference area, flight-planning center and pilot’s lounge.

The story of Castle & Cooke Aviation starts like that of many FBOs, with a small flight department needing more space to grow. Craig Walker, Castle & Cooke vice president of operations and development and Dole Food director of aviation, started flying for David Murdock in 1980. Murdock is the chairman, CEO and president of Castle & Cooke, a trading, shipping and agricultural company that originated as a general store in Hawaii in 1864 and eventually ended up owning Dole Food. Most recently, Murdock sold his 98-percent stake in Hawaiian island Lanai to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.

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