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Hawaii FBO Veterans Purchase Air Service Hawaii

Universal Weather and Aviation passes the group of six Hawaiian FBOs along to new owners who know the territory.

Keystone Holdings, a new company comprised of veterans of the Hawaiian private aviation scene, acquired the Air Service Hawaii group of FBOs. Industry veteran Shaen Tarter has a stake in the business and will serve as president of Air Service Hawaii. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

February 3, 2015

Keystone Holdings, a new company comprised of veterans of the Hawaiian private aviation scene, acquired the Air Service Hawaii group of FBOs in a sealed bid offering from Universal Weather and Aviation. Air Service Hawaii, which began as a crop dusting operation on the Hawaiian Islands shortly after World War II, now includes six locations in Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Kona, Lanai and Lihue. The FBO group will retain its branding and identity under its new ownership.

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