While private aviation may be one of the most conspicuous parts of the luxury lifestyle, perhaps no FBO operator has gone to the lengths to embrace virtually all aspects of that lifestyle as Florida’s Fontainebleau Aviation. The company began life more than three decades ago as Turnberry Aviation, the flight department for the family that owns the landmark Fontainebleau Miami Beach, as well as other high-end properties in the area. When it became a full-service FBO in 2011, it adopted the name of its well-known sister, and moved into a new $27 million facility at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport last year. The facility, one of three service providers on the field, sits on a 52-acre leasehold, with nearly 17 acres of ramp and nine hangars totaling 280,000 sq ft, including adjoining offices, which are home to 70 turbine-powered aircraft encompassing the full gamut of private jets from an A319 to an Eclipse. It still houses the owner’s flight department, which consists of two jets and two turboprops.
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