FBOs
FAA Refutes AOPA FBO Pricing Complaint
The preliminary ruling found Asheville Regional Airport is not in violation of its grant assurances through its contract with Signature Flight Support.
Signature Flight Support's FBO at Asheville Regional Airport was acquired by the company in its 2016 purchase of Landmark Aviation and is the lone aviation services provider on the field. Last year, AOPA filed a Part 13 complaint about FBO pricing at the airport, and the FAA has now disputed those arguments.
Signature Flight Support's FBO at Asheville Regional Airport was acquired by the company in its 2016 purchase of Landmark Aviation and is the lone aviation services provider on the field. Last year, AOPA filed a Part 13 complaint about FBO pricing at the airport, and the FAA has now disputed those arguments.

The FAA has issued a conclusion in response to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Part 13 complaint against Asheville Regional Airport and its sponsor the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority (GARAA), refuting AOPA’s arguments. The complaint filed last August alleged “egregious FBO pricing practices” at the North Carolina airport and asked the FAA to investigate if its agreement with Signature Flight Support, the lone service provider on the field, was in violation of Grant Assurance 22 (Economic Nondiscrimination) and 23 (Exclusive Rights).