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In Little Time, Atlantic has Grown Big Florida Presence

Just four years ago, the FBO chain had no bases in Florida, today it has seven.

Atlantic Aviation's newest presence in Florida is at Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport. Last year's Hurricane Irma caused consternation at the time, as the purchase of the location was postponed to assess the possible storm damage to the facility. In the end, those concerns proved to be unwarranted as the FBO suffered negligible impact from the hurricane.

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

October 12, 2018

Atlantic Aviation currently has seven FBOs in Florida, which make up a significant portion of the company’s business, but until recently, that wasn’t the case. In 2014, Atlantic was the second largest FBO chain in the U.S., yet the company did not have a single base in the Sunshine State, one of the nation’s hotbeds of business aviation activity. In April that year it made a major splash when it closed on a $230 million deal for the Galaxy Aviation FBO chain. In addition to a location in Colorado, that brought a package of five locations as its first foray into Florida. That initial batch included facilities at Orlando International Airport, Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine, Witham Field in Stuart, Palm Beach International, and Boca Raton Airport.

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