FBOs
Georgia FBOs See Ownership Changes
Two FBOs at separate Georgia airports have been purchased by competing chains.
Former Epps Aviation FBO at Atlanta-area Peachtree-DeKalb Airport
Following more than a half-century of family-ownership, full-service Atlanta-area FBO Epps Aviation has been acquired by SAR Trilogy Management to become the new flagship location of the Aero Centers FBO chain. (Photo: Epps Aviation)

SAR Trilogy Management has completed the acquisition of Epps Aviation, the family-owned, full-service provider at Atlanta Peachtree-DeKalb Airport (KPDK), completing a deal announced in January. The facility will now be rebranded as part of the Aero Centers chain.

Nearby at Gwinnett County Airport (KLZU), Sheltair has begun operations as the second service provider on the field, along with Aircraft Specialists Jet Center, giving the Florida-based chain its 16th location and its second in Georgia. The company was selected in January at the end of an RFP process. As part of its 40-year lease, Sheltair committed to $17 million in infrastructure improvements, including building a new FBO as it operates from the existing facility.