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Florida FBO Sues Landlord over New RFP
Private Sky believes a second FBO at KRSW would be its death knell
Private Sky FBO at KRSW
PrivateSky Aviation Services, which has operated the lone FBO at Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) for more than two decades, is suing the Lee County Port Authority after it issued an RFP for a new FBO at KRSW, which the company claims can only support one service provider.

PrivateSky, the lone FBO at Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) in Fort Myers, has filed a lawsuit against its landlord, Lee County Port Authority (LCPA), seeking an injunction over a request for proposals that the authority issued on May 31 for a second FBO at KRSW. In its complaint, PrivateSky alleges that the retail fuel sales volumes at KRSW, which the FBO must report to the authority, are not large enough to support two FBOs and claims that this is an attempt to eventually drive it out of business following a change in LCPA leadership.

The FBO operator indicated that jet-A sales at KRSW dropped from 1.2 million gallons in 2022 to 900,000 last year, while movements declined 32%—from 9,161 to 6,227. Yet, according to the airport’s master plan, growth is anticipated and there is space designated for additional general aviation development.

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