FBOs
Florida FBO Sues Landlord over Future Competitor’s Bid
The suit is the latest in an ongoing legal skirmish
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 Aviation Services, the sole FBO at Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) in Fort Myers, Florida, for nearly a quarter century, has filed a lawsuit against its landlord, the Lee County Port Authority (LCPA). In the filing, PrivateSky claims there were improprieties in the request for proposals (RFP) process in which Signature Aviation was recently awarded a leasehold.

According to the complaint filed in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court for Lee County, in May 2024 LCPA issued an RFP for the development of a second FBO on a specified parcel on the airport property at KRSW. The RFP also stated that PrivateSky, as an existing FBO operator, was barred from submitting a proposal, a stipulation it did not challenge due to the unfavorable location proposed for the new leasehold.

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