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Sheltair Founder Jerry Holland Passes at Age 90
He grew the company into the largest privately-owned FBO network
Jerry Holland
Sheltair FBO network founder and patriarch of the Holland family, Jerry Holland, passed away this week at the age of 90.

Jerry Holland, 90, the founder of the Sheltair FBO chain, passed away on Tuesday at his home. With nothing more than a high school diploma, he grew the company from a single FBO to the industry’s largest privately-owned aviation network, with nearly five million square feet of airport infrastructure spread across 16 locations in four states.

Holland—who was described as a simple man with a big vision—began his career in construction in 1963. He first entered the aviation arena 20 years later, after a friend sold him a set of hangars at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE).

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