Saker Aviation Services of Garden City (GCK), Formerly Firstflight, Expands Existing Facilities, Plans More Offerings

Avfuel-branded FBO dealer Saker Aviation Services of Garden City, Kansas (GCK), has commenced expansion of its operations with a recent move into a larger facility. The expansion comes in conjunction with the company’s recent rebranding efforts and name change from FirstFlight to Saker Aviation Services. Based at Garden City Regional Airport, the location currently offers a full-service FBO with charter, aircraft rental, flight instruction and maintenance, as well as a full line-up of amenities and pilot services.

As part of its divestiture of Airborne Inc in March 2009, Saker Aviation Services agreed to change its company and trade name from FirstFlight. Saker derives its name from the Saker Falcon, one of the largest birds in the Falcon family. Graceful yet aggressive, the Saker is capable of diving at upwards of 200 miles per hour in pursuit of its target.

“We selected this name for the rebranding because we felt the imagery appropriately represented our business efforts,” said Ron Ricciardi, President and CEO of Saker Aviation Services Inc.

Two additional locations have been rebranded as Saker Aviation Services: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Penn. (AVP) and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York, N.Y. (JRB). Saker Aviation Services AVP is a full-service, modern FBO equipped with a 24/7 Part 145 maintenance and repair shop and first-rate amenities. The Manhattan Heliport location serves busy executives with convenient helicopter transportation and tour services.

Saker Aviation Services’ GCK and AVP locations offer customers both the AVTRIP program and the Avfuel Contract Fuel program for cost-plus rates on jet fuel.

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Based in Michigan, Avfuel Corporation serves the global aviation industry via a network of 600 Avfuel­branded dealers and more than 1,000 locations worldwide who offer Avfuel Contract Fuel. Avfuel is the leading independent supplier of aviation fuels and services to FBOs as well as to a diverse market of specialty carriers including airlines, freight companies, military special operations, helicopter users, and corporate flight departments. An Avfuel-branded FBO is an independent FBO for whom Avfuel supplies fuel, services and business solutions, including AVTRIP and the jet fuel savings program, Avfuel Contract Fuel.

Contacts: -Saker Aviation (formerly FirstFlight): Linda Steventon, Director of FBO Services +(570)457-3400 lsteventon@sakeraviation.com www.sakeraviation.com

- Avfuel Corporation: Marci Ammerman, Director of Marketing +1-800-521-4106 mammerman@avfuel.com www.avfuel.com www.facebook.com/avfuel Twitter: @Avfuel