Jet Aviation Goes West with Van Nuys FBO

Jet Aviation has released details about the FBO it plans to build on California’s Van Nuys Airport. The new-build facility—scheduled for completion by the end of 2018—will have a 10,000-sq-ft environmentally friendly Leed Silver-certified pasenger terminal along with a pair of 40,000-sq-ft hangars with accompanying shops and offices.

In January, Jet Aviation was awarded a 30-year lease for a 17-acre property at the Los Angeles-area airport, on the north side at the former Pentastar/Basenet facility. The company's Van Nuys FBO will offer domestic and international handling, conference rooms, crew lounge, business center, flight-planning room and 24/7 guarded access to the facility and ramp. For Jet Aviation, the location will be its eighth in the U.S. and its first west of Texas.

Once operational control is granted by Los Angeles World Airports, the company will begin providing FBO services from an interim facility over the next few months. “We are delighted to expand our FBO network to include Van Nuys Airport and the West Coast market,” said David Paddock, the company’s senior vice president and general manager of U.S. aircraft services. “This expansion meets our customers’ needs and we look forward to contributing to the local community.”