Signature Flight Support has signed a new 30-year lease for its FBO at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) and agreed to spend at least $2 million on facility improvements under an agreement approved this week by the Wichita City Council, acting as the Wichita Airport Authority. The agreement includes two five-year renewable lease options.
Included in the agreement is the lease of 7,665 sq ft of offices and customer service space, 44,997 sq ft of community clear-span hangars, and 38,279 sq ft of t-hangars.
It’s not clear what specific improvements Signature plans for its facilities because company officials did not respond to requests for additional information. According to the lease agreement, permissible improvements include structural upgrades, exterior painting, and hangar door replacement, as well as upgrades to roof, HVAC, electrical, and/or plumbing systems. It does not include interior paint and flooring or furnishings.
Signature has been at ICT since July 2008, taking over an FBO previously operated by the former Hawker Beechcraft, which exited the business. Additionally, it provides fueling services to commercial airlines serving ICT and operates and maintains the aviation bulk fuel farm for the airport under a separate contract.