Vantage Aviation, which aims to establish a new FBO network, has acquired its first facility: Dominion Aviation at Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) in Virginia. Dominion, the sole FBO provider at KFCI, offers ground handling, fueling, and hangar storage, in addition to aircraft charter management services, flight training school, and Part 145 repair station.
The FBO’s 14,300-sq-ft private aircraft terminal includes crew and passenger lounges, 15- and 30-person-capacity conference rooms, on-site restaurant, showers, and flight-planning room, with amenities such as onsite rentals cars, crew cars, and catering. It also has four hangars totaling 50,000 sq ft of space, with one able to shelter a Gulfstream G650, and a 600,000-sq-ft ramp that can accommodate many business jets. Dominion’s managed charter fleet numbers 14 aircraft.
Vantage was launched in the second quarter by founder and CEO Ryan Maxfield and partner and COO Kyle Cassidy to build and acquire FBOs and their ancillary charter, maintenance, and flight training businesses. Maxfield previously co-owned Jet Access Aviation/Jet Access Group, as well as First Wing Aviation and Eagle Creek Aviation Services, before selling his interests in them last year.
Mike Mickel, who founded Dominion Aviation in 1983, will remain with Dominion Aviation with a focus on aircraft management services.