Upstart FBO chain Vantage Aviation is now the lone FBO operator at a South Carolina airport after acquiring its rival.
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Rapidly growing FBO chain Vantage Aviation has consolidated its position at South Carolina’s Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) with the purchase of AvServe, a service provider there for the past 20 years. In March, Vantage acquired Donaldson Jet Center, and its latest move renders it the sole FBO operator at the Greenville airport.
AvServe occupied a nearly 8-acre leasehold at KGYH with a 2,000-sq-ft terminal, nearly 7,000 sq ft of office space, a fuel farm, and 35,250 sq ft of hangar space that can accommodate aircraft up to a super-midsize business jet. It brings Vantage’s hangar space at the airport to 65,250 sq ft, and there are plans to construct a new 25,000-sq-ft hangar to shelter the latest ultra-long-range jets.
According to the company, the two facilities will continue to operate independently for now, with Donaldson Jet Center serving as the primary general aviation FBO, while the other will focus on cargo operations. For Vantage—which launched last year—this represents its third FBO purchase in the Greenville area.
“We didn’t come to Greenville to maintain the status quo; we came to invest and grow alongside this business-minded and forward-looking community,” Vantage CEO Ryan Maxfield told AIN. “This market is ready for more modernized aviation infrastructure, services focused on the customer experience, and on-airport investment to better align with the continued growth of the region.”
The company also has locations in Virginia and Minnesota, with another under construction in Colorado.
Rapidly growing FBO chain Vantage Aviation has consolidated its position at South Carolina’s Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) with the purchase of AvServe, a service provider there for the past 20 years. In March, Vantage acquired Donaldson Jet Center, and its latest move renders it the sole FBO operator at the Greenville airport.
AvServe occupied a nearly 8-acre leasehold at KGYH with a 2,000-sq-ft terminal, nearly 7,000 sq ft of office space, a fuel farm, and 35,250 sq ft of hangar space that can accommodate aircraft up to a super-midsize business jet. It brings Vantage’s hangar space at the airport to 65,250 sq ft.
According to the company, the two facilities will continue to operate independently for now, with Donaldson Jet Center serving as the primary general aviation FBO, while the other will focus on cargo operations. For Vantage—which launched last year—this represents its third FBO purchase in the Greenville area.
“We didn’t come to Greenville to maintain the status quo; we came to invest and grow alongside this business-minded and forward-looking community,” Vantage CEO Ryan Maxfield told AIN. “This market is ready for more modernized aviation infrastructure, services focused on the customer experience, and on-airport investment to better align with the continued growth of the region.”
The company also has locations in Virginia and Minnesota, with another under construction in Colorado.