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Avflight's U.S. FBOs Go Green
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: 22 of the company's U.S. locations are now environmentally sustainable aviation businesses
Word Count: 238
Avflight, the FBO operating sister company to Avfuel, has achieved Tier 1 certification under NATA’s Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses for 22 of its U.S.-based FBO service facilities.
As part of the Tier 1 certification process, all of the locations were required to establish their baseline carbon footprint, submit an environmental policy, and phase out single-use products in kitchen and dining areas. Additionally, they had to confirm the use of local recycling programs and paperless processes, along with the installation of LED lighting, a filtered water fill station, motion sensor lighting, Energy Star-rated kitchen appliances, and low-flow plumbing fixtures.
The certification covers all of Avflight’s U.S. locations (it also has FBOs in Winnipeg, Canada, and Belfast, Northern Ireland) except for its recently-acquired facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (KPIB), which is expected to join its siblings once it amasses the mandatory 12 months' worth of data.
“Sustainability is at the forefront of Avflight’s values and we are immensely proud of this achievement,” said Garrett Hain, the company’s treasurer and v-p of finance. “To have one of our locations certified is exciting, but for all 22 eligible U.S. locations to hold the title is a major achievement and amplifies our commitment to sustainability.”
Hain added that the acknowledgement supports the chain’s network-wide sustainable aviation initiative that will include the installation of electric charging stations in key markets.