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Meridian Hayward Joins the Avfuel Network
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Meridian's West Coast FBO at Hayward Executive Airport in California has joined the Avfuel branded dealer network.
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The Meridian FBO at California’s Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) is the latest to join the Avfuel Network. As a branded dealer, the location will participate in Avtrip—the fuel provider’s customer loyalty program—and offer Avfuel contract fuel.
Situated between San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, Meridian's West Coast FBO is one of two service providers on the general aviation-only airfield. The KHWD facility is the company's second in its more than 75-year history and opened in 2016. Its 6,300-sq-ft terminal and office building feature a passenger lobby and lounge, business center, conference room, pilot lounge, a snooze room, pilot briefing room, shower and locker facilities, kitchen, on-site car rental, and crew cars.
Along with 3.5 acres of ramp space, the IS-BAH Stage 2-registered location also has a 30,000-sq-ft hangar capable of sheltering the latest class of ultra-long-range business jets. The company plans to add an additional 30,000-sq-ft hangar.
"As part of the Avfuel network, we look forward to raising the visibility of our brand while also growing our fuel sales volume,” said Carlos Rodriguez, the FBO’s general manager. He added that Avfuel’s focus on increasing the flow of sustainable aviation fuel into the supply chain will dovetail with his own company's efforts to provide it. Meridian's flagship location at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport is the last remaining independent FBO at that airport.