Story ID: 774 SheltairMEBAA16
Sheltair Offers Welcome at JFK
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The crown jewel in the FBO chain’s network, Sheltair JFK provides a variety of services to ease travel.
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U.S. aviation services provider Sheltair is on hand here at MEBAA to promote its network of FBOs located in the eastern part of the country. Exhibiting along with its fuel provider Avfuel and 121 Inflight Catering (Stand 455), visitors can speak with company representatives about the FBO chain’s crown jewel at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Sheltair has been the sole business aviation services provider at JFK for the past four years.

“Within our network of 17 FBOs, Sheltair JFK frequently serves as the gateway for our international travelers,” said Karen Kroppel, the company’s director of sales and marketing. “From there, they travel on to our other prime locations such as Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia.” Sheltair also has an FBO at Orlando Executive Airport, where this year’s NBAA static display was based in early November.

The JFK location offers an array of first class services and amenities, including 24-hour customs clearance on the ramp with no prior notification, support for diplomatic logistics and missions, on-site security screening and, recently added, planeside duty-free delivery.

At the stand, MEBAA show attendees can also learn information about any of the company’s locations including Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, which is home to Gulfstream Aircraft’s manufacturing facility, popular destination in its own right for travelers to and from the Middle East and Asia. Sheltair, one of two service providers there, is currently completing a new hangar project at its FBO to accommodate the bustling Gulfstream traffic.

“The Sheltair network is involved in numerous projects at the moment,” noted Kroppel. We’re excited to spread the word and find high value in connecting with customers face-to-race to convey our message. That’s what makes MEBAA so important for us, [it’s] an opportunity to educate operators about our 17 locations as one-stop-shops for fuel, FBO services, catering, flight following and more.”