Story ID: 019June16
Utah Airport Takes Over FBO Duties
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The airport will assume fueling duties from Leading Edge Aviation.
Word Count: 143
After being deadlocked in negotiations over a lengthy lease extension, Leading Edge Aviation, the lone service provider at Salt Lake City-area South Valley Regional Airport, has decided to walk away, turning over FBO duties to the airport authority, effective today. According to airport manager Steve Jackson, the stalemate centered around the amount of infrastructure investment the authority expected from Leading Edge over the life of the contract.

Jackson told AIN the airport will assume fueling duties from the 20,000-gallon-capacity tank farm, which includes 10,000 gallons each of jet-A and 100LL, and operate the FBO while it issues a request for proposal. The airport hopes to fill the vacancy by the end of this summer. Until then, services such as maintenance and flight instruction will not be offered. Leading Edge will continue to operate its facility at Utah’s Logan-Cache Airport.