Story ID: 019TBNov
Wisconsin Airport Welcomes New FBO
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Stein's Aircraft Services opened its own facility at Kenosha Regional Airport.
Word Count: 172
Known primarily as an aircraft management provider for the past 15 years, Wisconsin-based Stein’s Aircraft Services (SAS) this last month held the grand opening for its own FBO at Kenosha Regional Airport, where it is now one of two service providers. The newly built 44,000-sq-ft Shell-branded facility features more than 30,000 sq ft of hangarage, with room for a BBJ; a two-story attached terminal with passenger lounge; pilots’ lounge; exercise room; game room; and a Part 145 repair station.

The company previously had to lease hangar space and “finally decided that we could do a better job ourselves and control what was happening a little better,” said SAS owner Michael Stein. The new base is home to the majority of the company’s managed fleet of 16 aircraft, from a trio of Falcon 900s to a Turbo Commander.

After a lengthy process, the company also received permission to transform its former headquarters facility at Waukesha County Airport into an FBO. It is expected to begin operations there by year-end.