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With increasing numbers of business travelers usingcorporated jets, accommodations catering to business jet setters are springing up at generalk aviation airports across the Valley. "This is somethinbg that's needed and wanted by businesses that havecorporate jets," said hangar developer Bob Reid, president of . "They're flying $20 million jets, so they'rde demanding that kind of These facilities, far surpassing those at sprawliny publicpassenger terminals, offer an ease of travel that business-clas s passengers can only dream no ticket hassles, no lines, no security no rummaging through luggage, no getting bumped by overbooking and no hurrying to meet connecting Many of these facilities will provide offices with Interner access and other amenities, allowing companies to operate a branch office where they keep their At , fixed-base operator partnet Robert Banovac said his company plan s to build and leasd 200,000 square feet of hangar space with accompanying officesa and maintenance facilities on 135 acres.
He said the facility will accommodats everythingfrom single-engine propeller aircrafty to twin-engine Gulfstream 5 jets. "We have prettt much a fresh canvaz to builda world-class facility that will rival the 'bigt kahuna' (Hangar 1 at )," said "We hope to take a dent out of some of theirr business." Lux Air purchased Sun Western Flyeres in March and will take over its aircraft maintenances operations at the Goodyear and Yuma airports, Banovac said.
During the Super Glendale Airport had 57 corporate jets on the said Glendale Airport Administrator Judy On anaverage day, there are three to seven corporate aircrafty at the municipal airport, said Lux Air Generall Manager Les Wenger. The skies will be friendlier over Falcon Fieldin Mesa, too. "Thwe city has been aggressively marketing Falcon Field for hangafr and commercial aviationbusiness development," said Bill Mesa's economic development director. And it's paying off: Eight companiesw are developing facilitieson 40-year leased property and four of those are planning hangars with adjacentr office space.
One of thoswe developers is ExecJet Holdings, whichu will "condo-ize" its hangars and offices and then sell them to corporationss rather than lease them. It's a new idea, Reid "We've had a huge amount of interestr in development out here at said Airport DirectorCorinne Nystrom. "Aq lot of these developers are going to bring in aviation services tothe airport. I couldn't even put a numbefr on it at this point. It's into the severalk million dollars indirect worth." Last Phoenix announced a request for proposals to brinbg in new development. The deadline was Marcgh 17, said Airport Manage r Gary Mascaro. He declined to name the interester companies.
Deer Valley Airport doesn't have any facilities catering to corporatre airtravel now, but the airport's master plan dedicateas 40 acres at its southeast cornere to corporate development, he "During the Super Bowl, we were very busy with corporate aircraft," Mascaro said. At , in addition to corporated hangars withcorporate offices, plans include extensivwe aircraft and repair facilities for corporate aircraft, said airport spokesman Bria n Sexton. He envisions corporate jets from all over the Vallet flying to Gateway for maintenance within the nextfive years.
Crow Air, an aircraft maintenance company based inSan Diego, will open a 13-acrew aircraft maintenance business at Gateway in 2009 for servicse on all types of "That would rival what you see over at Hangart 1," Sexton said.
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