Get Ready to Post Fuel Prices and Other Fees

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Six aviation associations are encouraging FBOs and aviation service organizations to be more open and transparent about fuel prices, fees and charges. Visibility and openness in the FBO business are industry best practices. These qualities come with the realization that FBOs and aircraft owners and operators need each other in the best possible way. It is very much a symbiotic relationship.
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Replace Wooden Chocks with Rubber Chocks

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Invest in rubber chocks. Yes, they cost more, but with so many aircraft movements involving expensive aircraft, an investment in rubber chocks can help you diminish risk, lower your exposure to accidents and possibly reduce insurance premiums.
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Best FBO Industry Practices: Don’t Give It Away!

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Beginning with this blog post, we are embarking on a new series that will highlight the best practices we have encountered over the past two decades in working with numerous FBO enterprises.

Included in the mix will be our personal file of best practices garnered from operating and managing a 21-base FBO chain, Mercury Air Centers, along with 11 insightful years of conducting the popular NATA FBO Success Seminars and, recently, the NATA Certified Customer Service Representative (CCSR) program.

We will cover almost every area of an FBO operation. We’ll discuss best FBO industry practices for two dozen topics. Read the full list.

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