The Crestview
Airport keeps growing and growing. This established Florida Enterprise
Zone by the State of Florida continues to be an attractive area for
growth. With the expansion of the Airport and some recent announcements
of new companies released and some to be released, it is quite obvious some
folks have Crestview in their crosshairs for a place to call home.
New terminal
in works at Bob Sikes Airport
Emerald
Coast Aviation plans to break ground Jan. 1
By BRIAN HUGHES
CRESTVIEW — When Emerald Coast Aviation became Bob Sikes
Airport’s fixed-base operator, President Jonathan Dunn promptly started
dreaming of building a bigger and better passenger terminal. In a year or
so, he expects his dream will become a reality. “We’re going to break
ground on the first of January, and we’re still continuing the research on
putting a small restaurant out here,” Dunn said. “We haven’t made a final
decision. We’d really like to put it out here, but we need to do more market
research.” Dunn said the airport’s location 17 minutes from downtown
Crestview could be a drawback to attracting customers.“I would always
appreciate local input,” he said. In addition to a large public lounge,
preliminary plans call for a larger pilots’ lounge, a new parking lot and a
courtyard. Emerald Coast Aviation offices also will move into the new terminal,
Dunn said. No decision has been made about what to do with the existing
terminal, which is attached to the company’s hangar, he added. Meanwhile,
Emerald Coast Aviation recently brought in Gary Hamilton as the company’s new
director of maintenance and operations, and has become an authorized service
center for Cirrus Aircraft, Dunn said. The company also continues its popular
flight school, offering an allinclusive private pilot training package, Dunn
said. Licensed pilots can work on their next level of certification on Emerald
Coast Aviation’s Redbird flight simulator. New pilots can also gain valuable
air hours by practicing in it. In September, Dunn and his team will host the
Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours gathering.
The public is invitedNov.3 to the second yearly fly-in, which will feature free
food, music and airplanes.
For more information, call Dunn at 398-6739 or visit www.emeraldcoast aviation.com .
No comments:
Post a Comment