AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC PURCHASES TUPELO AVIATION UNLIMITED (KTUP)
View PDFTUPELO, MS / October 6, 2017 / GENERAL AVIATION NEWS – Having managed FBO operations at Tupelo Regional Airport (KTUP) since June 2012, Airport Management Solutions, LLC (AMS) is pleased to announce it now wholly owns the assets of Tupelo Aviation Unlimited after its purchase from the Tupelo Airport Authority was finalized on October 1.
“On October 1, AMS made a major commitment to its based tenants, the airport and the Tupelo Mississippi area,” said Erick Larson, AMS director of Business Development. “We look forward to continuing to provide the aviation community with exceptional service at reasonable prices.”
The Avfuel-branded FBO provides its customers with premixed Jet-A and Avgas through both full service fueling operations and self-serve units. Corporate flight departments also benefit from the availability of office and hangar space including 77,000 square feet of hangar space. In addition, Tupelo Aviation Unlimited holds the airport’s military fueling contract and provides ground handling services for major Southeastern Conference (SEC) college sporting events.
Of the purchase, Cliff Nash, Executive Director of Tupelo Regional Airport, said, “I am excited about our new relationship with AMS, dba Tupelo Aviation Unlimited, and look forward to working and growing with them in the coming years.”
Corey Gillard, President of Airline Maintenance Service stated, “I am very proud of our team in Tupelo for their hard work and dedication over the past 5 years of management and I know that now under AMS ownership they will continue to serve the Tupelo airport and the entire North Mississippi aviation community with exceptional service for years to come.”
ABOUT AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Airport Management Solutions, LLC is a Mississippi based Limited Liability Company. Its parent company, Airline Maintenance Service Inc, is a Nashville Tennessee based corporation with locations at the Nashville Tennessee International Airport, the Tupelo Mississippi Regional Airport, the Greenville Mississippi Mid Delta Airport, the Greensboro North Carolina Piedmont Triad Airport and at Sardis Lake near Oxford, Mississippi. Services provided by AMS include line maintenance and overnight services for commercial airlines, general aviation maintenance with emphasis on light turbine and turboprop aircraft, Ground Service Equipment maintenance and refurbishment. Additionally, AMS manages the Fixed Base Operations at the Tupelo Regional Airport and the Greenville Mid Delta Airport where they fuel, hangar and service aircraft. Finally, AMS owns the Sardis Lake Marina on Mississippi’s largest lake. The company website can be found at: www.airlinems.com and the company Facebook page is found at: www.facebook.com/AirlineMaintenanceService/.
Contact: Airport Management Solutions, LLC: Erick Larson, Director of Business Development,
931-492-2160, erick.larson@airlinems.com, www.flytupelo.com
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