Tindle speaks enthusiastically about the benefits to the airport as the city has become its Fixed Based Operator (FBO) “We took over the FBO from a private individual almost two years ago now,” he explains. “ That has been good for us. Our previous provider did a wonderful job but it is nice to have direct control over the services provided and the experience that those passengers and pilots are getting.” Tindle also draws attention to the additional revenue brought in with fuel sales. “All that money is going back into growing the airport.” When it comes to flight training, McAlester Regional has gone the extra mile in light of the current labor shortages facing the airline industry as a whole. I worked at this airport in high school pumping gas and sweeping hangars. It’s been amazing to be able to come back and run the facility that I started my career at as a young kid.” “ Within two months of starting at the airport, the school district reached 141 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 02 MCALESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT
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