PENTASTAR AVIATION TEAMS WITH AVFUEL CORPORATION TO OFFER AVTRIP POINTS AT NEW VAN NUYS LOCATION (VNY)

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN/ AVFUEL INDUSTRY NEWS/ Avfuel Corporation and Pentastar Aviation have teamed up to offer the AVTRIP Program at the newest Pentastar Aviation Fixed-Base Operation (FBO).  As a member of the Avfuel family of dealers, Pentastar Aviation of California (PAOC) will receive marketing support and other business tools to help attract traffic to their ramp at the Van Nuys Airport.  Under the AVTRIP Program, PAOC awards pilots with AVTRIP Points for each gallon of fuel they take on board.  These Points accumulate toward valuable investments. To kick of the alliance, PAOC is offering double Points during the months of September and October of this year. 

Pentastar is dedicated to continuing a steady expansion while providing the best products and services.  Indeed, the newest location is staffed by professionals with extensive experience from the award-winning Pontiac facility (PTK).  The decision to offer AVTRIP Points at the Van Nuys location reflects Pentastar's commitment to both passenger and pilot.  This full-service FBO caters to business and leisure travelers with a wide array of services and amenities. 

To accommodate customers during renovations, Pentastar is opening a high-end temporary facility designed for customer comfort and convenience, scheduled for completion in early fall, 2007.  The luxury facility will include conference rooms, offices and comprehensive flight planning tools.  Pilots and passengers alike will find what they are looking for  either a haven from the busy day or a well-equipped space that permits optimal productivity.  Conveniently situated on the northwest corner of the airfield at the end of the principal runway,  POAC offers unequaled speed and ease of arrival and departure. 

"Many FBOs are focused on serving a high volume of customers, but not with a high level of service," says Bob Sarazin, Director of FBO Services at Pentastar's corporate office.  "At Pentastar, we focus on providing a consistent level of superior service."  Sarazin reports that customer feedback at Van Nuys has been very positive. 

"Our commitment is to the customer," agrees PAOC FBO manager, Jim Davis.  "We are pro-active in handling customers -- we specialize in anticipating service requirements.  That's what sets us apart from other FBO facilities."  Davis also believes Pentastar excels in the competitive aviation market because it knows its customer base so well.  "Being an aircraft operator gives us a unique advantage in understanding and responding to the requirements of the aircraft and its pilots," said Davis. "We know what the end-user expects because we are the end-user."  Customers widely agree: Pentastar has been repeatedly rated by Professional Pilot and Aviation International News as one of the top FBOs in the country.

For the past forty years, Pentastar Aviation has been a leader in the world of private aviation, with locations in Detroit, Chicago and Van Nuys. Pentastar specializes in aircraft management, and also offers aircraft charter, maintenance, avionics design/certification/installation/repair, and aircraft brokerage. Million Air Pontiac, a division of Pentastar, provides world-class service and amenities with exceptional in-house executive catering from FiveStar Gourmet. Pentastar Aviation has extensive maintenance capabilities and is the only independently owned Gulfstream Authorized Warranty and Repair Facility in the US. Pentastar Corporate was originally founded in 1964 as Chrysler's Flight Department.  Pentastar Aviation will be exhibiting at this year's NBAA in Atlanta, Georgia, in booth #3351.

Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Avfuel Corporation serves the global aviation industry via a network of 600+ domestic dealers and over 700 international locations where Avfuel Commercial Contract Fuel is positioned.  Contract Fuel offers less-than-retail rates on in-transit jet fuel purchases.  AVTRIP is a program whereby pilots earn points toward investments each time they refuel at participating AVTRIP dealers.  Avfuel is the leading independent supplier of aviation fuels and services to FBOs as well as a diverse market of specialty carriers including airlines, freight companies, military special operations, helicopter users, and corporate flight departments. 

Source:            Pentastar Aviation  pentastaraviation.com
                        Avfuel Corporation  www.avfuel.com                                  

Contact:          Marci Ammerman, Director, Marketing,

                        +1-800-521-4106, mammerman@avfuel.com, of Avfuel Corporation,

                        and Amber  Hoffman, Marketing & Communications Manager,

                        +248-666-8211, ahoffman@pentastaraviation.com, of                           

                        Pentastar Aviation.