TRIANGLE AVIATION PARTNERS WITH AVFUEL CORPORATION IN FLORIDA

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN/ AVFUEL INDUSTRY NEWS/ Avfuel Corporation recently teamed up with Triangle Aviation of Leesburg, Florida, to form a mutually-beneficial dealer partnership.  As the latest Avfuel-branded dealer, Triangle Aviation will enjoy nationwide marketing support and business solutions from professionals at Avfuel headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

Based at the Leesburg International Airport in Lake County, Florida, Triangle Aviation was purchased by new owners Rhett Lawton and Neil Fischer in 2006.  The full-service FBO has since undergone extensive renovations and expansion, and is scheduled to move into a brand new facility in the first week of November, 2007.  The soon-to-be-completed facility will include amenities such as a pilot lounge, conference rooms, a kitchen and a spacious lobby.  Offering fueling, maintenance, aircraft sales and a flight school, Triangle Aviation will also provide charter operations in 2008.  The Leesburg International Airport is equipped with a full-time Customs facility to accommodate international travelers to and from the islands. 

"Both Avfuel and Triangle have 'Can Do' attitudes," says owner Lawton.  "That's why we fit together as companies.  At Triangle Aviation, our philosophy is that we can always help you.  We do what we have to do to get the job done." 

Of the decision to brand with Avfuel, Lawton says: "Avfuel seemed to be the most creative and aggressive in terms of marketing."  His company was reportedly attracted by the fact that Avfuel focuses exclusively on aviation.  "Programs like AVTRIP got our attention.  Avfuel does the most for us to bring people into our FBO." 

"Triangle's wellbeing is a priority for Avfuel," agrees Marci Ammerman, Director of Marketing for Avfuel. 

Avfuel-branded dealers award participating AVTRIP pilots with Points each time they refuel and present the AVTRIP membership card. These pilots accumulate Points toward valuable rewards like US Savings Bonds, which can be donated to various charities or passed on to family members.  Triangle Aviation also offers less-than-retail rates on in-transit purchases of jet fuel for customers who are members of the Avfuel Contract Fuel program.  Together these programs have been shown to effectively increase traffic to a given FBO's ramp, increase the frequency and quantity of fuel purchases, and reduce the need for FBOs to offer discounts.    Triangle Aviation is also proud to service the Villages Retirement Community Flight Department.  The Villages is the largest private retirement community in the nation.

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 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:            Triangle Aviation . triangleaviation.com. Avfuel Corporation .avfuel.com

Contact:          Marci Ammerman, Director, Marketing, Avfuel Corporation,

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