Ocean Aviation buys National Jets FBO in Fort Lauderdale
Kennedy Lewis-backed Ocean Aviation has bought National Jets, a long-running fixed-base operator at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The National Jets name will stay, and the company says tenants, customers and staff should see no immediate service change.
The numbers show why the deal matters. National Jets brings an operating FBO on an approximately 20-acre leasehold, while Ocean Aviation is also developing a 40-acre site at Miami Executive Airport with up to 400,000 sq ft of planned hangar space.
South Florida is one of the most crowded and valuable private aviation markets in the U.S. If Ocean’s Fort Lauderdale redevelopment reaches more than 150,000 sq ft of hangar capacity, it would add scarce covered aircraft space in a region where parking and hangar access can shape where jets are based.
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