{"id":20656,"date":"2022-01-17T14:43:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20656"},"modified":"2022-01-17T14:43:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:43:35","slug":"elevate-holdings-acquires-keystone-aviation-to-expand-aircraft-management-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/elevate-holdings-acquires-keystone-aviation-to-expand-aircraft-management-services\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Elevate Holdings Acquires Keystone Aviation to Expand Aircraft Management Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"109\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elevate-holdings-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20657\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Elevate Holdings, Inc. announced the acquisition of\nU.S.-based Keystone Aviation, a provider of aircraft charter, management and\ncertified aviation maintenance services. The strategic combination unites two\nwell-established aviation companies with extensive international client bases\nand long histories of serving the business aviation needs of corporate,\ngovernment, individual and higher education clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By bringing together both entities, Elevate Holdings will\ncontinue growing its managed fleet and become the fifteenth largest aircraft\nmanagement business in the United States. As a part of the acquisition, the\ncompany is also acquiring the Keystone Aviation long-standing maintenance and\nrepair organization, allowing it to expand its service category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cElevate Holdings and Keystone Aviation are both focused on\ndelivering outstanding white-glove service and mission-critical solutions to\nour clients,\u201d said Greg Raiff, CEO of Elevate Holdings. \u201cWe believe the\nbusiness aviation industry needs a provider large enough to deliver benefits at\nscale to its clients without sacrificing the personal touch so critical in a\nhigh-end service business. Together our teams will continue delivering\nhigh-touch experiences with more business aviation options than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keystone-Aviation-Logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20658\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron Fish, current Keystone Aviation Chief Operating\nOfficer, will lead the new organization as President. Keystone Aviation\nemployees will continue working alongside the Elevate Holdings team as the companies\nintegrate, while TAC Air, the Keystone Aviation divesting company, will remain\ninvolved as a strategic partner. Any aircraft under Elevate Holdings management\nwill enjoy preferred access at all 16 U.S.-based TAC Air FBO locations.\nAdditionally, as a part of the transaction, Keystone Aviation \u2013 SLC will\noperate from a new, dedicated client access terminal at the Salt Lake City\nInternational Airport and satellite facilities in Scottsdale, Ariz. at KSDL and\nProvo, Utah at KPVU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTogether, our combined teams will deliver the required\nhigh-touch approach to aircraft management \u2014 the growing business aviation\nsector is demanding,\u201d said Fish. \u201cElevate Holdings has always been a supportive\npartner, and we are thrilled to continue this relationship filling existing\ngaps and the current lack of personalization in the business aviation\nindustry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elevate Holdings, Inc. announced the acquisition of U.S.-based Keystone Aviation, a provider of aircraft charter, management and certified aviation maintenance services. The strategic combination unites two well-established aviation companies with extensive international client bases and long histories of serving the business aviation needs of corporate, government, individual and higher education clients. 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