TAC Air Unveils Renovated Terminal
/TAC Air, a division of Truman Arnold Companies unveiled its new FBO interior design standards this evening at an invitation-only open house for the local aviation industry. The event was held inside the TAC Air executive terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).
“We’re very excited and pleased to see how the new standards came to life,” said Greg Arnold, President and CEO of Truman Arnold Companies.
Upgrades to the facility include a more open and customer friendly floor plan, customer work stations with enhanced business services including wireless printing from laptops and smart phones, completely renovated restrooms, expanded pilot lounge, a compliment of new furnishings and adaptation of the new TAC Air decorating standards for wall and floor coverings.
“The amenities TAC Air offers and the aesthetics of the renovated facility are perfectly aligned with what our sophisticated and tech savvy Raleigh-Durham clientele expect,” said Christian Sasfai, Vice President and COO of TAC Air, as he demonstrated the wireless printing service offered. “Our goal is to provide value to our customers through the services, amenities and products TAC Air offers. By updating our offerings to match what our customers desire we achieve that goal. Added services such as being able to easily print a document from a smart phone or laptop is just one of the ways we help our customers maximize their time at our facilities and derive value.”
Raleigh Durham International Airport began a three phase general aviation redevelopment in 1997, which included the 2004 completion of the space currently occupied by TAC Air.
It was October 2007 when TAC Air opened its 12th FBO by purchasing Southern Jet at RDU. Even though the facility is only six years old, it was “perfect timing for an upgrade," said Teresa Yates, General Manager of TAC Air RDU. “Our facility was on par with our competitors locally and regionally, but we saw the opportunity to upgrade while the market was soft in order to be ready when the industry turns around.”
Recent data shows TAC Air’s timing is right. According to FlightAware’s March 2010 General Aviation Report, general aviation traffic rebounded 22.5% from February 2010 to March 2010 and 6.6% from March 2009 to March 2010.
Upgrades to TAC Air’s FBOs are not limited to RDU. The chain is currently rolling out the new standards to several of its 13 locations, including construction of a new executive terminal at Blue Grass Airport (LEX) in Lexington, Ky. The new TAC Air LEX facility is scheduled to open mid-summer and has the prestigious status of being named “preferred FBO” for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
For more information on TAC Air, log on to www.tacair.com.
About Truman Arnold Companies
Truman Arnold Companies (TAC) is a Texarkana, Texas-based company founded by Truman Arnold in 1964 as a branded petroleum jobber. Today, TAC is a leading regional petroleum marketing company, offering customers a variety of services through its network of petroleum terminals and aviation Fixed Base Operations (FBO) facilities. The private company has more than 400 associates with fuel volume exceeding 2 billion gallons annually.
TAC Air currently has fixed-based operations with more than 300 associates in 13 cities: Amarillo, Texas (AMA), Chattanooga, Tenn. (CHA), Denver, Col. (APA), Fort Smith, Ark. (FSM), Greenville, S.C. (GMU), Hartford, Conn. (BDL), Knoxville, Tenn. (TYS), Lexington, Ky. (LEX), Omaha, Neb. (OMA), Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (RDU), Shreveport, La. (SHV), St. Louis, Mo. (SUS) and Texarkana, Ark. (TXK). TAC Air was recognized in Professional Pilot magazine as “#1 U.S. FBO Chain” and ranked as one of the top private companies in the United States by Forbes magazine. To learn more about Truman Arnold Companies, log on to www.trumanarnoldcompanies.com.