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Lance Phillips: Let’s talk about Deer Valley and how your new operations there are providing pi- lots in the southwest with new op- tions for support.
Will Cutter: We have just built 75,000 square feet of new turbine hangar space in Deer Valley to sup- port the largest business jets in the area with three bays. They’re
two-thirds full now and will be completely full by the end of the sum- mer. Some operators are coming from Scottsdale, some from Sky Harbor, and some from California. Phase two will begin once construction costs come back in line, probably before the end of the year.
In Prescott, Arizona we’re the sole provider of services now. And Cutter is reinvesting in the area by completing and ex- panding the ramp by
another six acres.
In Georgetown, Tex-
as, just outside of Austin, we have 181,000 square feet of hangar and of- fices that are complete- ly full. We consolidated the FBO services at the airport and are growing the fuel business signifi- cantly this year.
The charter business is down right now due to pilot shortages. There
is a lot of opportunity right now for those looking to get into the business aviation environment.
LP: Are you looking to expand further in the next few years? And do you ever see Cutter outside of the southwest?
WC: We have looked at additional opportunities in the southwest re- cently. Some opportunities work out, and some don’t. Some recent ones didn’t make sense. But we’re also looking at growing and expanding our current locations.
LP: How about used aircraft sales? Are those as strong as we’re seeing everywhere else?
WC: Yes, used inventories are low, and demand is high. We’re sold out for the next year and a half or so.
LP: How does your competitive- ness in the market translate to provid- ing better services to pilots like the readers of Twin & Turbine?
WC: We try to be a one-stop shop for everyone. We can store (with
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