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IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sky Trek Aviation (KMOD) Announces New Ownership and Name: Modesto Jet Center Sky Trek Aviation at Modesto City-County Airport (KMOD) announces its new name, Modesto Jet Center, as it changed ownership effective August 1, 2019. ... Matt Bosco and Dan Kimmeldecades-long customers of Sky Trek Aviationacquired the FBO from Jim Van Heukelem, Penny Weber and John Rogers, who operated the company for more than 30 years, building its reputation for upstanding customer care. We have great respect for the longevity of this esteemed operation, said Bosco. The experienced teamsome of whom have been around for more than 20 yearshave carefully built a reputation for exceptional customer care. We’re looking forward to working with them to uphold that reputation for heightened service in the region. At the helm of the team will be new general manager, John Earl. Earl has 30 years of experience in the aviation industry, having spent the last 20 years with Pacific States Aviation in Concord, California. And while the FBO welcomes its new manager and executive leadership, the team also looks forward to some aesthetic updates. To enhance the customer experience, Modesto Jet Center will see a refresh of its branding and customer-centric areas, namely the lobby and pilot lounges, as well as staff offices. Our team is excited to come in and give the facility a fresh look to enhance the already exceptional customer experience, said Kimmel. We have extensive plans for the facility upgrade, which will go hand-in-hand with the brand refresh. Modesto Jet Center will continue to offer customers fuel sales, line service, aircraft management, charter, and acquisition and brokerage services with the same attention to detail customers have come to expect from the FBO’s team. As an Avfuel-branded FBO, Modesto Jet Center offers customers competitive prices with Avfuel Contract Fuel and lucrative rewards with AVTRIP. Maintenance and avionics previously operated by Sky Trek Aviation will now be performed on-site by Mather Aviation. Victor Cushing, owner and president of Mather Aviation, said, The Mather Aviation team has built a strong relationship with Modesto Jet Center’s new owners, Matt and Dan, over the years, and we’re proud to now collaborate with the FBO’s team to provide comprehensive aviation services to Modesto’s aviation clientele. ABOUT MODESTO JET CENTER - Modesto Jet Center As the sole FBO on the Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (KMOD), Modesto Jet Center has built an upstanding reputation for serving the region’s aviation clientele with superior services and customer care for more than 30 years. Whether Modesto is your final destination, or a stop along the way, the experienced team is ready to welcome you with warm hospitality and astute aviation acumen so you can rest assured your needs are cared for.

Are you ADS-B ready? Less than 13 months till the 2020 mandate. Contact our Avionics Manager, John Freitas, at 209-577-6831 and schedule your install today!

All hooked up and configured. Few more ops checks in the ground and then it is time for operational flight check.

Moving right along with the Cessna Avidyne install. Almost all cleaned up and ready for ops check.

Upgrade time for one of our Cessna 210s. Getting an Avidyne IFD 540, IFD 440, AXP 340 and MLB 100. Going to have full ADS-B in and out, as well as wireless/bluetooth and synthetic vision as soon as the 10.2 update for the IFDs is available. Call or stop by today to get a quote or schedule an upgrade.