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Airport trust approves Wiley Post FBO lease amid public objections over selection process
Summary
The Oklahoma City Airport Trust voted Aug. 28 to approve a five-year lease and operations agreement with PWA FBO LLC for Wiley Post Airport after weeks of advance interest and public comment contesting the authority’s choice and the decision to forgo a formal RFP process.
The Oklahoma City Airport Trust on Aug. 28 approved a five-year lease and operations agreement with PWA FBO LLC to operate fixed-base and specialized aviation services at Wiley Post Airport, overruling public objections about the selection process.
Trust staff told trustees that the incumbent tenant, Metreya, operates on a month-to-month lease and had notified the airport it would leave in the fall. Staff said they sought continuity of fuel and maintenance services at Wiley Post and therefore used the trust’s standard lease application process rather than a formal request-for-proposals because of timing and because the new tenant would assume Metreya’s existing rates without additional improvements. The director said the five-year term was intentionally short so the trust could pursue a longer-term process…
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