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FONTAINEBLEAU AVIATION
The Gateway into Miami By Whitney Thompson
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or anyone flying into the Miami-Dade South Florida area, your enjoyment and luxury experience begins as soon as your plane touches down at Fontainebleau Aviation. From the facility’s generous hangar space to its knowledgeable and well-connected staff, Fontainebleau Aviation is committed to providing clients with a truly excellent aviation experience.
The company began as a private asset of Fontainebleau Development, owned by Jeffrey Soffer, as a place for the Soffer family to store their own aircraft. When it gained FBO status, the private hangars became available to clients, and the lounge created for the family’s private use was converted to the FBO lobby. In 2016, Fontainebleau Aviation underwent a massive expansion project, and the facility continues to provide unmatchable services to clients flying into the area.
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I spoke with Alexsandra Camargo, the company’s Brand Manager. She has worked with Fontainebleau Aviation for almost eight years in a variety of capacities. Most recently, she has been committed to evolving the culture and the brand of the company. Ms. Camargo said, “The facility is beautiful; the canopy is vast. We needed to identify how we would fit the magnitude of the building. We chose to establish the luxury culture of our existing company, Fontainebleau Development, and identify who we were as a whole. This included all of the touch points that are invoked through the aviation experience.” Alexsandra and her colleagues at Fontainebleau Aviation have access to the luxurious Miami lifestyle to which their client’s are accustomed. Services offered include fueling, ground services, detailing, hangar space, even maintenance. Where other FBOs don’t necessarily have many services on site, “we partner with all of the elements our crew members are going to need. We
