Fargo Jet Center Receives Local and National Recognition May 24, 2010

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Fargo-Moorhead Chamber of Commerce "ChamberChoice Award" for Business of the Year

Fargo Jet Center Inc (FJC) has won the Fargo-Moorhead Chamber of Commerce "ChamberChoice Award" for Business of the Year. The announcement was made at the ChamberChoice Awards Luncheon, held on Thursday, May 13. More than 450 people were in attendance at the event, which honors the vigorous entrepreneurial spirit and important contributions made by businesses in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area.

President of Fargo Jet Center Inc, Jim Sweeney said, "It's an honor just to be nominated for Business of the Year. Winning the award is a tremendous feeling!" This is a real tribute to our team who consistently serves our customers and community at the highest level."

The ChamberChoice Award recipients were chosen from 90 nominated businesses. Selections were made by a panel of independent judges from the Fargo-Moorhead business community, who evaluated accomplishments in the areas of business growth, innovation, creativity, community involvement and unique achievements related to a specific business or industry. Names of the 15 finalists for the ChamberChoice Awards were announced at a March reception. 

Fargo Jet Center Inc (FJC) has been ranked #1 aviation service company in the North Central region in the first annual FltPlan.com 2010 Pilots' Choice Awards. FltPlan.com invited 95,000 registered pilot users to rank a variety of services provided to them by aviation service companies. The survey was inclusive of businesses across the US, and categorized its finding by region.

FltPlan.com is a free service that assists pilots in creating and filing IFR flight plans and obtaining weather briefings. It also provides a navigation log for flights in the US, the Bahamas, Bermuda, many Canadian and Mexican airports. In 2009 FltPlan.com users filed over 4.3 million flight plans and requested over 4.2 million weather briefings.

"Earning the #1 rank in the Pilots' Choice awards demonstrates the extent of Fargo Jet Center's dedication to aviation excellence and safety," said Darren Hall, FJC Vice President - Marketing. "We continually strive to enhance our client service offerings, and it's inspiring to be reminded that they notice and appreciate our efforts."

FJC is recognized worldwide as a leading provider of aviation services. Consistently ranked among the top aviation service companies in North America, FJC is an Avfuel-branded dealer of aviation fuels and services, an award winning aircraft maintenance and avionics repair station and a Cessna single-engine aircraft dealer. FJC also provides aircraft management services including fractional aircraft ownership and operates a Cessna certified flight school.