Since the pandemic, commercial air travel has gotten worse in pretty much every way. Delays are longer. Seats are smaller. Tickets are pricier. And passengers are more hostile.
In response, a growing number of business travelers and wealthy individuals are making the move to private aviation, boosting demand for fueling services, hangar space and concierge-type services at fixed-base operators, the plane equivalent of gas stations and parking garages.
Across Louisiana, regional and smaller airports are expanding and upgrading their infrastructure, adding new hangars, new FBO operators and new services aimed at the private aviation market…