FBO (Mercury Air) doubling hanger rent to run off GA at BHM.......is this legal?

When federal dollars are involved at an airport (BHM) can an FBO do practices
like this to discriminate against GA? There are no other t-hangers at the
airport other tan the ones this FBO (Mercury Air) has.

As a business person I would think they can do what they want to do, but
wondering if there's something that can be done to stop this practice. The GM
has made it clear that he doesn't want GA at his FBO.

Thanks in advance.


Trip

Why is doubling the rent discriminitory?

Mike
MU-2


"TripFarmer" wrote in message
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When federal dollars are involved at an airport (BHM) can an FBO do
practices
like this to discriminate against GA? There are no other t-hangers at the
airport other tan the ones this FBO (Mercury Air) has.

As a business person I would think they can do what they want to do, but
wondering if there's something that can be done to stop this practice.
The GM
has made it clear that he doesn't want GA at his FBO.

Thanks in advance.


Trip

TripFarmer wrote:

When federal dollars are involved at an airport (BHM) can an FBO do practices
like this to discriminate against GA? There are no other t-hangers at the
airport other tan the ones this FBO (Mercury Air) has.

Well, it's been my experience that only GA aircraft are small enough to
fit in the typical T-hangar. If they're pricing things high to run off GA,
then those T-hangars are sitting empty. Somehow, I don't believe this is
what's happening.

If there are planes in those hangars, the FBO is simply pricing the hangars
commensurate with the market. No discrimination, no problem.

George Patterson
They say that nothing's certain except death and taxes. The thing is,
death doesn't get worse every time Congress goes into session.
Will Rogers