Private jet firm expands presence at SRQ

SARASOTA — Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services, which already operates a high-end private jet service facility at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, has acquired APP Jet Center Sarasota.

Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, though Bedford, Mass.-based Rectrix paid cash for APP, according to a release. Rectrix, along with Dolphin Aviation, are now the two dominant private jet service companies at the airport.

“Rectrix has seen tremendous growth in the past year in Massachusetts and Florida,” Rectrix President and CEO Richard Cawley says in the release. “High quality customer service is at the core of every move our company makes. I am confident that this expansion will benefit our clients and provide them with more service options. In addition this growth will generate new economic development for the regions we serve.”