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raise the bar (verb, idiomatic) to set a more impressive precedent or record. We've all seen the bar raised in technology in the past decade. It's hard to believe that it was only the '90s when the Internet and cell phones became a household name, and products like DVDs and MP3s came into popularity.

Atlantic Aviation's Houston Hobby (HOU) launched its $24 million construction and renovation project with a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 15, 2014. This will be the largest capital investment for a renovation of an existing Atlantic FBO to date. The finished project will provide a state of the art facility with a new 15,000-square-foot FBO terminal, two new 32,000-square-foot hangars, complete renovation of a current 34,000-square-foot existing hangar and new fuel farm.

Atlantic Aviation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a fixed base operation at Orlando Executive Airport in Orlando, Fla., from Showalter Flying Service. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015, subject to receipt of consent from the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

"Are you going to N B double A? Who's going to NBAA this year? What day are you going to the show?" In the world of general aviation, these are the sounds of fall. 

Each day as you start your job, begin your shift, turn on your computer or walk on to the ramp, you will perform the first of many tasks that, taken together with those of your colleagues at 65+ other Atlantic Aviation locations across the country, will form a vital part of a legacy.