“We’re pleased that the evaluation process for the development of Mineta San José International Airport’s West Side is now complete, and the recommended outcome will prove to be incredibly prosperous for SJC, the City of San José, and Silicon Valley,” said Director of Aviation Bill Sherry.  “The Airport completed a $1.4 billion upgrade to the terminal area in 2010, and by adding convenient employee and public parking next to the terminals, this opened up a significant amount of land on the West Side. Now, our focus must be the proposed private development and $82 million investment of the West Side by Signature Flight Support, to support the private aviation needs of local high-tech and other companies, most notably the personal aircraft of the principals at Google.” 

Proposals for development of Silicon Valley Airport’s West Side were reviewed by an evaluation panel, including: staff of SJC and the City of San José; a representative with real estate expertise from a similar-size commercial service airport, with significant corporate and general aviation activity, in California; and a former FBO executive. 

Signature’s proposal scored a total of 991 out of a possible 1,000 points, and the panel found the proposal to be both thorough and of very high quality, offering excellent opportunities for corporate aviation services to SJC’s general aviation customers. Signature was found to be a financially stable company with strong financial indicators and will likely be a significant economic asset for the City of San José. 

Signature Flight Support is the largest FBO in the world (113 locations on five continents).  It is part of BBA Aviation Corporation, a British corporation, and is a publicly traded company listed on the London Stock Exchange.  In the U.S., Signature has FBO facilities at airports in Chicago/O’Hare, Teterboro/New Jersey, Boston/Logan, San Francisco and Palm Springs, among other commercial and general aviation airports. 

“Signature Flight Support is proud to be chosen as the successful bidder for the West Side Development project at Mineta San Jose International Airport, to build a state-of-the art, world class FBO to serve as a key location in Signature’s global network,” said Maria Sastre, President and Chief Operating Officer of Signature Flight Support. “We’re proud to bring all of the resources that Signature can offer to further business and general aviation as well as our long-standing track record of good corporate citizenship to the San Jose and Silicon Valley communities.”