Jul. 31—The long-time association of Lumanair with the Aurora Airport is about to end.
The city is negotiating a new lease with Iowa-based Carver Aero to take over Lumanair's spot as a fixed-based operator at the airport.
The Aurora City Council this week approved the assignment of an amended and restated lease at the airport, which basically authorized city officials to begin negotiating with Carver Aero.
Mike Luman and his family go back to the early 1960s being involved with the Aurora Airport, according to Alex Alexandrou, Aurora's chief management officer.
"I want to thank Mike Luman for many years of hard work as a fixed-base operator," he said.
Carver Aero will be entering Illinois for the first time as a fixed-based operator by locating in Aurora. Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa at that city's municipal airport, the company also has fixed-base operations in Davenport and Council Bluffs, as well as Janesville, Wis.
The Council Bluffs location has a large flight school that works with the University of Nebraska.
The company has been in business more than 30 years.
Alexandrou said city officials anticipate a new lease to bring back to the council in the months ahead. The lease will come with a commitment by Carver Aero to "a significant investment" in modernizing the airport facilities, he said.
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