About FBOsForSale

FBOsForSale is operated by Business Presentation Solutions, LLC, a Denver-based advisory firm specializing in aviation business transactions. The firm works with FBO owners preparing to sell, buyers evaluating acquisitions, and investors pursuing opportunities across the aviation services sector. Engagements typically include transaction preparation, FBO valuation, and support through the confidential sale process. From Denver, the firm advises on aviation transactions nationwide with a focused practice on fixed base operators and airport-based service businesses.

A person with a mustache, wearing a light-colored collared shirt and tie, against a solid black background.

Michael Dye

PRINCIPAL & OWNER

Read Bio
A person with a shaved head and facial hair, wearing black-framed glasses, smiles against a plain black background.

Carl Muhs

VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Read Bio

Leadership

FBOsForSale is led by aviation professionals with decades of experience in aviation business operations, acquisitions, and transactions. The firm’s leadership combines operational aviation experience with transaction advisory work focused specifically on the aviation services sector.

Michael Dye

Michael Dye

PRINCIPAL & OWNER

In 2020, Michael is celebrating his celebrated his 48th anniversary in the FBO industry. Over the past 20 years, his consulting firm, Business Presentation Solutions, LLC has been the key conduit through which he has served FBO Owners and operators, other types of General Aviation business owners, industry buyers, airport authority and management groups, and banks and lenders. BPS’ offerings include a focused range of professional services for the FBO industry.


In 2003, Dye rolled out the FBOsforSale.com and FBOConsultant.com websites as a more effective means of reaching those potential clients who are seeking professional advice and assistance.


Dye’s early FBO and aviation-related experience included various management and executive positions with Combs-Gates Denver, Jet Aviation Boston, EJA (now NetJets), and Butler Aviation (now Signature Flight Support). In 1993, his direction changed, and Dye began to focus in on providing specialized professional consulting services for the FBO & General Aviation industry. A decade later; from 2004 through 2010, Dye owned a Tier 3 FBO in the South/Central US for several years. Now, as a former FBO owner, Michael’s first-hand ownership experience is invaluable to BPS’ clients.


Consequently, over the past 25 years, Dye has developed an outstanding resume’ of hands-on experience as an FBO owner/operator, and as an industry consultant and expert who is in tune with business owners, managers, and buyers alike. He serves clients who are in various stages of business development, those who are in the process of selling, and assistance to prospective buyers.


Areas of expertise include:

  • FBO Sales & Acquisitions
  • FBO & GA Business Valuations
  • Sales Part 135, Part 141, Part 135 Certificates
  • Getting businesses ready for sale
  • Financial and Operational Assessments for FBOs and GA businesses
  • Business Plans & RFP Responses
  • Offering Documents
  • Purchase & Sale Agreement
  • Airport Leases
  • Expert Witness

In 2012, Michael completed two one-of-a-kind eBooks targeted toward aviation business owners (Sellers) and their potential buyers.

  • For Buyers: How to Buy an FBO or GA Business – 7 Key Things You Need to Know before you Buy.
  • For Sellers: How to Sell Your FBO or GA Business – 7 Key Things You Need to Know Before You Sell.

Dye is a multi-engine, instrument pilot with approximately 2,000 hours.


Contact Michael at (303) 338-2010 or michael@fbosforsale.com

Carl Muhs

Carl Muhs

VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Over the last 20 years, Carl has presided over the acquisition, development, and expansion of the Avflight FBO Chain. His experience and positive guidance were an important element that helped to grow the chain from the two (2) operations that he originally owned, to its current roster of 20 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Northern Ireland.


Carl is a highly experienced professional that understands the challenges faced by FBO and General Aviation business owners who are contemplating the sale of their company. Muhs has reviewed scores of FBO business plans and financial assessments for various FBOs at all levels and in numerous countries. He has personally negotiated and completed over 20 FBO acquisitions, has reviewed dozens more. For many of these acquisitions and renewals, Muhs has extensive experience in negotiations with airports and other authorities on FBO and hangar leases.


Areas of expertise:

  • FBO Acquisitions & Financial Analyses
  • Due Diligence Preparation
  • FBO fuel vendor analysis
  • Analysis and pricing of air carrier contracts
  • Best practices for fueling, customer service, and administrative personnel

He is currently an Advisory Board Member of the Michigan Business Aviation Association, a Committee Member of the State of Michigan’s Commercial Air Service Advisory Committee and is an active Core Team Member for the Coleman A. Young International Airport Education Association.


Carl’s addition to BPS brings a wealth of acquisition and operational knowledge to our clients. His move from Avflight to BPS and FBOsforSale.com is, indeed, a natural progression. His industry relationships, contacts, personnel management and customer service experience are unmatched by anyone in our segment of the FBO/GA industry.


Contact Carl at (989) 233-7647

Aviation Industry Relationships

FBOsForSale maintains longstanding relationships across the aviation community through years of work with airport operators, aviation business owners, investors, and industry professionals.


These connections help facilitate conversations between aviation buyers and sellers while supporting a confidential, controlled transaction process.

"We were extremely pleased with the level of professionalism that they exhibited throughout the process, from their initial contacts with the seller and their financial assessment and valuation [...], to their expertise in dealing with Airport management over difficult lease issues and their assistance in developing and facilitating the purchase and sale agreement for both parties."

Richard Casler | VP/GM Lubbock Aero

Transaction Experience

Over $90M in Closed Aviation Transactions

FBOsForSale has advised on more than $90 million in FBO and aviation business sales, including flagship locations in major U.S. markets. Our engagements are confidential, but the transactions represented on this site reflect the scope and scale of deals we've supported — from single-location operators to multi-market exits.

Chandler Air Service - A multi-story building featuring a large balcony, located near an airport control tower.

Chandler Air Service (2022)

Company was a highly successful FBO and Flight School located at the Chandler Municipal Airport (KCHD) in Chandler, AZ.

Pro-Flight Renton (2024)

Owners founded the company in the early 1980s at the Renton Municipal Airport and successfully navigated the political climate that enabled them to build a new FBO Terminal & Executive Hangar complex in 2012.

Texas Aero (2025)

Another well-known “legacy” FBO operator located in Waco, Texas.  Sale process was just under one (1) and entailed a renegotiation of the client’s lease and operating agreement (in preparation for a potential sale).

What Sets BeManaged Apart

Fiduciary by Design

As a federally registered investment advisor, we are legally required to act in your best interest — and we built the firm around that commitment.

Fee-Only Structure

BeManaged does not accept commissions or sell insurance or annuities. Compensation comes directly from the clients we serve.

Experienced Leadership

Co-owned by Jay Jandasek and Jon Whaley, the firm continues a legacy of disciplined planning and steady guidance in West Michigan.

Credentialed Investment Oversight

Team credentials, including CFA designation, reflect a depth of analytical training and investment discipline.