Prominent Sarasota aviation facility flying under new ownership

The Sarasota company Dolphin Aviation Inc. was acquired by Hawthorne Global on Tuesday.

By Business Observer Staff
| 5:30 p.m. March 7, 2023
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After 44 years under the Ciaravella name, Dolphin Aviation is getting a new owner.

Manatee-Sarasota

A new owner is piloting Sarasota-based Dolphin Aviation Inc. now.

It was announced March 7 that the longtime aviation services company’s fixed base operator lease and several businesses from its portfolio was acquired by Hawthorne Global. The company did not disclose financial the terms of the transaction.

Hawthorne Global, based in New York, is an aviation services company that provides general aviation services and airport management. It's become an FBO acquisition and operating company.