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Owners and operators flying through Chino, Baton Rouge, or north Florida have three more places to buy contract fuel. AEG Fuels said this week it has added three locations to AEG Connect, its branded dealer and contract-fuel network. It is a modest expansion on paper, and it matters most to the flight departments and owner-pilots who plan fuel stops around price rather than the name on the building.AEG Connect is a contract-fuel and FBO supply network. Contract fuel is fuel bought at a pre-negotiated price through a reseller instead of at the posted retail rate. An operator uses an AEG contract-fuel card or calls for a release and pays the negotiated rate.For an FBO, joining a network like Connect is a way to put its ramp in front of buyers it would never reach on posted price alone. The reseller negotiates volume pricing with suppliers and spreads it across the network, so a pilot carrying the card pays a contracted number rather than whatever is on the sign that day. The FBO picks up traffic it might otherwise lose to a competitor. The operator gets a price it can lock into a trip budget before departure. That predictability is the value, especially for Part 135 operators pricing out a future leg.Flying Tigers at Chino (CNO) in California, Velocity FBO at Baton Rouge (BTR) in Louisiana, and Keystone Heights Airport (42J) in north Florida are all established operations that will now carry AEG's program. FBOs are the ground-service businesses that handle fuel, ramp, hangar, and passenger services. Two of the three fit that description, while Keystone Heights is a public-use field, built by the Army Air Forces in 1942, that today supports flight training and general aviation. AEG says the additions strengthen its U.S. presence and continue a steady build that has carried the Connect network to 48 members since its 2022 launch.For owners and operators in these areas, that is one more option when planning a contract-fuel stop. The more telling effect is on the other FBOs at these fields. Chino alone has three fuel providers, and a branded contract program gives buyers yet another reason to compare and consider contract-fuel benefits. Lower prices also have a habit of spreading to the neighbors, which is a win for anyone on the correct side of the nozzle.While Chino is a smaller general aviation field and not the type of corporate hub where one would typically find contract-fuel networks, AEG's flag planting suggests there could be value in secondary markets. A smaller airport with less traffic and a contract rate suddenly is an option over a busy field that previously held that advantage. Meta description: AEG Fuels added three locations to its AEG Connect contract-fuel network: Flying Tigers at Chino, Velocity FBO at Baton Rouge and Keystone Heights, Florida.