Our company dates back more than 60 years. Founded in New Mexico at Alameda Airport, SevenBar soon grew into a leading provider of aviation services throughout the Southwest. The company first offered medical flight services in the late 1970s, when it began flying for hospitals in Albuquerque and later moved its headquarters to Dallas in the mid-1990s.

Since then, the company has developed ongoing professional relationships with leading health care organizations across the country. Though we have grown, we are still a family business and treat our customers as one of us. Today, SevenBar focuses exclusively on providing air medical flight operations using the most advanced technology, highly trained professionals and proven aircraft, making us the ideal medical transport partner.

SevenBar Flying Server offered Jet A fuel for the first time. Here's the crew waiting to give the next plane some first-class TLC. SevenBar Flying Service was incorporated in April 1947 with Albert J. Black as President. It operated at Alameda Airport, located on the Black family ranch, just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. There were two dirt runways, and the company offered flight training, tie-down and fuel. This is the Luscombe Silvare N 1585K, the first airplane purchased by SevenBar for flight training. The first T-hangars were constructed. Here is a DC3 landing at Alameda Airport that same year. First maintenance shop was built and maintenance services were offered for the first time. Pictured here is Al Matthew, an early SevenBar employee. Rolfe Black, Albert’s son, became Vice President and General Manager. A hangar was built for storage and one of the runways was paved for 4,400 feet. Here Rolfe is standing next to the first Cessna trainer bought by SevenBar in 1947. The first paint hangar was constructed. Here is a plane painted and reupholstered by Rolfe Black. Rolfe Black became President of the company. Rolfe is giving instructions to Ms. Dudley Price next to a Cessna. SevenBar Flying Service offered Jet A fuel for the first time. Here’s the crew waiting to give the next plane some first-class TLC. Construction on a new office building began and was completed. The new building housed sales, bookkeeping, flight department, and dispatch offices. There was also a pilot’s lounge and an employee lounge, and the parts department was expanded. This is an early outdoor board advertisement for SevenBar. SevenBar Flying Service celebrated its 30th anniversary. SevenBar was New Mexico’s largest privately owned complete aviation service center, offering maintenance and repair, service, fuel, parking, paint shop, pilot training and aircraft sales. Accolades from a fan. SevenBar bought Sun Valley Aviation, the existing FBO at Friedman Memorial Airport, near Sun Valley, Idaho. Early photo at Sun Valley. Alameda Airport, on the Black family ranch, officially closed after 40 years of operation. SevenBar Flying Service built a new facility in the general aviation area at Albuquerque International Airport and moved all operations to that location. By this time, the company had incorporated air medical service into its operations, and also handled charter, aircraft sales and fueling operations. SevenBar company headquarters moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Dallas, Texas when Rolfe’s son, Wade, became president of the company. Air medical services were established in the Dallas area, as well as charter operations. October 1995 – SB Air & Lifeguard were awarded the Association of Air Medical Services Fixed Wing Safety Award for outstanding operational safety in the field of air medical transportation. Here, a plane is retrofitted with emergency medical equipment. SevenBar celebrated its 50th anniversary. By this time, SevenBar had become the fixed-wing transport provider for Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. SevenBar acquired Four Corners Aviation, which had been in existence since 1953 at Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington, New Mexico. December 1999 – SevenBar’s new facility at Dallas Love Field Airport was opened. The facility serves as a base for all air medical operations in the Dallas area and includes amenities for charter customers such as conference room and lounge. SevenBar became the Fixed Wing provider for AeroCare in Lubbock, Texas. SevenBar launched its fractional aircraft ownership program, Ascend, further expanding SevenBar’s aviation services offerings in the Southwest. SevenBar broke ground on the new facility at Sun Valley.
SevenBar became the fixed-wing air medical transport provider for Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. SevenBar celebrated the grand opening of the new Sun Valley Aviation. SevenBar became the fixed-wing air medical transport provider for Vanderbilt University LifeFlight. SevenBar celebrated its 60th anniversary. SevenBar’s three FBO’s in ABQ, FMN and SUN were acquired by Atlantic Aviation. All locations now operate under the Atlantic Aviation name and can be found on the internet at www.atlanticaviation.com. SevenBar became the fixed-wing air medical transport provider for Cook Children’s Medical Center.

1947 SevenBar Flying Service was incorporated in April 1947 with Albert J. Black as President. It operated at Alameda Airport, located on the Black family ranch, just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. There were two dirt runways, and the company offered flight training, tie-down and fuel. This is the Luscombe Silvare N 1585K, the first airplane purchased by SevenBar for flight training.