| United States |
| Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| FORM 8-K |
| Current Report Pursuant to |
| Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| July 29, 2013 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
| SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada | 000-52593 | 87-0617649 |
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 101 Hangar Road, Avoca, Pennsylvania | 18641 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (570) 457-3400 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 29, 2013, Saker Aviation Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a complaint and request for preliminary injunction in Motion Court at the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (docket number 2013-04033). The matter is scheduled to be presented on Wednesday, July 31st at 9:00 a.m. The complaint was filed by the Company following a decision announced on Thursday, July 18, 2013 by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport that it intends to negotiate a Fixed Base Operator lease with a party other than Saker Aviation Services. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached to this Current Reports on Form 8–K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 29, 2013. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 29, 2013 | saker aviation services, inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Ronald J. Ricciardi | |
| Ronald J. Ricciardi | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||