Jet Fuel Operator Q8Aviation Secures Major New Contract at Leeds Bradford
By Q8aviation, PRNEThursday, September 30, 2010
LONDON, October 1, 2010 - Q8Aviation, the largest importer of jet fuel into North-West
Europe, has added Leeds Bradford International Airport to its portfolio of UK
airports and has already secured a key share of the refuelling business of
Jet2.com, the airport's leading airline.
Q8Aviation has also recently begun marketing at Cologne-Bonn,
one of Germany's major airports.
Andrew Westmoreland, Managing Director of Q8Aviation,
comments: "We are delighted to start serving Leeds Bradford and to secure
such a substantial contract at an early stage. This move is part of our
strategy of developing a strong network of regional airports across Europe
and further afield, which presents great opportunities for further developing
our business."
Leeds Bradford is one of the UK's fastest growing regional
airports. Significant development of the airport terminal and passenger
facilities has resulted in rapid growth; between 1997 and 2007, passenger
numbers grew by 88%, much of it attributed to the introduction of scheduled
flights by the leading leisure airline Jet2.com.
With the addition of Leeds Bradford, Q8Aviation now has a
presence at ten UK airports, including London Heathrow, Manchester, Edinburgh
and Glasgow. Jet fuel is supplied from Avonmouth in south-west England where
Q8Aviation has developed a state of the art import facility at the Royal
Portbury Dock. This fuel is provided by Q8Aviation's parent company, Kuwait
Petroleum Corporation, which provides Q8Aviation with its unique and secure
well-head to wing tip supply chain.
Notes to Editors
Q8Aviation is the sixth largest supplier of jet fuel in the world.
Founded in 1983, the company is owned by Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation (KPC), the state company responsible for managing Kuwait's
substantial oil businesses worldwide. The KPC Group has the fourth largest
oil reserves in the world and is the leading jet fuel producer in the Middle
East, providing Q8Aviation with a unique 'well head to wing tip' fuel supply.
Q8Aviation provides jet fuel to around 200 airlines at more
than 60 airports across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Far East. In
addition, Q8Aviation has the expertise to provide a wide range of technical
services, including inspections of fuelling procedures and facilities and the
provision of training, to companies worldwide.
Q8Aviation head office is based in Woking, UK. Visit:
www.q8aviation.com.
For enquiries on Q8Aviation's new services please contact Mary Moore (for
Leeds Bradford) or Katarina Gergelyova (for Cologne) on +44-(0)1483-757747.
Details of all airports served by Q8Aviation can also be found on
www.q8aviation.com.
For further media information, please contact Debbie Valentine, Public Relations Consultant, on +44-(0)1428-683616/ +44-(0)7962-059180 or debbevalentine at btinternet.com
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