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Peter Shaw-Smith

Emirates Flight Training Academy has become Air BP's latest customer in the Middle East region, winning a contract to fuel the school's first two Cirrus SR22 G6 training aircraft, which arrived on October 31. The company recently started supplying Emirates in Brazil, at São Paolo Guarulhos International and Viracopos Campinas International airports, and it also has an existing operation at Rio de Janeiro International.

 


“The first Air BP-fueled flight, an Airbus A380, departed from São Paolo Guarulhos International Airport bound for Dubai International [DXB] on November 3, 2017,” according to the company.

 


Air BP (Stand 1158) claims to fuel around 6,000 flights operated by domestic and international airlines, the military, business and private aircraft owners every day at more than 800 locations in over 50 countries.

 


The company took over management of operations at the Dubai Airport Joint Industry Fuel Farm (Jiff) on July 1. Parent company BP and its partners recently spent $23 million to upgrade and augment the storage facility at DXB and increase suppliesat Sharjah Airport.

 


In addition to several other Dubai-based international carriers, Air BP serves Emirates and flydubai at DXB, as well as seven other locations in the UAE and a total of 21 locations in the region.

 


“With one of the largest jet-fuel demands in the world, DXB is an important location for Air BP. It is also the busiest airport in the world for international passenger traffic; this year to date, it has handled over 66 million passengers,” the company said.

 


Air BP also has a regional presence through joint ventures in Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon.&nbsp;

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