Universal Aviation Completes Portugal Network Integration

Safeport partnership adds six locations to the ground handling network

Interior of Universal Aviation Lisbon — All six Safeport FBOs including its facility at Lisbon Cascais-Tejo Regional Airport have been rebranded as Universal Aviation locations. © Universal Weather & Aviation

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

May 20, 2025

Universal Aviation, the ground handling arm of Universal Weather & Aviation, has completed the integration of Portugal-based Safeport’s six ground handling locations into its global network, it said this week at EBACE 2025. Safeport has facilities at five airports in Portugal—Humberto Delgado (LPPT), Lisbon Cascais-Tejo Regional (LPCS), Francisco Sá Carneiro (LPPR), Beja (LPBJ), and Faro International (LPFR)—and one in Cape Verde at Amílcar Cabral International (GVAC), also known as Sal International Airport.

First announced in October at NBAA-BACE, the deal saw the rebranding of all of these locations as Universal Aviation facilities, extending the brand along the Atlantic corridor and better positioning it to support operators during the upcoming Mediterranean peak season and beyond. It adds additional Universal network capacity for customers operating into and out of Southern Europe or making Atlantic crossings via Cape Verde.

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