World Fuel Services (Booth P142) and Deer Jet Group (Booth P232) expanded their eight-year relationship by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here at the ABACE show for the former to provide global aviation support solutions for Deer Jet’s eight FBOs in China and business aircraft handling subsidiary Honor Aviation.
Under the agreement, World Fuel Services will allow Deer Jet FBOs and Honor Aviation to accept its Avcard aviation charge card for payment. More than 30,000 aircraft operators and pilots use Avcard worldwide for aircraft purchases such as fuel, ground handling and maintenance. Avcard is accepted at more than 7,600 locations in more than 190 countries.
The agreement also covers World Fuel/Colt trip support’s promotion and designation of Honor Aviation as a preferred ground handler and aircraft cleaning service. This includes Colt contract fueling at Honor Aviation. As such, aircraft operators will have local support from World Fuel/Colt’s Shanghai office and access to pricing at more than 3,000 locations worldwide. World Fuel’s Shanghai is staffed with employees with local expertise and knowledge to support regional business aviation needs.
In addition, the two organizations will work together to explore opportunities to expand and improve Deer Jet’s FBO network. These efforts include support of Deer Jet FBO’s application for membership in World Fuel’s Air Elite Network of “exceptional” FBOs.
Deer Jet also has a Gulfstream G450 on static display here at ABACE 2016.