Titan Aviation Fuels acquired Geneva, Switzerland-based aviation fuel reseller Akryl, the companies announced today. The move will allow Titan, which supports more than 550 U.S. FBOs in its network, to extend its aviation fuel supply footprint, as well as contract fuel program for U.S. and Canadian customers, to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Akryl will be rebranded as Titan Aviation Fuels and will maintain offices in Geneva along with Dublin, Ireland.
Akryl’s online digital fuel procurement platform allows flight departments to view aviation fuel pricing in real-time and make fuel purchases worldwide, Titan said. This platform can also be integrated with a customer’s operations software to enable a more streamlined and efficient way to manage fueling operations.
“Not only does the [addition of Akryl] give our contract fuel program an international footprint for our North American-based customers,” said Titan Aviation Fuels president Robbie Stallings, “but also provides access to Titan programs for European-based customers traveling to North America. As a result…[this will] drive international traffic to our extensive Titan-branded FBO network.”
Titan’s non-fuel support services include a pilot loyalty program, aviation card processing, aviation insurance, quality control training, Atlas FBO management software, equipment leasing and financing, and online aviation parts store.
Titan Aviation Fuels is quickly becoming a larger player in the business aviation fueling arena, having acquired Geneva, Switzerland-based aviation fuel reseller Akryl last month. It also is commited to helping the industry to become greener, launching a carbon offset program just a few weeks ago.
The company already supports more than 550 U.S. FBOs in its network, but the Akryl acquisition will allow Titan to extend its aviation fuel supply footprint, as well as contract fuel program for U.S. and Canadian customers, to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Akryl is now being rebranded as Titan Aviation Fuels, with its offices remaining here in Geneva, along with Dublin, Ireland.
“Not only does the [addition of Akryl] give our contract fuel program an international footprint for our North American-based customers,” said Titan Aviation Fuels president Robbie Stallings, “but also provides access to Titan programs for European-based customers traveling to North America. As a result…[this will] drive international traffic to our extensive Titan-branded FBO network.”
Akryl’s online digital fuel procurement platform allows flight departments to view aviation fuel pricing in real-time and make fuel purchases worldwide, Titan said. This platform can also be integrated with a customer’s operations software to enable a more streamlined and efficient way to manage fueling operations.
Meanwhile, Titan unveiled a carbon-offset program via its FBO network on April 22, with Wilson Air Center facilities as the launch FBOs, using Terrapass Green-e Climate-certified carbon credits. The Titan Aviation Fuels Carbon Offsets Program is currently supporting a 162-megawatt wind farm in Crow Lake, South Dakota.
All four Wilson Air Center FBOs—in Charlotte, Chattanooga, Houston, and Memphis—are the first in the Titan network to offer the program. Stallings said its carbon-offset program will be offered at participating Titan FBOs throughout North America. “This is a logical next step within the aviation industry for us to be a responsible eco-partner and to keep awareness at the forefront of our operations,” he said.
Titan’s non-fuel support services include a pilot loyalty program, aviation card processing, aviation insurance, quality control training, Atlas FBO management software, equipment leasing and financing, and online aviation parts store.