Signature Flight Support Adds Flight Support and Handling Services at Airports Throughout France

Nov. 24, 2010
It now has the ability to assist its operators in coordinating additional flight support services such as slot coordination, NOTAMs, weather and pilot briefings, ground handling, fuel, catering, hotels, limousines at airports throughout France.

Following the launch of Signature Flight Support’s ground handling coordination service in Germany earlier this year; Signature is now offering this value added service to its customers in France.

Signature Flight Support now has the ability to assist its operators in coordinating additional flight support services such as slot coordination, NOTAMs, weather and pilot briefings, ground handling, fuel, catering, hotels, limousines at airports throughout France. Flight departments operating in France now only need to make one call and Signature Flight Support will do the rest. These services are offered in addition to Signature’s French FBO locations in Paris Le Bourget (LBG), Toulon (TLN) and Nice (NCE).

Through agreements with a network of existing fixed based operators (FBOs) and airport authorities across France, Signature Flight Support can now schedule flight support services for its customers, arrange credit and billing and offer a single invoice for all services received for the customer’s trips within France.

“By growing our presence in France, we are able to offer our customers a full-service experience from slot coordination to fueling,” says Steve Gulvin, Signature Flight Support’s Regional Vice President for Europe and Middle East. “Signature Flight Support’s French flight support services are another example of our customer-centric focus and our ability to offer world-class experiences for each customer tailored to their individual requirements.”

Signature Flight Support now offers flight support coordination and credit services including fuel at many French airports including Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly (ORY), Marseille (MRS), Toulouse (TLS) and Lyon (LYN & LYS). Signature will continue to add airports in France and Germany allowing its customers to plan trips with increased convenience and value-added services.

Signature Flight Support can be contacted via SITA (LBGAPXH) via email at [email protected] or by calling + 33 1 4992 7581 for customers requesting flight support services within France. Signature Flight Support Corporation, a BBA Aviation plc company, is the world's largest fixed-base operation (FBO) and distribution network for business aviation services. Signature services include fueling, hangar and office rentals, ground handling and a wide range of crew and passenger amenities at strategic domestic and international locations. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Signature currently operates at more than 100 locations in the United States, Europe, South America, Africa and Asia. For more information, please visit: www.signatureflight.com.BBA Aviation plc is a leading global aviation support and aftermarket services provider with market leading businesses and attractive growth opportunities. BBA Aviation’s Flight Support businesses (Signature Flight Support®, ASIG® and Executive Beechcraft®) are focused on refueling, ground handling and/or maintenance of business and commercial aviation aircraft. Its Aftermarket Services and Systems businesses (Ontic®, International Governor Services, APPH®, Dallas Airmotive, Premier Turbines, H&S Aviation, International Turbine Service® and Barrett Turbine Engine Company) are focused on the repair and overhaul of jet engines and the design, manufacture and services of aerospace sub-systems and components. For more information, please visit www.bbaaviation.com.