Shell Aviation announced that it has expanded its Technical Services Agreements (TSA) portfolio, achieving a 19% growth on the total number of its customers in 2014. These customers are currently located in 41 countries, ranging from Southeast Asia, Africa & the Middle East to Australia and the Americas. The company offers airports, airlines and facility operators a suite of tools to enhance safety and operational standards through its TSA.
As part of Shell Aviation Technical Support Agreements, customers receive;
- Technical and operational support
- Jet fuel quality assistance; aviation fuel product quality systems, interpretation of fuel certification data and management of product quality incidents
- Training and inspection programmes
- Access to experts and best practices through the TSA portal
Leveraging its extensive experience in this area, Shell Aviation also provides Engineering Consultancy[2] as an additional service, which focuses on designing and building facilities that deliver performance and safety levels in line with industry standards.
The Shell Aviation TSA consultancy teams consist of scientists and engineers, who are subject matter experts in fuel product quality management, filtration equipment, engineering, and operations. TSA customers can learn from the best practices adopted by Shell Aviation operations team, who gain their expertise from rigorous training programmes, stringent audits and inspection policies. Shell Aviation also contributes its expertise to industry bodies, which set safety and operational standards, including the Joint Inspection Group (JIG), Product Quality Committee and the Energy Institute. Victoria adds, “There is no greater accolade than receiving industry recognition of our work and therefore we were delighted to win the Armbrust ‘Best Technical and Operational Performance’ award again in 2014 for the 13th year in succession and the15th time in the award’s 19 year history.
About Shell Aviation
- Shell Aviation is a leading global supplier of aviation fuels and lubricants with a heritage of over 100 years. We supply fuel at around 800 airports in approximately 40 countries. We refuel an aircraft every12 seconds.
- Our customers comprise a gamut of airports and airlines plus private customers such as corporate jet operators and flying clubs. We produce fuels and lubricants (in a range of grades); market, sell and distribute them; and offer further services that help our customers operate as efficiently as possible.
