Above has selected XLR Executive Jet Centre at Birmingham airport as its home, equidistant from London and Manchester airports, where, in addition to executive charter requests, it is well placed for airline support work.

Business charter operators Atmospherica Aviation and Halo Aviation and broker Hunt & Palmer were among the winners in major categories.

UA has added FBOs in El Salvador, French Polynesia, Norway, Qatar, UAE and the UK to its certified membership as it reacts to growing mission numbers beyond Europe with aggressive global expansion.