Air Total and Leeds-based Multiflight

have announced the opening of a

new 180,000 litre Avtur/Jet A1 fuel

farm at Leeds Bradford international

airport in the UK.

The new fuel farm forms part of

the £8 million Multiflight redevelopment

scheme at Leeds/Bradford,

which includes a new taxiway,

aprons and hangars. With the recent

arrival of Jet2 and Planet Air at Leeds

Bradford, the fuel facilities, says

Multiflight, will provide itself and the

region with first class passenger

handling services for large air

transport aircraft.

Multiflight says the new fuel

facility exceeds all the latest

environmental and regulation

requirements.

“We worked very closely with

Air Total and also Airfield

Fuelling Equipment to ensure the

design of this new facility was

purpose-built for our requirements,”

said Steve Borrowdale, managing

director of Multiflight.

“It has made our southside

operations considerably more

efficient. We will now operate two

fuel bowsers both with pressure and

overwing facilities which allow our

new FBO to be self-sufficient in

terms of handling facilities. This is

great news for the region.”

The new hangars have increased

Multiflight’s hangarage at Leeds

by 6,150 square meters, which

allows for four BBJ2s or similar type

aircraft. There is also a new taxiway

directly to Multiflight’s new ramp

from the main runway.

Multiflight’s handling department

is now able to handle and

accommodate aircraft up to Boeing

757 size. As the Leeds Bradford

Airports South Side general

and business aviation service

provider, Multiflight carries out

handling, charter, maintenance and

aircraft sales.