Global Trek Aviation, an established FBO at Belfast International airport, has officially opened a second executive jet centre at Cardiff International airport. The event was marked by an open day attended by local dignitaries, airport officials, family members and business aviation leaders.

COO Gordon Bingham comments: “We are delighted to have opened this all new facility at Cardiff International airport as it offers tremendous potential with its ideal strategic location. We have invested in building a bespoke, state-of-the-art facility with dedicated VIP lounge, private offices, crew briefing centre, flight ops facilities and a fully integrated security screening suite.

“Ahead of the official opening we deployed an experienced operations team, led by Cardiff station manager Gerallt Marsh, to start providing world class services for a soft opening on day one. We continue to invest in training a local team to NATA Safety 1st certification standard as well as Global Trek Aviation's own standards of excellence.”

Global Trek Aviation is also offering clients a full range of GSE and a dedicated aircraft refuelling service.

Cardiff airport CEO Deb Bowen Rees adds: “Today marks the first significant step taken in the implementation of Cardiff airport's master plan. It's fantastic to see that Global Trek Aviation has chosen to invest in Wales. Our vision for success includes a clear strategy to diversify our air service activities and encourage use of 24/7 capabilities, available 365 days a year, so the opening of the new luxurious facility is a huge step forward.

“A huge part of our focus for the next 20 years is to continue to explore innovative ways to diversify our business and create new business opportunities. We will continue to work hard towards fulfilling the master plan and living our vision to be a pioneering airport, making Wales proud.”