Skytanking

Skytanking is an airport fuel services company with its head office in Hamburg, Germany. It provides into-plane fuelling, aviation fuel storage and hydrant management, and engineering services for airline, airport and oil company customers. The company says it does not sell jet fuel itself.

Services

• Into-plane fuelling at large and small airports
• Storage and hydrant management for systems owned by oil companies, airlines, airports or Skytanking
• Technical service agreements, including operations manuals, task breakdowns, airport facility inspections and train-the-trainer programmes
• Consultancy, investment projects and engineering, with an engineering team in Brussels
• Maintenance of ground support and fuelling equipment

Customers and markets

Skytanking works for oil companies, airports and airlines. It says it operates at 107 airports in 15 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, with about 2,900 employees.

Company facts

• Company figures: 25 million cubic metres of fuel handled per year and 2 million aircraft fuelled per year
• 550 fuelling vehicles worldwide, into-plane service at 96 airports and tank farm management at 70 airports, according to the company
• Wholly owned subsidiary of PrimeFlight Aviation Services Inc.
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