Press Release

Issued by Global Trek Aviation.

January 7, 2017

Barely 18 months after opening its full service FBO at Belfast International Airport, Global Trek Aviation has been granted permission by the airport to extend its FBO facility building by 100%.

Back in mid 2015 GTA may have been a new start up but with a team of highly experienced industry professionals who had worked for such companies as Landmark Aviation, Ocean Sky and RSS across the UK it quickly became a success.

At Belfast International the company built a brand new facility which included a very spacious VIP lounge, crew centre, showers and operations control centre next to the GA ramp. The facility boasts excellent privacy with its own secure entrance and car park well away from the commercial terminal.

On the ramp an impressive GSE display includes two Jet A-1 trucks (43,000 litre and 17,000 litre), three diesel tugs, three Houchin 690-C GPU, two wide bodied air stairs, lav truck, potable water truck, as well as a VIP ground transportation fleet.

Global Trek MD David McColm comments “Our facility has been getting busier by the month and we have taken the decision to plan for future growth at an early stage. Doubling the floor space will allow us to provide even greater comfort for our clients, put in additional amenities and expand our operations control centre to keep up with customer demand.”

Brian Carlin, Belfast International Airport's director of commercial development in welcoming the expansion plans said “Global Trek has shown the depth of their industry experience and commitment by hitting the ground running, delivering a first class experience to their clients and investing in infrastructure, GSE and personnel training from the very start.”

Belfast International Airport managing director Graham Keddie added “Global Trek Aviation are proving that BFS is the ideal fuel stop location for corporate, ferry and medevac Transatlantic flights as well as a destination airport."

General Manager Gordon Bingham & Flight Supervisor Philip Armstrong from the Global Trek Aviation team will be present at SDC2017, booth 1928.