Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur (ACA), the aviation group that manages and owns the French airports Cannes Mandelieu, Saint-Tropez and Nice Cote d’Azur, tapped Air BP to be the sole fuel supplier at Cannes Mandelieu Airport, the companies announced today at the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference in New Orleans. Following a call for tender and consideration of several suppliers, ACA awarded the UK-based fuel supplier the contract to begin providing services starting April 8. Air BP (Booth No. 123) is already the contracted supplier at Nice Airport.


Key factors affecting the final decision to appoint Air BP were its competence in providing and maintaining the high levels of technical expertise and comprehensive marketing program that focuses on customer growth. Both of these factors will complement the airport’s long-term strategy to strengthen its position as a major player in the corporate jet business, Air BP said.


Cannes Mandelieu Airport will brand its fuel supply as an Air BP location and be supported by Air BP’s general aviation technical team. Under the terms of the contract, Air BP will provide jet-A and avgas, as well as supply and support the self-service avgas terminal.


“Air BP’s offering perfectly matched our requirements. It could offer high-quality levels of service and the creative capacity to work with the airport to promote its benefits to a wider customer audience,” said ACA CEO Dominique Thillaud. “We aim to provide our customers with the best quality services and standards across all our platforms, and Air BP provided a compelling offering that adds real value to our customer service levels at Cannes Mandelieu.”

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