Signature Flight Support (Booth No. N3505) has signed up to be a featured business in the newly announced ForeFlight Directory, the FBO chain announced on Monday here at the NBAA show. The listing service enables airport and aviation businesses to engage users of iOS-based flight-planning app ForeFlight Mobile by including branding, artwork, photos and business and service descriptions in the entries.

Signature Flight Support’s network of FBOs is showcased in the directory with information on services, amenities and affiliations, making FBO selection easier for customers, according to Signature. “Our customers are tech-savvy and looking for the best sources of flight-planning information and need it at their fingertips, and ForeFlight is one of the leading flight-planning tools,” said Signature president and CEO Maria Sastre. “For pilots, FBO selection is one of the most important factors when planning a flight–and Signature is dedicated to providing world-class service that will round out that perfectly planned flight.”

Signature has also updated and refreshed its website to be optimized for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. It also includes enhanced capabilities and customer-facing features. “Our industry is increasingly looking to digital devices as their primary source of flight planning and support information,” Sastre noted. “With the responsive design of the site, any user with any device will be able to enjoy this new digital experience.”

In other news at the company, Signature has begun offering support services for the UK Air Passenger Duty (APD). Earlier this year, the UK government extended this tax to include turbine aircraft with an mtow of 5.7 metric tons (12,569 pounds) or more.

The regulations, which require operators to register and account for APD within seven days of the flight, applies to aircraft that take off from the UK carrying passengers. To assist customers with compliance, Signature has developed a dedicated service for the administrative representation of the UK APD. Signature’s UK APD service is available at all Signature locations within the UK and extends to other airports where Signature does not have a physical presence.