Global flight support provider Universal Weather and Aviation (Booth H325) announced here at ABACE 2015 that it signed an agreement with NetJets Business Aviation Limited (NBAL), the fractional aircraft operator’s Chinese division, to provide total trip management service for NetJets’ Asia fleet.

“We already enjoy a strong relationship with Universal via our sister company, Executive Jet Management, which Universal supports as a member of our flight-operations team,” said Ty Dubay, NBAL’s chief administrative officer. “So when looking for a partner to support our Asia Fleet, they were a natural choice for us.”

Universal’s Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific Operations Center opened in 2012 and features a team of trip-support personnel fluent in both English and Mandarin. “Our Asia-Pacific Operations Center is prepared to leverage our regional expertise, as well as the worldwide systems and resources of Universal,” said Charles Mularski, the company’s regional vice president for Asia-Pacific, “including access to our 150 employees on the ground throughout the Asia-Pacific region, to support NetJets China’s critical missions within Asia and beyond.”