Jetex Flight Support (Booth G089) is expanding its global FBO chain with a joint-venture facility in Santiago, Chile. Under an agreement announced on Tuesday here at EBACE, Jetex and Chile-based Santiago FBO S.A. will jointly operate an FBO at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL).

The move will expand Jetex’s presence in Latin America beyond Sao Paulo, Brazil, where it currently provides fueling services and is establishing an operations center at Catarina Executive Airport with Brazilian real estate company JHSF. With the new Chile facility, customers operating in the region will benefit from the combination of the Santiago FBO’s knowledge of the local marketplace and Jetex’s international trip-planning expertise, the companies said.

Facilities at the new FBO will include ground handling, aircraft parking, catering, fueling services and a VIP lounge, as well as a 15,070-sq-ft/1,400-sq-m hangar. Immigration and customs clearance will also be available on site

“As Chile’s main international airport with a strong influx of business aviation flights, it is of strategic importance for Jetex to have a strong presence at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport,” said Jetex Flight Support business development manager for Latin America and the Caribbean Diego Giamberini. “Moreover, it will be located in the host city for the final matches of the American Cup.”

As part of its ongoing Latin America expansion strategy, Jetex said it will continue to create strategic alliances with local businesses in the region.