Universal Weather and Aviation
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industrie | Business Aviation |
| Gegründet | 1959 |
| Gründer | Tom Evans |
| Hauptsitz | , |
| Services | Flight planning, aviation weather, Jet A fuel, and aircraft ground handling |
| Website | universalweather.com |
Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. (commonly called Universal or Universal Weather) is a Houston-based company providing products and services for general aviation. Its customers include owners and operators of business jets.
Universal Weather and Aviation offers trip support services; flight planning; weather briefings and graphics; aircraft datalink services using ACARS or SATCOM; aircraft and crew scheduling software, named FlightPak; online trip planning services; aircraft fueling card services, named UVair; and aircraft ground handling services through worldwide fixed-base operators (FBOs), named Universal Aviation. ImpactWeather is a wholly owned subsidiary.[1]
In August 2006, Universal Weather and Aviation acquired Cornerstone Logic, Inc., creators of FBO Manager software.[2]
Awards
Universal has been voted #1 for International Trip Planning from 2003 to 2010 by readers of Professional Pilot Magazine.[3]
Corporate Citizenship
In 2007, Universal Weather and Aviation donated flight planning and weather to Barrington Irving's historic solo flight around the world.[4]
Memberships and affiliations
- National Business Aviation Association, Inc. (NBAA)[5]
- European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)[6]
- Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA)[7]
- Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA)[8]
Other flight support providers
- Air Routing International
- Colt International
- Jeppesen
- Presidium Aviation
- JetFlight Aviation Services
References
- ^ [1]. Retrieved from the Universal Weather and Aviation website on September 28, 2007.
- ^ [2]. Retrieved from the Universal Weather and Aviation website on June 4, 2007.
- ^ [3]. Retrieved from the Universal Weather and Aviation website on April 30, 2009.
- ^ [4]. Retrieved from AINonline.com on November 12, 2007.
- ^ [5]. Retrieved from the National Business Aviation Association website on June 5, 2007.
- ^ [6]. Retrieved from the European Business Aviation Association website on June 4, 2007.
- ^ [7]. Retrieved from the Middle East Business Aviation Association website on November 12, 2007.
- ^ [8]. Retrieved from the Asian Business Aviation Association website on November 12, 2007.
- McLaren, Grant (May 2007), "Trip support providers—how to weigh service options and costs" (PDF), Professional Pilot Magazine
External links
- www.universalweather.com — Universal Weather and Aviation
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