Press Release

Issued by World Fuel Services.

March 19, 2015

World Fuel Services announced today that, with the recent acquisition of Colt International, their footprint in the Latin American market has grown in terms of physical offices and personnel. The company now operates eight offices in six countries, staffed by over 40 employees, with 15 dedicated professionals serving business and general aviation customers in Latin America.

“The integration of our two organizations [World Fuel Services and Colt International] has brought together some of the most experienced and talented professionals in business aviation, both within the U.S. and abroad. We are very optimistic about the benefits this bolstered team will provide our customers as we better realize our synergies moving forward” said Michael Szczechowski, World Fuel Services' senior vice president of business aviation sales.

To best serve their Latin American customers, World Fuel Services currently maintains offices in Mexico City, Toluca, and Cancún, Mexico; San José, Costa Rica; Bogotá, Colombia; Viña del Mar, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and São Paulo, Brazil. World Fuel's Latin American team of local professionals works closely with customers to offer the most comprehensive business and general aviation offerings in the industry. Offering include contract fuel, international and regional trip support, global fuel supply, AVCARD aviation charge card, FlyBuys Rewards Program, the World Fuel Services Network of FBOs, and Air Elite Diamond Service locations.

Attendees of AeroExpo 2015 are encouraged to stop by Stand I-8 to learn more about World Fuel Services' presence in Latin America and to enter to win an impressive innovation prize package during their daily giveaway drawings.