Fuels Jet Airways and Lufthansa flights at Bangalore.

Shell-MRPL Aviation Fuels & Services Pvt Ltd announced the formal commencement of commercial operations in India with the fuelling of Jet Airways and Lufthansa aircrafts at the Bangalore International Airport (BIA). The company had recently signed an MOU to supply Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to India’s premier airline, Jet Airways at the Bangalore and Hyderabad airports. It has also signed an MOU with leading German airline – Lufthansa, to supply part of their ATF requirements at BIA, Bangalore.

Sanjay Varkey, CEO Shell MRPL Aviation Fuels & Services said, “We are delighted to have commenced our operations by partnering with a leading Indian and International airline. We will shortly roll out our operations at the Hyderabad airport and look forward to partnering with domestic and international carriers in the country. At Shell-MRPL Aviation, we are committed to providing our partners with global safety, quality and service standards.� The recently formed Joint Venture Company between Shell and MRPL leverages Shell Aviation’s global network, customer base and stringent quality control procedures and MRPL’s expertise and high quality products to provide a compelling, co-branded refuelling offer locally to Indian and International airlines.