Rubis West Indies yesterday resumed supplying aviation fuel to Ogle Airport operators Air Services Limited and LIAT—just a day after suspending its supplies over the commingling of its product.
Rubis Aviation Sales Manager K Hutson Inniss confirmed to Stabroek News that the supplying of fuel to both companies resumed yesterday afternoon, while Chief Executive Officer of Ogle Airport Incorporated (OIA) Anthony Mekdeci suggested that the supplier acted out of concern over its market share, while also saying that its communication with the fuel handler was not the best.
Rubis’ action was as a result of the Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services Ltd (CAMS), which is responsible for all the fuelling operations at OAI and is an agent of the dealer, commingling its fuel with purchases from GuyOil. CAMS, which has purchased from other suppliers in the past, has been purchasing fuel from GuyOil at a cheaper rate. Rubis had indicated that it