Penton announced today that it has acquired Highline LP, a company based outside of London that provides data and sales information for the business and commercial aviation markets.
The two companies have been partners for about sixteen years, with Highline providing its data for Penton's AC-U-KWIK brand, a directory of airports, fixed-base operators (FBOs) and the various suppliers that support the aviation market—fuel suppliers, maintenance, catering and so on.
Highline, which employs about five people, also runs airportdata.aero, an information and data product that more specifically serves the commercial and cargo markets, and the deal will tie this product more closely to Penton's two commercial/cargo brands Air Transport World and SpeedNews.