dnata appoints global head of airport operations
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dnata appoints global head of airport operations

Ground services provider dnata has announced the appointment of Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as divisional senior vice president for the company's airport operations, effective immediately. In his role, Sauvé-Hopkins will oversee dnata’s global ground handling and cargo business at 97 airports in 16 c...
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Swissport to serve entire Qantas fleet in Melbourne

Qantas has chosen Swissport as its ground handling partner at Melbourne International Airport in Australia. After providing ground handling services for the airline's domestic flights over many years, Swissport commenced handling for the carrier’s international flights this week - including the...
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Menzies Aviation and Malaysia Airlines reaffirm partnership in Australia and New Zealand

Menzies Aviation has successfully extended a major contract with Malaysia Airlines for a further five years. Menzies will continue to provide passenger, ramp and cargo services at five locations across Australia and New Zealand, including Sydney Airport (SYD), Melbourne Airport (MEL), Adelaide Ai...

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Menzies Aviation records $2.2bn in revenue for FY23, with an EBITDA of $318m

Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has announced three years of consecutive double-digit revenue growth, as air travel continues to edge closer to pre-pandemic levels. Reported in its 2023 Annual Review & Sustainability Report, the aviation s...

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Unifi Aviation acquires Prospect Airport Services

Unifi Aviation is strengthening its position as the top aviation service company in the United States with the acquisition of Prospect Airport Services. Prospect Airport Services has key operations at airports in more than 30 cities, including Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Newark, New Je...

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Miami International Airport unveils new glass boarding bridge

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and officials from Miami International Airport (MIA) celebrated the inauguration of the latest glass passenger boarding bridge at gate H17, marking a milestone in the airport's ongoing modernization efforts. Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayo...

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Swissport awarded Loganair and Vueling contracts at Heathrow

Swissport has commenced services for Loganair and Vueling to provide airport ground services at Heathrow airport. The new contracts with the two carriers cover passenger services and ramp handling. Loganair is the UK’s largest regional airline and the contract to deliver its Terminal 2 opera...

Menzies boosts accessibility with assistive technology
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Menzies boosts accessibility with assistive technology

Menzies has introduced a series of accessibility tools to its careers and corporate website, making it easier for existing and prospective employees to access the latest career opportunities barrier-free. Visitors to the Global Careers Hub can now access a wide range of tools to customise their dig...

Airport automation: Start-up secures $7mn to 'revolutionise' ground operations with AI
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Airport automation: Start-up secures $7mn to ‘revolutionise’ ground operations with AI

Tech start-up Moonware has secured $7mn in venture capital to automate airport ground operations through artificial intelligence (AI). In hopes to "revolutionise the aviation industry", the company said that with the funding it is ready to address the industry's "operational inefficiencies". T...

Australia: Airport firefighters to strike on 15 April amid leaked documents row
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Australia: Airport firefighters to strike on 15 April amid leaked documents row

Airport firefighters in Australia are set to take strike action on 15 April after documents revealed airports are ill-equipped to handle emergencies. The United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) obtained leaked risk assessments that determined Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide airports...

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Air Canada partners with SATS for its long-awaited return to Singapore

Air Canada has awarded a passenger, ramp, and cargo handling contract to SATS as it prepares to resume flights to Singapore’s Changi International Airport for the first time in over 30 years. The airline will launch four Boeing 787-9 flights a week connecting Vancouver and Singapore, starting 4...

Will the US join Europe in introducing ground handling regulations?
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Will the US join Europe in introducing ground handling regulations?

In January, EASA published the first-ever proposal to regulate ground handling operations across EU airports. The move was welcomed by the ground handling industry, which had campaigned for the introduction of regulation for years. EASA hopes regulation will improve safety on the ramp, and, ac...

Australia faces post-Covid skills shortage in aviation
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Australia faces post-Covid skills shortage in aviation

Australia's aviation industry faces a skills shortage after losing so many workers to the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned. It is estimated 25,000 people left the commercial aviation sector in Australia after airlines made staffing cuts, having been one of the worst hit industries throug...

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Swissport adds Palma de Mallorca to it’s network

Swissport has initiated operations at Palma de Mallorca (PMI), Spain's third-largest airport. Swissport has deployed a team of 300 passenger service agents and ramp handling professionals to handle some 220 flights a week during the travel peak over Easter. Initially the company serves airline...

Aer Lingus to provide ground handling for IAG carriers at Dublin Airport
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Aer Lingus to provide ground handling for IAG carriers at Dublin Airport

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has been awarded a contract to provide ground handling services for IAG carriers at Dublin Airport. Under the agreement, IAG-owned carriers British Airways, Iberia Express and Vueling will have their aircraft served by Aer Lingus at DUB starting June this year. Th...

DHL to manage easyJet's ground handling operations at Liverpool Airport
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DHL to manage easyJet’s ground handling operations at Liverpool Airport

DHL Supply Chain has signed a new five-year contract to handle easyJet's ground handling operations at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, it was announced last week. The new contract expands the long-standing partnership between DHL and easyJet, which launched in 2017 when DHL was appointed to manage...

Lufthansa cabin staff strikes set to affect 120,000 passengers this week
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Lufthansa cabin staff strikes set to affect 120,000 passengers this week

Lufthansa said around 120,000 passengers will be affected by strikes this week as cabin staff are set to walk out across key German airports. This week Lufthansa staff will go on strike at Frankfurt and Munich airports on 12 March and 13 March, respectively. Totalling 1,000 flights, Lufthansa ...

WATCH: dnata CEO's verdict on EASA ground handling regulations
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WATCH: dnata CEO’s verdict on EASA ground handling regulations

ARGS speaks with dnata CEO Steve Allen to understand how the ground handler will be working with EASA to implement the body's recently proposed regulations for ground handling at EU airports. Welcoming the proposals, Allen says the next step is global standardisation of ground handling operation...

Ground services providers have welcomed EASA’s proposed regulation of ground services at Europe’s airports (photo: Swissport).
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Vietjet air and Swissport sign memorandum of understanding

Swissport International AG has been selected by Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet Air to provide a wide range of airport ground services. A memorandum of understanding between Swissport International AG and Vietjet Air was witnessed this week at the Vietnam-Australia Business Forum in Melbourne...

dnata boss urges US to implement ground handling regulations after EASA proposals
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dnata boss urges US to implement ground handling regulations after EASA proposals

Last week, ARGS was invited by dnata to tour its Dubai headquarters and airport facilities. We took this opportunity to find out more about how the ground handler will work with EASA to implement the body's recently proposed ground handling regulations at EU airports. Having welcomed the proposa...

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Belgrade Airport transfers ground handling services to Menzies Aviation

Belgrade Airport announces Menzies Aviation has started providing full ground services at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. From 5 March 2024, the aviation services provider will provide ramp handling and baggage, de-icing and passenger services. It will also provide PRM services and air cargo se...

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