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...

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...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first-ever proposal to regulate ground handling across EU airports in a move to increase the safety, cybersecurity and consistency of all the actions that happen on the ground before and after a flight. The proposed regulation wou...

The ASA General Assembly has approved a number sweeping changes to the Statutes of the Association. The proposals, which come into effect on 1 January 2023, will transform the 12-year-old Trade Body into one that is better suited to the fast-changing air transport environment by offering greater exp...

18 November 2022, EDINBURGH: Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, announces that it has won a contract with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, an ultra-low-fare airline in the United Arab Emirates, to provide a range of ground services at Kuwait International Airport. This is the first contr...

WestJet and Swissport are expanding their cooperation in Hawaii. The Canadian airline now relies on Swissport's ground services at all four destinations it serves on the islands. The expansion also brings the addition of a new airport to Swissport’s vast and growing global network: Kona Airport...

Groundforce Portugal, national leader in providing services and innovative solutions to airlines, has announced that the company has been accredited with the ISAGO certification for Lisbon, Oporto and Funchal. This international certification authenticates the compliance of operation safety stand...

Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, today announces it has renewed a significant ground services contract with Air Canada at Heathrow Airport (LHR) and won new business at Copenhagen Airport (CPH). Air Canada has once again chosen Menzies to deliver passenger, ramp, cabin ...

Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, has renewed its contract with longstanding customer Icelandair to provide a full suite of ground services across four UK airports. The three-year agreement will see Menzies provide passenger, ramp, cabin cleaning and de-icing services at...

Swissport has been chosen by Korean Air to provide its full range of ground services at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Swissport already provides ramp and warehousing services for Korean’s cargo flights in Amsterdam and now expands its service offering to passenger flights, including amongst other...

With recent contract wins in Osaka (KIX) and Fukuoka (FUK), Swissport now supports Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading low-cost airline, in an exclusive partnership at all Japanese stations. Swissport has been providing airport ground services for Cebu Pacific in Japan since 2014. With th...

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, one of Brazil's leading airlines, has chosen Swissport to provide ground services at Viracopos International Airport (VCP), its hub airport in Campinas. The agreement covers ramp, cleaning, and cargo services. Azul Linhas Aéreas, one of Brazil's leading airlines,...

Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, today announces several new ground services contracts in Mexico, where it now operates at 31 airports. The contracts are with American Airlines, Aeroflot, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, Flair Airlines, Frontier Airlines and TAG Airlines, a...

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has signed a concession agreement with The Government of Zanzibar, along with Emirates Leisure Retail and SEGAP, a joint venture between airport infrastructure and operations specialists Egis, and private equity fund manager AIIM.   U...

Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, has today (27 Oct) launched electric handling at eleven major European airports – Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Mallorca, Seville, Santiago, Valencia, Amsterdam Schipol, Gothenburg-Landvetter and Oslo – enabling zero emission turnarounds. These latest...