Air New Zealand has reportedly temporarily halted operations to and from Samoa due to "poor GSE" that does not meet the airline's standards. According to Simple Flying, the carrier has cancelled two flights and is attempting to rebook passengers on narrowbody aircraft to their original destinatio...

Image credit: Ivan Shimko-Unsplash With international efforts to combat climate change ever increasing, aviation is often seen as one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. According to the International Energy Agency, the aviation industry accounted for 2% of energy-related emissions ...

Swissport has committed to further invest in environmentally friendly equipment and by 2025 is aiming to increase its electric vehicle fleet to at least 50 per cent. The ground handler revealed the target in its latest sustainability report and the move is part of a strategy to further reduce it...

British ground support equipment specialist TBD has delivered 18 sets of towable passenger stairs to the ground handling branch of Azerbaijan-based carrier Silk Way Airlines. The total order, worth over £500,000, was focused on a general upgrade for Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku w...

The Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCOAviance) has announced the acquisition of various new pieces of equipment as part of the company’s five-year transformational plan. The company, which achieved ISAGO certification in December last year, has installed the set of equipment, which inclu...

Canadian freighter carrier Cargojet has purchased a ground handling and GSE company at Mirabel International Airport in Québec for approximately C$3million. The agreement to purchase includes all company assets and assumes all current lease arrangements. No details of the name of the company it ...

JBT Corporation (JBT) has signed an agreement to acquire LEKTRO - a manufacturer of electric aviation ground support equipment (GSE) – for $48 million. Based in Warrenton, Oregon, the company designs, manufactures, and supplies all-electric towbarless tow and pushback vehicles for the business ...

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has upgraded its operations with the acquisition of state-of-the-art ground services equipment (GSE) worth one billion Nigerian Naira (US$2.7 million). The equipment was commissioned last week at the ground handling’s Engineering and Maintenance Workshop...