[caption id="attachment_23633" align="alignright" width="225"] Konradas Dulka[/caption] By Konradas Dulka Ground handlers are constantly facing new challenges, which are not static and constantly evolving. Moreover, technological advancements, emissions and higher security regulations are caus...

(Photo source- Twitter)  Heathrow Airport is braced for major disruption beginning today as ground handlers employed by Menzies take strike action. The 350 workers, who are members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, will begin a 72 hour stoppage at 04:00 on Friday 18 November. The disput...

Hermes Logistics has announced that they have teamed up with data sharing and connected cargo community specialist Nallian to provide Ground Handling Agents (GHA) with an end-to-end solution to digitalise and streamline their landside management processes. The aim behind the collaboration is to ...

By Edward Robertson Dnata and Amadeus have signed a new agreement aiming to develop new technologies via the cloud as well as maintain current ones. The deal will see dnata access Amadeus’ cloud platform for airport operations in order to enhance processes and reduce costs on a global basis....

By By Dominick Andoh & Natasha Appiah, aviationghana.com The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the aviation sector regulator, has held meetings with relevant stakeholders aimed at addressing the increasing cases of pilfering and COVID-19 violations at the Kotoka International Airport. ...

For ground handlers, using multiple airlines’ Departure Control Systems (DCS) across a number of airports can be a complex and inefficient approach. That’s why Istanbul-based Havas Ground Handling has chosen Amadeus and its Altéa DCS for Ground Handlers to modernize and streamline its operation...

The Australian industry group representing ground handlers has warned 6,000 jobs are likely to be lost if there isn’t financial help for its members when JobKeeper expires in September.  “We may not be as well-known as the airlines, but we are the ones doing plenty of the heavy lif...

Pilots’ union ALPA has responded to allegations an Air Malta pilot caused a flight delay by shopping by criticising airport ground handlers and mismanagement. After a flight to Palermo was delayed by 16 hours due to pilots calling in sick and lightning striking a grounded aircraft, claim the a...

Ground handlers working for AIR-France-KLM’s Dutch arm have called off plans to strike at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, after KLM signalled they would be ready to negotiate. Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV), the union representing the employees, announced on their website that talks w...