National Aviation Services (NAS), the fastest growing aviation services provider in the emerging markets, is the first Ground Handling Agent (GHA) in the world to integrate with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass. IATA made the announcement today, at the 33rd IATA Grou...

A new 6 months licence has been awarded to Alyzia SAS for the passenger aircraft handling. Alyzia SAS is the new second handler next to Aviapartner Belgium. As a result the smooth loading and unloading of cargo shipments on all passenger flights is guaranteed.The handling agents for cargo...

Earlier this month India suspended visas granted to the nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan. On Monday, the list was extended to include those from the EU and the UK. There is now an imminent threat of unemployment for nearly 35,000 GHAs associated with various international airlin...

The Airports Authority of India has welcomed bids for ground handling services at 38 airports in the country. Airports including Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Goa are among the airports that the AAI has invited bids for. “The airports for which we have invited bids include those that see high ...

Source: Arabian Business. Gulf Air has increased its stake in Bahrain Airport Services, the ground handling services provider at Bahrain International Airport. Gulf Air's stake will stand at 44pc. A statement by the GHA, Bahrain Airport Services, noted that this injection of cash by the airline wil...

Earlier this week AirAsia launched a fully digitalised ground handling control centre at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. according to national media. AirAsia's 'Team Red' - its ground handling division - will oversee ramp and ground handling operations from the centre. According to ...

Photo courtesy of dnata. A new market research report has found that the airport baggage system market is growing at a rate of 6.7pc and will be worth $14.51bn globally over the next seven years. By 2025, the market will grow to nearly %15bn for a number of reasons outlined in the report. In brief...