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...

TCR is re-enforcing its GSE Repair & Maintenance workshop capacity in North America. It set up shop in Chicago O'Hare (ORD) in May and has since added workshop capacity in the Canadian ports of Calgary and Vancouver. It has also expanded its refurbishment capacity in Canada through the takeover ...

By nltimes.nl A group of KLM Ground Services employees at Schiphol is threatening to organize another wildcat strike if the airline does not up its offer in the current collective labor agreement negotiations, Luchtvaartnieuws.nl reports. The employees gave KLM until July 1 to come up with a bett...

As one of the key initiatives during Tata Sustainability Month, AirAsia India today flagged off the commencement of TaxiBot operations at Bengaluru International Airport, following successful trials and subsequent implementation at Delhi International Airport. The flag-off event was attended by Mr...

ADB SAFEGATE’s latest A-VDGS product, Safedock FleX, introduces a new, flexible approach that gives users complete control over desired A-VDGS functionality to match their unique needs and budgets. Customers choose from proven Safedock A-VDGS advancements, making this modular product a cost-effect...

The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges in our time – also in the airport industry. Airlines and airports have to rise to this challenge to further reduce their CO2-footprint by finding new ways to reduce emissions and make their fleets more efficient. SkyTeam, an association of se...

At Passenger Terminal EXPO 2022, ADB SAFEGATE will show how airports can transform their performance by unleashing the power of data and predictability. Today’s airports generate vast amounts of data, but too often it is locked up in silos with little chance of being used to benefit the airport as...

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...

American Airlines has appointed Swissport as its ground services partner in Australia. At Sydney Airport, Swissport provides ramp handling and passenger services for the airline’s Sydney–Los Angeles services, which resumed last month following a four-month pause due to Australian border restr...

Starting this July, Swissport will be offering airport ground services at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). Austin is Swissport's first opening of a new US airport location in six years, underlining its growth ambitions as the industry recovers from the pandemic. With the handling ...

Swissport has entered into a five-year contract with JetBlue for its ramp handling services at Miami International Airport. The new cooperation with services launched yesterday covers aircraft handling on the apron, including baggage loading and pushback services for all of JetBlue’s daily flig...

Swissport has further developed its regional setup and appointed new regional managers for the four newly created regions of Switzerland, Germany & Austria, Continental Europe, and Middle East & Africa. The revised structure creates larger market clusters with direct reporting lines to th...

Tal Leemor, head of partnerships at tracking system provider hoopo, believes that tracking technologies can help the aviation industry recover from the global slump and lead to more efficient long-term operational efficiencies For the past year, airports have been operating in a near zero-rev...

Swissport has won a major contract from easyJet at Berlin Airport. From 1 October 2021, the world's leader of airport ground services and air cargo handling will provide full ground handling services for easyJet passengers at check-in and gate, and will also be responsible for aircraft handling o...