Swissport International Ltd. (“Swissport”) and Scandinavian Airline Systems (“SAS”) today announced they have signed a Letter of Intent. The letter creates the basis for continued negotiations between the two companies, aiming at an agreement to transfer full ownership of SAS´ ground handling in Denmark, Sweden and Norway to Swissport. As a first step, both parties [...]
Following a competitive tender and online auction, Menzies announces it has been awarded the renewal of the ground handling contract for easyJet at Manchester Airport (MAN) for a further 3 years effective 1st April 2013. In October 2012, easyJet announced the addition of their seventh based aircraft at Manchester having recently introduced two new routes [...]
SunExpress awards Aviator with a new handling contract for all locations in Norway as well as MMX and LLA in Sweden. SunExpress have also extended the cooperation for our other Swedish stations; ARN, UME and VBY, effective Jan 1st, 2013.
Virgin Atlantic has awarded Servisair contracts at all 3 new regional bases, forming the airline’s new domestic network. Servisair will provide full handling at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester, including check-in, ramp and de-icing services. Servisair will also be providing access to its Airport Lounges for eligible passengers at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Heathrow T1, offering high levels of [...]
Canadian airline Air Transat has selected Servisair as its partner to provide ground handling services for operations at London Gatwick from January 21, 2013. In addition to the cleaning and cargo contracts that are already in place, the ground handling service will initially service six weekly A330 flights to Canada; increasing to up to three [...]
In November 2012, TUIfly GmbH signed a 3 year contract with Res2 BV. TUIfly chose iPort DCS based on the unique combination of cost effectiveness, user friendliness and ease of roll-out. Many airports in Germany, Turkey and Spain are already using iPort to handle TUIfly flights. In order to improve the control over flight handling, [...]
Servisair is pleased to announce that a number of colleagues have been recognised by Ryanair for their excellence in customer service. The team members were singled out for going above and beyond the call of duty, all gaining recognition in categories named ‘Excellence in Customer Service’ and ‘Don’t Drop the Ball’. Mrs Sharon Harrison Fox, [...]
In a joint statement The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) applaud the result of the vote in the European Parliament today to send the ground handling proposal back to the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament for a second reading. [...]
Swissport International announced the appointment of Sabine Meinitz as Vice President for Corporate Communications and Marketing, with effect from 10th December 2012. Sabine has many years of experience in senior communications and marketing roles at international companies including NEC Display Solutions Europe and Texas Instruments. She will be responsible for Swissport’s corporate communications and marketing [...]
On Monday 19th November Menzies handled their first United Airlines flight in Belfast International Airport. This is the first new United start up since winning the United Airlines contract in Belfast and Birmingham for a term of 3 years. In addition to this, Menzies has successfully renewed a long-standing relationship with United Airlines in Edinburgh [...]
