Servisair announced that it has been awarded two important deicing contracts for JetBlue at Boston Logan International Airport and LaGuardia Airport beginning October 2012. Boston is a JetBlue hub with in excess of 100 flights daily; Servisair provides deicing services to several customers at BOS, including, among others, British Airways, JAL, US Airways, Spirit, Air [...]
Servisair announced today that it has launched a new deicing/anti-icing focused company, Servisair Deicing Services Inc. (SDS). SDS will encompass Servisair’s current centralized deicing operations at Toronto Pearson International and Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International airports, as well as future deicing/anti-icing business in Canada. “We feel that this strategic move will allow us to better promote [...]
ASIG announced that U.S. Airways has agreed to renew aircraft deicing contracts at eight U.S. airports, including Chicago O’Hare International (ORD), Indianapolis International (IND), Detroit Metro (DTW) and Bradley International (BDL) airports. This is the fourth consecutive renewal of this contract. Under this agreement, ASIG will service both mainline and regional flights for U.S. Airways. [...]
ASIG announced today that low cost carrier, Spirit Airlines, has selected ASIG as their new aircraft refueling agent at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). FLL is home base to Spirit Airlines and is their largest operation with 49 daily departures. Services commenced September 1st. Spirit Airlines has also chosen ASIG as their handler at Baltimore/Washington [...]
The Calgary Herald reports that Servisair has been acquitted of two Canada Safety Code violations in the tragic death of aircraft de-icer Murgappa Naiker, who was not wearing his safety harness and lanyard when he fell nearly six metres to his death on the morning of Dec. 21, 2009. Provincial court Judge Sharon Van de [...]
Servisair announces the renewal of their Central Deicing Facility contract with the City of Philadelphia after a competitive process taken place in July. Since 2005, Servisair has been managing and operating the Centralized Deicing Facility (CDF) at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), one of the world’s most advanced deicing facilities. Wes Bement, Regional Director, commented: [...]
Servisair announced that it has been awarded a new contract with Porter Airlines at Boston. The contract includes passenger service, ramp handling, cabin cleaning and de-icing and became effective on August 5, 2011. Servisair already provides into-plane fueling services to Porter Airlines, who commenced service between Boston and Toronto City Center Airport in September, 2009. [...]
Sweden Menzies in Stockholm announces a new 3 year contract with Air Berlin. From the beginning of January 2012, Menzies Aviation will provide full Ground Handling and Ticketing services. Air Berlin will start operating 17 weekly flights, increasing to 24 weekly flights from next summer season. In addition to the Ground Handling and Ticketing contracts, [...]
Servisair is proud to announce that a record 25,991 aircraft were deiced throughout its Canadian network of airport stations during the 2010-2011 winter season. Servisair set new benchmarks in both Winnipeg and Toronto for aircraft deiced at each location. The Toronto Central Deicing Facility was successful in providing services to 15,682 aircraft, the largest amount [...]
ASIG announced today that it has renewed two key ground handling agreements with Virgin Atlantic Airways at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark International Airport (EWR). ASIG provides complete ramp-side services, aircraft deicing, cabin cleaning and cargo transportation services at both locations. Virgin Atlantic has partnered with ASIG at JFK since they began [...]
