Aviapartner Cargo Liège has passed a TACSS (Tapa Air Cargo Security Standards) audit this week. The TAPA Air Cargo Security Standard is a certifiable security programme for the air cargo industry aimed to provide quantifiable standards and industry recognised methods to help reduce the risks to air cargo while in the care and control of ground handlers [...]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Aviapartner announced to join forces and both their shareholders have agreed to combine the two companies, with Aviapartner to join WFS. The new group will be controlled by LBO France, WFS’ majority shareholder. Shareholders of the new entity will include Aviapartner’s shareholders including 3i, which will be represented on WFS’ board of directors. [...]
Freight Handler Aviapartner Cargo at Schiphol will lose a second major carrier in a short time with the departure of Korean Air Cargo Previously AirBridge Cargo left Aviapartner Cargo and moved to Menzies Cargo at Schiphol. The Korean air carrier will move to Swissport Cargo as of May this year at Schiphol. Jan Konst, operations manager at Korean [...]
Aviapartner announced that it received the new Aviation Security certicification TACSS (TAPA Air Cargo Security Standards) for its Brussels Cargo site. Luc Clauwaert, Group Security Manager of Aviapartner, received this TACSS certification on 8 March, during the TAPA Conference of 2012 held in Bucharest. This new security standard will become the determining factor in Air [...]
The Brussels Court of Appeal pronounced its judgment on the allocation of “handling” licences at Brussels Airport. The Court of Appeal has confirmed the Commercial Court’s decision of June 29th to suspend the granting of new licences. The Brussels Court has pronounced its judgment today in the case concerning the granting of Ground Handling licences at [...]
Belgian Newspaper De Tijd reports that Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), owned by the LBO France investment group, performed advanced negotiations surrounding the acquisition of Aviapartner from Belgium. The chances of an agreement rose sharply after the Court of Appeal in Brussels ruled that Aviapartner can perform handling activities at Brussels Airport for anther year . Aviapartner would also be looking for a local investor, but the chances of a successful outcome are [...]
The Aviapartner Academy, which until now has focused on training its own staff, will offer its training expertise to external customers as well. Theoretical and practical training on airport ground handling can be organised on request in different languages on locations throughout the network or at the customer’s premises. Aviapartner is licensed as an IATA [...]
E.I.S. Aircraft GmbH, the Aircraft Interior and Services company based in Dahlem/Eifel, has a new owner. Effective 31 October 2011, current shareholder Aviapartner GmbH has transferred all shares in E.I.S. to a group of investors around a Hamburg-based family-owned shipping company. The financial conditions of the transaction were not disclosed. Dr. Florian Cramer was nominated Director on [...]
Aviapartner has opened a brand new FBO at the General Aviation Terminal at Schiphol Oost. Amsterdam is Aviapartner’s 18th station within the executive aviation network. Aviapartner Executive offers flight handling services and facilities, including a 120m² VIP lounge, crew lounge with working & resting facilities, crew shop and meeting room facilities.
After months of preparation, Aviapartner announces that its Brussels station is ready to adopt the TAPA Air Cargo Security Standards (TACSS). This new security standard promises to become the determining factor in Air Cargo security processes. Aviapartner’s Brussels station is the first to comply with the requirements of this new certification. Aviapartner will apply this [...]
