Ground Handling

dnata’s Airport Handling makes Fiumicino move

Airport Handling, part of the dnata group, has won a contract to provide handling operations at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

Swissport strengthens Antipodean offering

Swissport International is expanding its air cargo handling business in Australia, and preparing to open a new facility in Auckland, New Zealand

Swissport takes over at Frankfurt

Swissport International has begun ground handling operations at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), servicing KLM, Air France and LOT early morning flights

JFK NTO announces ground handling RFPs

The New Terminal One at JFK, scheduled to open in 2026, has issued two requests for proposals (RFPs) from ground handling service firms

Menzies strengthens Americas team

Menzies Aviation has appointed Milton Uribe vice president of sales, commercial and business development across its Americas market

Swissport to serve Lufthansa at LHR

Effective April 2025, Swissport International will provide full ground handling services for Lufthansa Group airlines and their passengers at Heathrow

Menzies passes 300 airport mark

Menzies Aviation has passed a major milestone in its global expansion, and is now serving 300 airports worldwide

Menzies wins first license in Malaysia

Menzies Aviation has secured a new ground handling license to deliver passenger, ramp and cargo services at Kuala Lumpur

Swissport acquires ViaEurope

Swissport International has acquired ViaEurope, a Schiphol-based end-to-end e-commerce handling company

Menzies extends MACH roll-out

Menzies Aviation has extended its partnership with Wipro to roll-out the MACH cargo management system to 28 new stations in 2025 

dnata promotes Hiranjan Aloysius

Aloysius has been appointed dnata Catering & Retail’s regional chief executive officer (CEO) for Asia Pacific, effective immediately

QAS wins IATA enhanced GSE nod

Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) has won the first IATA enhanced ground support equipment certification in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)