Friday, September 6, 2019

Friday, September 6, 2019

In airline routes and ground services news, Swissport has reported it increased its revenue by 6.1 per cent to €1.52 billion in the first half of 2019 compared to €1.43 billion in the same period in 2018

Menzies Aviation has welcomed back the Scottish-based carrier Loganair back into their portfolio and has been awarded a new ground handling contract at Manchester Airport

Trade union Unite has called on Heathrow Airport bosses to get back around the table after workers again “massively rejected” a revised pay offer in a consultative ballot and the threat of strike action looms once more

JetBlue Airways is not ruling out flying from multiple London airports when it launches its first transatlantic routes in 2021

Virgin Atlantic chief executive officer Shai Weiss has refused to rule out more consolidation moves after the airline took a stake in Flybe this year as part of a consortium

In air cargo news, global air freight markets showed that demand measure in freight tonne kilometres fell year-on-year (YOY) by 3.2 per cent in July, according to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a new state-of-the-art pharmaceutical facility at Copenhagen Airport

Korean Air Cargo has extended the cooperation with LUG aircargo handling at Frankfurt International Airport for a further three years to 2022

China Airlines Cargo has finalised its agreement with Boeing to order six 777Fs modernise its freighter fleet

Canadian minister of transport Marc Garneau has announced an investment of $50 million to improve air freight and logistics at the International Aerocity of Mirabel

In airside news, Air Seychelles has acquired a series of new ground support equipment (GSE) to support the growth of the ground handling and cargo business

Ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturer Sovam has announced its president and CEO, Tim Rane, is leaving the company to focus on his own business venture, AirGSE

Baltic Ground Services CZ – sister company of Baltic Ground Services (BGS) and part of the Avia Solutions Group, has signed operational financing contracts worth €1.2 million with Raiffeisen Bank group

Latin American ground handling service provider GCG Ground has expanded its business with the acquisition of Caribbean Dispatch Services (CDSL) in St Lucia

The Lee County Port Authority has held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction on a new Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility at Southwest Florida International Airport

In business aviation news, Duncan Aviation has received FAA approval for a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that will allow installation of SmartSky’s air-to-ground connectivity system for Challenger 601, 604, 605 and 650 aircraft

Global Jet Capital has appointed Vivek Kaushal as chief operating officer (COO), taking over from Dave Labrozzi who was recently named vice chairman

AJW Technique – the maintenance hub for AJW Group’s global component repair and overhaul activities – has appointed Sajedah Rustom as CEO

Private jet management and charter company Silber Air has added a newly signed Gulfstream G550 to its charter fleet

Desert Jet has added a second Cessna Citation Bravo to its charter fleet of private jets in response to continued demand from its charter clientele

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