Swissport is not expecting any rapid breakthroughs in its attempts to penetrate the Asian handling market, but it is making steady progress, insists StephanBeerli, its corporate spokesman. The group started operations in Singapore in February 2006 as the third cargo handler with a 250,000 tonne capacity facility that was built by the Singapore CAA, but which cost Swissport $10m to equip. However, Beerli admits that it is still only handling a few airlines there, and has yet to win the big … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ Slow but steady progress for Swissport

WFS sees joint ventures with airlines as the way forward in the Chinese market, and says it has had interest fromsome carriers in the idea. The handler prefers to work with airlines rather than airport authorities in joint ventures in China so as not to compete with its carrier customers, pointing out that it is already a major handler of Chinese carriers in Europeand the US. The idea, explains Barry Nassberg, Hong Kong-based executive vice president and chief operating offi cer of WFS, … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ WFS seeks join ventures with Chinese carriers

Menzies Aviation is making steady progress with its various cargo handling interests in Asia, with Neil Bolton, the company's Perth, Australia-based commercial director for Asia, expressingoptimism about future prospects. "Although this is a very complex and highly regulated environment, we are confi dent that we will see an increasing number of locations within the region where the Menzies service will be available to airlines," he says. Perhaps the most exciting immediate prospect is … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ Steady progress for Menzies

Dnata, the ground handling arm of Dubai's Emirates Group, has signed a joint venture agreement with China West Airport Group (CWAG) to provide airport ground handling services in Xi'an Xianyang International Airport(XXIA). The agreement was signed in Singapore last month between Gary Chapman, president of Dnata & Associated Companies and He Xikui, president of CWAG. The joint venture company will also be allowed to participate in operations at ten other smaller airports managed by CWAG. … [Read more...] about ASIAN GROUND HANDLING~ Dnata signs partnership with CWAG