British Airways (BA) said it is inexclusive talks to transfer its groundhandling operation at Aberdeen,Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchesterairports to Aviance UK, an independentground handling company. This follows an extensive reviewof the airline's UK regional groundhandling operation. British Airwaysalready uses a third party to undertakeground handling at Newcastle airportand at the majority of airports aroundthe world. Ground handling at London Heathrowand London Gatwick airports … [Read more...] about BA in ground handling review

The Finnair Group's ground handlingcompany, Northport Oy hassigned with RTG Ground HandlingOy a transfer of business agreementby which Northport's ground handlingoperations will be transferred to theRTG Group's responsibility at 13 airportsin Finland. In connection withthe transfer of business, the RTG Groupwill assume responsibility for groundhandling services at the domestic airportsas of 1 April 2007. All sales and subcontracting agreementsrelating to Northport's groundhandling services at … [Read more...] about Northport Oy sold to RTG group

Air cargo terminal operator AsiaAirfreight Terminal Co. Ltd (AAT),built at a cost of HK$1.75 billion,hopes to grow organically and alsohave a better chance of attracting newcustomer airlines which fly into HongKong, thanks to the Airport Authority'spromotional efforts. The new facility features a fourstoreywarehouse area of 130,000 m2,two airside levels and landside accessto every warehouse level. T2 will increase AAT's current handlingcapacity to 1.5 million tonnesper annum, representing … [Read more...] about AAT opens new Terminal 2

Singapore Technologies Aerospaceand Boeing announced that ST AviationServices Company (SASCO) has beenselected by Boeing to carry out passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversionsunder the 767-300BCF programme.The contract is estimated to be worthUS$136 million over 10 years. Under its contract, SASCO will performaircraft maintenance and the passenger-to-freighter conversions with dataprovided by Boeing. The 767-300BCFconversion entails the removal of passengerinteriors, equipment, and … [Read more...] about SASCO gets B767 conversion job

FKI Logistex has won a contract tosupply Chronopost International with acomplete tilt-tray sortation system for thecompany's new 11,000 sqm parcel hubin Chilly-Mazarin, near Paris, France. Chronopost, a subsidiary of the LaPoste Group, is building the new hubto support an ambitious three-year planto redesign its entire transportationnetwork. The Chilly-Mazarin hub is designedto move a total of 30,000 parcelsper hour and will process nearly 60 percentof Chronopost's French freight. The hub … [Read more...] about FKI Logistex inks Chronopost contract