IATA plans to launch a standardised audit for ground handling companies starting in mid-April 2008, reviewing ground operations at as many as 60 airports by year's end. Called the IATA safety audit for ground operations (ISAGO), the 2- to 3-day review will cover 11 categories, including air side management and safety, load control, passenger and baggage handling, aircraft fuelling, de-icing, anti-icing, and for the first time, a management review at each company's headquarters. Though … [Read more...] about IATA targets 60 airports for audits
Air & Cargo Services
Kuwait’s NAS signs up India’s Jet
National Aviation Services (NAS) announced the signing of a service agreement with Jet Airways of India. According to the agreement, NAS will provide Jet Airways with passenger and cargo services along with ramp handling at the Kuwait International Airport. Jet Airways will initially be operating 2 flights a day on the Kuwait - Delhi and Kuwait - Cochin sectors respectively, using Boeing 737-800s. The airline plans on increasing its capacity to possibly four flights a day to include the … [Read more...] about Kuwait’s NAS signs up India’s Jet
Aviapartner signs with Lufthansa and Swiss
Aviapartner has announced a new contract with Lufthansa and Swiss for full handling services in Venice. The contract, effective 1 January 2008, covers about 5000 flights per year for both airlines combined. Lufthansa operates 10 flights each day out of Venice with 50-300 seat aircraft and Swiss, 3 daily flights with RJ100 aircraft. The length of the contract will be 3 to 5 years. The set of full handling services which Aviapartner will provide to Lufthansa and Swiss in Venice includes … [Read more...] about Aviapartner signs with Lufthansa and Swiss
Aviapartner ties up with 2Serve in Cyprus
Aviapartner, a leading independent ground handler in Europe with headquarters in Brussels, has announced that it has signed a joint-venture agreement with the Cypriot handling company 2Serve. This joint venture deal creates a joint company, with a view to tendering for a full ramp handling licence at Larnaca and Paphos airports. With Cyprus' accession to the EU, the market for ramp handling services in Cyprus is being liberalised and licences for both Larnaca and Paphos are up for tender, … [Read more...] about Aviapartner ties up with 2Serve in Cyprus
Mainland China-HK cargo restrictions to be removed
All-cargo services between mainland China and Hong Kong will be fully liberalised by the end of this year which will eliminate capacity restrictions currently in place, following consultations between the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China and the Transport and Housing Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. "The new memorandum of understanding will further strengthen the aviation link between the mainland and Hong Kong as more airlines can be designated to … [Read more...] about Mainland China-HK cargo restrictions to be removed
Beijing’s new terminal 3 to be operational
The Beijing International Airport Authority has announced that the first wave of carriers to move on 29 February to the new Terminal 3 at the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) will be British Airways , El Al, Qatar, Qantas, Shandong and Sichuan Airlines. A second wave of 26 international and domestic airlines will follow on 26 March. When fully operational, the capital airport is to carry 82 million passengers a year, against the present annual figure of 35 million passengers. … [Read more...] about Beijing’s new terminal 3 to be operational
