Cathay Pacific Airways has welcomed the latest initiatives made by the Hong Kong Government to enhance air traffic management and to increase runway capacity at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline sees these essential interim measures as crucial to bolstering the competitiveness of Hong Kong as a leading global aviation hub, and looks forward to more long-term breakthrough developments in the near future through active coordination with the Mainland authorities. Financial … [Read more...] about Cathay welcomes air traffic initiatives
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Menzies announces third JV in India
Menzies Aviation has announced a third joint venture in India, further extending its partnership with Bobba Group. Menzies and Bobba Group have signed a non-exclusive ground handling licence agreement with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL). Menzies Bobba Ground Handling Services, a joint venture company, will be one of the two ground handling concessionaires and will provide full passenger and ramp handling at GHIAL airport, which will commence operations in March, 2008. … [Read more...] about Menzies announces third JV in India
Kenya Airways unit joins Cargo 2000
Kenya Airways’ ground handling subsidiary has joined Cargo 2000. The GHA, which was formed in 1978 at the inception of the airline, currently handles close to 70 percent of all airfreight through Jomo Kenya International Airport, Nairobi, which incorporates general cargo, courier traffic and post office mail. The GHA operation also extends to Moi International Airport Mombasa. Moses Wahome, head of cargo operations said: “We are delighted to be the first African airline GHA to join … [Read more...] about Kenya Airways unit joins Cargo 2000
Swissport eyes further growth in Japan
Swissport International is preparing for further growth in Japan now that local industrial concern, Marubeni, formally owns 49 percent of Swissport Japan. The joint venture has won its first major customer at Nagoya Airport. Following the acquisition of aviation maintenance provider SGS in autumn 2006 and the recent shareholding involvement of Marubeni, Swissport Japan has been busily preparing to launch its full range of ground handling products and services. In a statement, the company … [Read more...] about Swissport eyes further growth in Japan
Hactl renews deal with SkyTeam Cargo
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has renewed its standard ground handling agreement with the SkyTeam Cargo alliance. Under the renewed agreement, SkyTeam Cargo member carriers, including Air France Cargo, Alitalia Cargo, KLM Cargo, Korean Air Cargo and Northwest Airlines Cargo have jointly renewed their appointment of Hactl as the cargo terminal operator at Hong Kong International Airport. Air France Cargo and Korean Air Cargo continue to task Hactl with the provision of air … [Read more...] about Hactl renews deal with SkyTeam Cargo
Servisair inks Emirates SkyCargo deal
Servisair Cargo has been appointed Emirates SkyCargo’s cargo handling agent at Newcastle Airport, in the UK. Emirates will launch a Newcastle-Dubai service on September 1. A team of Servisair Cargo personnel will support the daily flight from Newcastle, which will be operated by an Airbus A330-200 with around 14 tonnes of cargo carrying capacity. … [Read more...] about Servisair inks Emirates SkyCargo deal