Swissport signs up for ten more years with SEGRO

Cargo handler Swissport has signed a 10-year deal to continue leasing its 104,000 sq ft facility at SEGRO’s Heathrow Cargo Centre. The Cargo Centre, which in total comprises 1.2m sq ft of space, offers direct access to the apron, “reducing waiting times and providing more certainty around deliveries”, SEGRO said. Gareth Baker, regional director for […]

Swissport appoints Peter Waller as Chief Financial Officer

Ground handler Swissport has appointed Peter Waller as Chief Financial Officer and member of Group Executive Management. Waller will take over his new role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Swissport on 1 September and will report to Eric Born, President & CEO. Waller succeeds Christian Göseke, who will be leaving Swissport […]

Swissport to acquire 100% stake in Heathrow Cargo Handling

Swissport has taken 100% control of Heathrow Cargo Handling Ltd (HCH) after acquiring the 50% stake held by joint venture partner Air France. Terms were not disclosed. Last year, the HCH joint venture, with a workforce of some 120 employees, handled over 150,000 tons of air cargo, seven percent more than in 2017. HCH has […]

Swissport sees cargo demand improve in 2017

Ground handler Swissport saw cargo demand increase in line with market growth last year. The handler registered an 8.4% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 4.7m tonnes in 2017. Revenues for the cargo segment in 2017 were up 9.2% to Sfr600m, while total company revenues improved by 6.4% to Sfr3.1bn. Eric Born, group president and […]

Aeropuertos británicos se verán afectados por huelgas

Trenes, aviones y correos se verán afectados esta Navidad en el Reino Unido por huelgas que culminan un año particularmente conflictivo, iniciado con un paro de médicos sin precedentes. El sindicato Unite y la compañía de servicios aéreos Swissport anunciaron el sábado planes de negociar y evitar una huelga a partir del 23 de diciembre […]

Perú: Swissport brindará servicios a la aerolínea brasileña Gol

A poco más de un año de haber regresado al mercado peruano, mediante la adquisición internacional de Servisair, la empresa Swissport inicia el 2016 con un nuevo cliente y varios planes bajo el brazo. "Hemos cerrado un acuerdo con la aerolínea brasileña Gol a la cual le estaremos brindando el servicio completo de rampa, passenger […]

Swissport se adjudica el handling de Royal Air Maroc y Tunisair en España

Swissport se ha adjudicado los servicios completos de handling (pasajeros, operaciones y rampa) de las aerolíneas Royal Air Maroc y Tunisair los próximos tres años en los aeropuertos de la red Aena en los que operan esas compañías ; según ha informado la empresa de servicios aeroportuarios. El acuerdo entre Swissport y Royal Air Maroc […]