jorge.7460

I would like to try with your help to "draw" a map of Handling Agents in Europe.

For example, in the UK you have:

Alba
British Airways
Aviance
Cobalt Ground Services
Gate Aviation
Menzies
Plane Handling
Servisair
Swissport

Anymore?

In France, we mainly have:

Air France
Alyzia
Avia
Atlantique
Europ Handling
MAP
Swissport
WFS

With most of the handling in small airports done by the CCI (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie).

In Spain:

Groundforce
Iberia
Newco
Servisair
Swissport

What about Ireland, Germany, Italy...?

Thanks for your help and please correct me if I'm wrong

JamesKirk

To help you with your map I can submit those members of the “Aviance” alliance in Europe (As follows - info from company website)

Spain/Belgium/Italy - Flightcare approx no of Staff 4,757
Italy (LIN & MXP) – SEA Handling approx no of Staff 3,000
Sweden – Nordic Aero (also complete de-Icing in Norway, Denmark & Finland staff numbers not known.
Austria (Vienna) – Fraport Austria approx no of Staff 240
Turkey/Hungary – Celebi Ground Handling approx no of Staff 4,036

Further to the above, worldwide members are:

Thailand – TAGS (Thai Airports Ground Services) located in BKK, DMK, HKT & CNX approx no of Staff 3,000
Israel (Tel Aviv) – Laufer Aviation approx no of Staff 600
Nigeria – Nahco approx no of Staff 1,386
South Africa – BIDAir located in JNB,CPT,DUR,PLZ,ELS & GRJapprox no of Staff 3,450
US/Canada - ATS (Airport Terminal services inc) located in 37 US/Canada airports employing around 2,300 staff

Apologies to any staff in the companies above if the facts are out of date, please correct me
JK

darren13

plane handling at london heathrow

ReadyToGo

Newcastle has Gate Aviation who handle EZY and Eastern (and possibly more)

groundhand

Suggest you trawl through the websites of the companies you have mentioned. They all list their locations.

Then Google Aircraft ground handling agent + a country and you will get loads of hits.

If you are including airlines you need to think about airports where they are either a monopoly or provide services directly.

Other GH agents in Europe:
Jet Aviation; Avia Partners, Nova, SAS Handling

GH

jorge.7460

Yes, checking the big HA websites is a way to do it, but there are far from accurate and it's difficult to look for other HA other than the big ones (Swissport, Avia, Servisair...)

TechProblem

There is also UK, Airbase Flight Support (IOM/MAN/ABZ/GCI) and Premier Handling (MAN)

Cubanate

not to forget Dalcross Handling at INV

sunshine79

Cyprus have Swissport, Louis Handling and 2Serve.

DAVYDAY

If you google "Janes" aircraft ground handlers (worldwide) they will give you a full list also give you new up and coming companies that are at present buying and linking up.
Like Gate Aviation ,Caledonian Support Services,Airline Services many many more.

Good luck.

aex

Italy:
Milan Linate:
SEA Handling (owned by SEA airport operator of Milan)
ATA Handling
EAS (passenger handling and ramp supervision only, Alitalia-Air One subsidiary)
Globeground Italia (passenger handling and ramp supervision only, NOT owned by Servisair anymore)
Aviapartner Italia shut down.

Milan Malpensa:
SEA Handling (owned by SEA airport operator of Milan)
ATA Handling
Aviapartner
Globeground Italia (passenger handling and ramp supervision only, NOT owned by Servisair anymore)
ICTS Italia (passenger handling and ramp supervision for Continental Airlines only)

Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci
Flightcare Italia (formerly Aeroporti di Roma Handling)
Alitalia (formerly Alitalia Airport)
EAS (owned by Alitalia-Air One)
Aviapartner

Rome Ciampino
Flightcare Italia (formerly Aeroporti di Roma Handling)

Bologna
Marconi Handling (owned by airport operator)
Bologna Airport Services (owned by ATA Handling)
Aviapartner Italia shut down.

Florence
Aeroporto di Firenze

Venice
Servizi Aeroportuali Veneti, SAV (sold by SAVE airport operator to ATA Handling, will become ATA Handling)
GH Venezia
Aviapartner Italia

Turin
SAGAT Handling (owned by SAGAT airport operator)
Aviapartner Italia

Genoa
Aeroporto di Genova
Alitalia (passenger handling and ramp supervision only, staff will transfer to Aeroporto di Genova shortly)

Naples
Alitalia (passenger handling and ramp supervision only)
GH Napoli
Aviation Services

Palermo
GH Palermo
Alitalia (formerly Alitalia Airport)

Catania
SAC Handling (owned by SAC airport operator)
Alitalia (formerly Alitalia Airport)
ATA Handling

danielson81

LMML/MLA Malta has:

Air Malta:
Air Malta, Alitalia, British Airways, Emirates, Lufthansa, Britannia, First Choice and Thomas Cook.

Globeground (Malta):
Everyone else basically! Ie Ryanair, Easyjet, Clickair etc.