Aviator financial difficulties
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Aviator financial difficulties
sad news coming from ex collegues that Aviator have announced they are in financial difficulty. I took my redundancy at the start of the year and to be honest things were not looking that bad then and they were coping ok.
anyone know what has happened since?
anyone know what has happened since?
SR - I had heard this rumour about GAL paying wages to avoid another "Swissport situation" of a couple of summers ago, and that this was just designed to get the airport through the summer holiday period.
I was surprised, if it is true, that this was legally allowed, and that the other handlers at LGW would not be shouting "foul".
I have also heard that Swissport may be returning to LGW.
I was surprised, if it is true, that this was legally allowed, and that the other handlers at LGW would not be shouting "foul".
I have also heard that Swissport may be returning to LGW.
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Reported on another forum that PWC are to assume temporary management control of the U.K division.
Could the remaining handling agents absorb that much work at short notice. Me thinks not.
Could the remaining handling agents absorb that much work at short notice. Me thinks not.
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OMG !!! Wow LGW needs another agent to at least take in some of that work! Can't see Dnata playing the 'Undercut everyone for market share gains' game that's for sure!
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Heard rumours of dnata having to have BA and Virgin.
Airline Services i'd assume take on most of the bulk? Menzies cant have more surely.
Airline Services i'd assume take on most of the bulk? Menzies cant have more surely.
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Menzies are going for the DY and SK contract plus they will have obtained all the ASIG contracts which is soon to include TK and SN due to WFS leaving MAN
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LGW is a money pit for ground handling companies. Watched swissport struggling there and now Aviator.
Aviator seem quite happy to save their 'Nordic Region' and dump the UK, which I'm less than impressed with. Looks like I'll be losing my job at the end of November. I don't even work at LGW but it keeps being a strain on other stations.
The only info we've got is that they are pulling out of the UK at the end of November.
Aviator seem quite happy to save their 'Nordic Region' and dump the UK, which I'm less than impressed with. Looks like I'll be losing my job at the end of November. I don't even work at LGW but it keeps being a strain on other stations.
The only info we've got is that they are pulling out of the UK at the end of November.
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There were 2 parts to Aviator`s history at LGW.
1. They took over Servisair`s LGW business following SP take over of SA under competition rules, about 2-3 years ago.
2. They took BA from SP this time last year, and SP decided to close at LGW.
I agree, it is not clear what is happening to the Company, there was some suggestion of a large firm of accountants running it down, but they did not exactly say it was going into administration.
There were 2 parts to Aviator`s history at LGW.
1. They took over Servisair`s LGW business following SP take over of SA under competition rules, about 2-3 years ago.
2. They took BA from SP this time last year, and SP decided to close at LGW.
I agree, it is not clear what is happening to the Company, there was some suggestion of a large firm of accountants running it down, but they did not exactly say it was going into administration.