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Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport extend ground handling partnership
Lufthansa Cargo AG and Fraport AG Ground Services have signed an eight-year agreement to extend their ground-handling partnership at Frankfurt Airport.
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Ground handling
Ground handling is the process of servicing an aircraft when it is parked, usually between flights whilst the plane is at the airport terminal gate.
Ground handling is frequently subcontracted by airlines to the airports they use, to third-party agents or to other airlines.
The ground handling team is made up of staff who perform a wide range of functions including:
- Ramp handling: guiding the plane into position and operating
- Servicing vehicles on the tarmac
- Refuelling and maintenance of the aircraft
- Clearing of the cabin and restocking of the catering supplies
- Check-in and boarding at the terminal gate
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Lower fee on lighter hold baggage to tempt short-break flyers
One of Europe's biggest budget airlines has introduced a new hold baggage band to satisfy its customers' demands.
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Insider threats to be combated in Australian airports with closer scrutiny on workers
Since a foiled plot in July, the Australian Government has been ramping up airport security with various measures. The latest tackle insider threats.
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Cargo hub aims to become world leader in pharmaceuticals handling
Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced that it has formalised the Pharma@Changi initiative, together with its partners from the air cargo supply chain.
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Managing Jetstar’s mixed ground handling environment
Jetstar Airways is the Qantas Group’s low-cost carrier. Launched in 2003, it has significantly grown its aircraft fleet and now carries 20 million customers to 38 domestic and international destinations across the Asia Pacific region. The ground handling environment is mixed with Jetstar self-handling in seven airports and using third-party…
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Budapest Airport processes record levels of cargo in first half of 2017
Budapest Airport processed a record 72,161 tonnes of cargo between January and July this year - a 19.6 per cent increase on the same period last year.
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Making sound standards for ground operations
With millions of aircraft movements taking place every year, ground handling is a highly demanding, complex and multidisciplinary operational environment where people from different backgrounds are called upon to seamlessly coordinate the delivery of their final product. George Saounatsos, ICAO Consultant to General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), highlights the…
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Ground Handling In-Depth Focus 2017
In this in-depth focus we examine how the efforts of airports and airlines to raise passenger satisfaction levels through improved on-time performance places huge pressure on ground handling procedures.
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Managing Jetstar’s mixed ground handling environment
Jetstar Airways is the Qantas Group’s low-cost carrier. Launched in 2003, it has significantly grown its aircraft fleet and now carries 20 million customers to 38 domestic and international destinations across the Asia Pacific region. The ground handling environment is mixed with Jetstar self-handling in seven airports and using third-party…
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Which? crowns king in city of six international airports
The consumer group Which? have announced their pick for London's best airport.
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International Airport Review – Issue #5 2017
Read Issue #5 of International Airport Review: Includes in-depth focuses on Security, Ground Handling and ATC/ATM, with articles covering airport development, airport collaborative decision making and how Dallas Fort Worth is using cargo to increase their revenue...
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Stakeholder collaboration
It is a well-known fact that ground operations is a ‘hub’ function, interconnecting and impacting almost every aspect of the aviation industry. This has often been overlooked, but savvy airlines have come to realise that there is a vast and often untapped competitive advantage to be had in improving their…
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Street King takes off at Luton Airport
London Luton Airport, currently the subject of a planned £110million redevelopment, has found a newly-delivered street king 660 truck mounted sweeper from Peterborough-based sweeping specialist,Aebi Schmidt.
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Airfield pavements and the A380
Cyril Fabre, Head of Airfield Pavement – Airport Operations at Airbus, discusses the paradox of why the heaviest commercial airplane remains the most pavement-friendly aircraft at large hub airports?
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Ground handling in-depth focus : Managing on-time performance
With the busiest single runway in the world, Gatwick Airport processes 55 traffic movements an hour at its peak. Head of Airside, Gary Cobb, reveals how the airport deals with this intensity and ensures its systems and processes are fully optimised.
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