Swissport Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 Airlines need speed and efficiency on the ground to keep etailers happy https://theloadstar.com/airlines-need-speed-and-efficiency-on-the-ground-to-keep-etailers-happy/ https://theloadstar.com/airlines-need-speed-and-efficiency-on-the-ground-to-keep-etailers-happy/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:54:09 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=283889 “The need for speed is on the ground”, and airlines need to facilitate communication across all parties during ground handling, especially for ecommerce shippers, delegates at this week’s Aviation Connect event in Istanbul heard. 
As global supply chains shift towards a consumer-driven B2C industry, speed-and-efficiency trumps cost as the best way an airline can compete, according to Guillaume Halleux, CCO of handler Swissport. 
“First, I want to rule out price, because a ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/airlines-need-speed-and-efficiency-on-the-ground-to-keep-etailers-happy/feed/ 1 283889 Ajay Barolia and Peter Weir new cargo leaders for Swissport in North America  https://theloadstar.com/ajay-barolia-and-peter-weir-new-cargo-leaders-for-swissport-in-north-america/ https://theloadstar.com/ajay-barolia-and-peter-weir-new-cargo-leaders-for-swissport-in-north-america/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:24:46 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=276467 Swissport has appointed Ajay Barolia as its senior vice president cargo and Peter Weir as senior vice president cargo commercial, both for the US and Canada.  
“Together with the cargo team they will drive the expansion of Swissport’s service portfolio in a strategic market for the air cargo industry,” said Swissport. 
Mr Barolia joins the airport ground services and air cargo handling company today from Qatar Airways, where he spent nine ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/ajay-barolia-and-peter-weir-new-cargo-leaders-for-swissport-in-north-america/feed/ 0 276467 Swissport adds forwarder handling in Germany https://theloadstar.com/swissport-adds-forwarder-handling-in-germany/ https://theloadstar.com/swissport-adds-forwarder-handling-in-germany/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:42:16 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=269780 PRESS RELEASE
Following the expansion of the partnership with JAS Worldwide at Frankfurt Airport, Swissport now also provides freight forwarder handling in Germany. The new service complements Swissport’s existing portfolio of air cargo services for airlines and will now be rolled out globally across the company’s network.

With the launch of forwarder handling Swissport is expanding its service offering in the German cargo market. Effective 15 January 2024, Swissport has become JAS’s ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/swissport-adds-forwarder-handling-in-germany/feed/ 0 269780 ONE Record a ‘turning point’, bringing real-time booking updates https://theloadstar.com/one-record-a-turning-point-bringing-real-time-booking-updates/ https://theloadstar.com/one-record-a-turning-point-bringing-real-time-booking-updates/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:48:29 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=267149 Handler Swissport can now see customer Cathay Cargo’s real-time booking updates, in a first for ONE Record, a near-four-year old initiative.
Cathay Cargo, Champ Cargosystems and Swissport said today they had gone live with the first joint use case.
ONE Record is becoming an increasingly popular concept, as it aims to provide a standard for data sharing, and creates a single record view of a shipment.
Labelled a “turning point” by the participants, ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/one-record-a-turning-point-bringing-real-time-booking-updates/feed/ 0 267149 Swissport and Asyad Holding join forces to unlock full growth potential in KSA https://theloadstar.com/swissport-and-asyad-holding-join-forces-to-unlock-full-growth-potential-in-ksa/ https://theloadstar.com/swissport-and-asyad-holding-join-forces-to-unlock-full-growth-potential-in-ksa/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:30:17 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=260124 PRESS RELEASE

Swissport International AG and the Saudi ASYAD Holding, signed binding transaction agreements for the sale of a 49 percent stake in Swissport Saudi Arabia to ASYAD. The two partners are embarking on a strategic partnership to jointly drive the development and growth of the aviation ground services sector in Saudi Arabia towards achieving vision 2030.

Swissport International AG and ASYAD have signed binding transaction agreements to unlock the enormous ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/swissport-and-asyad-holding-join-forces-to-unlock-full-growth-potential-in-ksa/feed/ 0 260124 Swissport invests in new cargo terminal at Zaragoza Airport in Spain https://theloadstar.com/swissport-invests-in-new-cargo-terminal-at-zaragoza-airport-in-spain/ https://theloadstar.com/swissport-invests-in-new-cargo-terminal-at-zaragoza-airport-in-spain/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:48:01 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=258885 PRESS RELEASE

Swissport International expands its network of air cargo handling facilities in Spain. The latest investment into a new air cargo center at Zaragoza Airport, in the north-east of Spain, sees the company grow its cargo business to five airports in Spain.

Swissport International, the world’s leading provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling, is growing its cargo business in Spain, adding a new warehouse at Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ). ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/swissport-invests-in-new-cargo-terminal-at-zaragoza-airport-in-spain/feed/ 0 258885 Qatar’s Guillaume Halleux takes on Swissport CCO role https://theloadstar.com/qatars-guillaume-halleux-opts-to-take-on-swissport-cco-role/ https://theloadstar.com/qatars-guillaume-halleux-opts-to-take-on-swissport-cco-role/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:28:41 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=255245 Guillaume Halleux has left Qatar Airways Cargo, as exclusively reported by The Loadstar in June – and yesterday joined Swissport as chief commercial officer.
Mr Halleux, who is widely respected in the industry, will develop Swissport’s commercial agenda in building new relationships with airlines and acquiring new businesses.
Warwick Brady, president & CEO of Swissport, said: “Our growth plan and the company’s strategic outlook as the global market leader attract the best ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/qatars-guillaume-halleux-opts-to-take-on-swissport-cco-role/feed/ 0 255245 Liege air cargo chief stays bullish as recession in Europe slows growth https://theloadstar.com/liege-air-cargo-chief-stays-bullish-as-recession-in-europe-slows-growth/ https://theloadstar.com/liege-air-cargo-chief-stays-bullish-as-recession-in-europe-slows-growth/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:15:21 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=253109 Cargo tonnage on all major airfreight lanes saw a downward trend as the Eurozone sank into recession, according to Liege Airport in Belgium.
Liege (LGG) is a major gateway for cargo in the EU and has seen volumes decrease this year in light of soft demand combined with a recessionary environment in the region, Frédéric Brun, head of commercial cargo and logistics, told The Loadstar.
“All markets are down, especially Japan, South ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/liege-air-cargo-chief-stays-bullish-as-recession-in-europe-slows-growth/feed/ 0 253109 ‘Air cargo has to work if free trade in Africa is to work’ https://theloadstar.com/air-cargo-has-to-work-if-free-trade-in-africa-is-to-work/ https://theloadstar.com/air-cargo-has-to-work-if-free-trade-in-africa-is-to-work/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:58:39 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=237408 Aviation, and air cargo in particular, must be prioritised if the African free trade agreement (AfCFTA) is to reach its full potential, delegates at Air Cargo Africa in Johannesburg heard this morning.
AfCFTA is the world’s largest free trade area, incorporating the 55 countries of the African Union (AU) and eight economic regions. Part of the continent’s Agenda 2063 strategy, it aims to boost income by $450bn and lift some 30 ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/air-cargo-has-to-work-if-free-trade-in-africa-is-to-work/feed/ 0 237408 Handlers manage to avert shutdown of Chicago air cargo flows https://theloadstar.com/handlers-manage-to-avert-chicago-airfreight-shutdown/ https://theloadstar.com/handlers-manage-to-avert-chicago-airfreight-shutdown/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:10:43 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=233112 Airfreight handlers at Chicago O’Hare Airport have averted a major disruption of cargo flows through one of the top US gateways.
The aviation department of the city of Chicago had threatened two handling companies – Alliance Ground International (AGI) and Swissport – with withdrawal of their licence if they failed to sign labour peace agreements with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) by 19 January.
Last summer, the city introduced new conditions ...

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