Swissport’s Tim Dower has been shortlisted for the Unsung Hero category at the Pride of Ground Handling Awards, presented by Ground Handling International (GHI) magazine. Swissport Senior Vice President Pacific Rob D’Alessio said Tim was regarded as one of the Gold Coast Airport team’s most safety-focussed and compliance-motivated individuals, and late last year Tim answered… Read more
Swissport International is developing its lounge business in the Asia-Pacific region. The first lounge under the Aspire brand will open at Perth Airport in Western Australia mid next year. Swissport International is introducing its Aspire lounge brand in Australia with the opening of its most modern airport lounge at Perth Airport (PER). The Swiss market… Read more
Patients who have recently sustained life-changing spinal cord injuries can now be more prepared for airline travel when they leave hospital, with direct access to equipment that is used on aircraft. Swissport, the world’s leading provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling, recently donated an aisle chair to the Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Spinal… Read more
Swissport has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Western Sydney Airport to design concepts for an on-airport freight precinct and begin discussions about potential operations. Joining Swissport signing up to work with Western Sydney Airport on the air freight hub are Australia Post (including StarTrack), DB Schenker, DHL Express, DSV Air and Sea, FedEx,… Read more
Swissport employees will be on average up to $6,800 better off per year if a new enterprise agreement is approved by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). Evidence submitted to the FWC shows that Swissport would pay $17 million or 19 per cent more per year under their new enterprise agreement than would be required under… Read more
Tigerair Australia has confirmed Swissport as ground handling partner for its domestic network, extending a successful 11-year partnership. Swissport will continue to exclusively provide full ground handling services at Tigerair’s 12 Australian airports for an initial three-year term with the opportunity for another two years. Swissport Senior VP Pacific Rob D’Alessio said the renewal recognises… Read more
Julia Rogers from Swissport’s Gold Coast team has been selected as a Virgin Australia Brand Ambassador for her outstanding contribution within the Service Excellence category. Julia was recognised for her ongoing efforts but with special mention of a kind gesture in January this year where she opened her home to some elderly passengers who were… Read more
Leading aviation ground handler Swissport is trialling an innovative new wearable technology product to help boost manual handling safety for the company’s ramp and customer service workforce. As part of the trial, Swissport’s Melbourne Airport employees will be offered a small (30mm x 50mm x 10mm) lightweight SoterSpine device to clip to their collar to… Read more
Skycare’s Raynor Simich has received a Base Commander’s Commendation for “displaying outstanding zeal and devotion to duty” to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). Group Captain DJ Hunt, Base Commander Auckland, awarded the commendation to Raynor who manages military and government operations for Skycare, Swissport’s Oceania-based FBO and corporate handling division. Peter McNally, General Manager… Read more
Auckland’s Nien-Tzu Chen is currently in Japan, supporting Swissport’s Haneda Airport team with the launch of Hawaiian Airlines services. We invited Nien-Tzu (pictured above centre with Hawaiian Airlines trainers Pua and Laezel) to share some insights into her international experience. Nien-Tzu, where are you currently, and what are you up to? I am in Tokyo… Read more
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