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Airline Ground Services
Jo Murray speaks to Nils Ecke, Vice President Product Management Airport & Passenger Services, and Oliver Widmann, Head of Commercial Airport Relations, Lufthansa, about the airline's penchant for outsourcing the handling function and yet remaining firmly in charge of all the important parameters on the ground.
Turkish Ground Services comprises more than 3,000 pieces of equipment and 6,000 staff. It offers ramp, passenger and cargo handling services. Airline Ground Services finds out more from Bayram Ozcelik, General Manager of TGS.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is the second largest airline in Scandinavia, and has a route network that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the Middle East. Lasse Sandaker-Nielsen, spokesperson for Norwegian, explains how the airline manages its operations on the ground.
In the development of ground services Rikke H Pallesen, Director Ground Operations, at Cimber Sterling tells Airline Ground Services that the airline strives to offer the best service to all its passengers.
Robert Sikam, Director, Airline IT solutions, EMEA, Travelport, tells Jo Murray that there is not necessarily a clear cross over in terms of customers between the GDS part of the business and the Airline IT Solutions business but both have a vital role to play.
Danube Wings, the Slovak air carrier, transported 86,894 passengers in 2010. We speak to Captain Peter Galovic, Chief Executive Officer, Danube Wings, about the airline's arrangements for ground handling.Publication contents
Lufthansa: hands off but firmly in charge on the ground Norwegian: striving towards being lean Turkish Ground Services: eyeing expansion at home and away Cimber Sterling: a very active partner in the development of ground services Travelport: from GDS to DCS and much further Danube Wings: meeting high European standards Allied by quality Aviator: the objectives keep growing as the business grows Africa: breeding uniformity out of diversity IATA training: enhancing the offering ASE Group broadens its outlook Doing business within the UK after the Bribery Act – a new landscape?
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- EVA International Events
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We are pleased to announce that Worldwide Flight Services will be hosting our 4th Air Cargo Handling conference to be held from 20th-22nd June 2012, Hyatt Regency Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
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Building on the success of the first GSE Buyers’ conference EVA International are now pleased to announce The second GSE Buyers’ Conference 19-20th April 2012 Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel & Conference Centre.


