Airline Ground Services 27/10/2010
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Route development requires secure, professional and reliable ground handling
Shraga Richter (SR) is the Deputy Director Ground Handling Agreements in the Procurement & Supply Division of EL-AL ISRAEL AIRLINES. He answers Airline Ground Services’ (AGS) questions about the procurement of ground services at the airline
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ULD management: a global problem seeking international solutions
Air cargo is a truly global market that is steadily increasing in scale and scope as the economies revive and trade strengthens. Much of this activity depends upon the use of Unit Load Devices (ULDs) that offer fast and efficient handling during tight schedule stops by air freight aircraft. Don Parry reports
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Following its own agenda
AirAsia might excel at the typical low-cost business model by most matrices, but when it comes to ground services it bucks the outsourcing trend at its hubs. Jo Murray finds out more about the airline’s ground services strategy from Bo Lingam, Chief Operating Officer, AirAsia
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Prepared and punctual
According to Flightstats, Norway’s Widerøe Flyveselskap AS was the most punctual airline in the world during August 2010. This is, in many ways, attributable not only to its operations in the air but also its planning and operations on the ground. Jo Murray speaks to Widerøe’s Vice President Product
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UFIS-AS optimises Alitalia GH’s resources
UFIS Airports Solutions' (UFIS-AS) newest customer is Alitalia Ground Handling at Rome's Fiumicino Airport. With the assistance of its local partner, Softlab, UFIS-AS is delivering to Alitalia Ground Handling its UFIS® Resource Management System. We speak to Holger Mattig, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UFIS-AS, about the project and its implementation
