ASIG

Menzies Aviation | December 19, 2016

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the acquisition, which was announced by Edinburgh-based Menzies in September and is expected to complete by the end of May, would leave Swissport as the only credible rival for baggage, ramp, passenger, airside cargo handling, de-icing and other ground services at AIA....

Menzies Aviation | September 16, 2016

John Menzies, the distributor and aviation services provider, has agreed to buy ASIG, a plane refueller operating across four continents, from BBA Aviation for $202m (£152.7m) in cash....

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....

FlightGlobal | January 13, 2020

Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up. The A330-based aircraft completed its first operational flight on 9 January, says the airframer. EASA certification was secured in November 2019, following a test campaign of more than 700h across some 200 flights since the first in July 2018. All six BelugaXL freighters will be operating by the end of 2023, Airbus indicates. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircr...