Menzies secures new contracts + retains existing ones at Heathrow Airport:Kuwait-based Agility’s aviation services and ground handling subsidiary Menzies Aviation has renewed cargo contracts and secured new ones with airlines at London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR), including Royal Air Maroc Cargo, Thai Airways, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Middle East Airlines, SAS Cargo and Tarom, according to a press release.

NEW CONTRACTS-

#1- Menzies inked a new agreement with Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc Cargo to manage its cargo handling at Heathrow, managing seven turns per week, the release says.

#2- The company is also set to deliver cargo handling and airside trucking services to Thailand’s national carrier Thai Airways. The contract includes 14 turns per week, whereby local teams will oversee the transport of upwards of 16k tonnes of vegetables and fresh fish from Thailand, the statement said.

EXTENDED CONTRACTS-

#1- Menzies extended its contract with Royal Jordanian Airlines, to add cargo handling and airside trucking at 14 turns a week, with more than 6k tonnes pre cargo expected a year, the release said. The agreement currently includes passenger and ramp handling.

#2- Menzies Aviation has also secured a further five-year agreement with Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines to provide cargo handling services and airside trucking for more than 14 turns per week, including more than 1.7k tonnes of fresh vegetables from Lebanon, the release says.

#3- Finally, the company extended its contract with Scandinavia’s SAS Cargo and Romanian flag carrier Tarom for cargo handling services managing up to 35 turns per week for SAS Cargo and seven turns for Tarom.

What they said: The momentum is in line with Menzies Aviation’s efforts to expand its cargo footprint in Europe, Menzies Aviation’s Vice President Cargo for Europe Karl Aldwinckle said. “We have an ambitious cargo expansion strategy,” he added.

OTHER AVIATION NEWS-

Qatar Airways Cargo rolls out new automobile air freight service: The new product, dubbed Drive, is designed to transport automobiles of various types by air in a safe and efficient manner, according to a press release. The service caters to the specific requirements of different automobile categories including regular, vintage, premium, luxury, new, sports, personal, and commercial vehicles, offering full and part-charters, it added.

Vehicles will be transported on the carrier’s freighter and passenger flights to upwards of 160 belly-hold and 70 freighter destinations, in addition to unscheduled destinations, the statement adds. Vehicles are monitored throughout their transport journey, with specialists from the carrier’s teams working together to optimize loadability and secure the cargo, it added.

Qatar Airways Cargo has been transporting automobiles for several years: 2022 saw the carrier move upwards of 1.4k vehicles of different segments, the statement explained.

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