| 2008 |
- Swissport appoints John Batten as new Executive Vice President for all global cargo services
- Swissport acquires us-based New Age Security Solutions (NASS) to further expand its aviation security expertise
- Swissport and Virgin Atlantic Airways conclude agreement (Swissport provides a new Central Load Planning
- service to Virgin Atlantic globally)
- Swissport provides ground services for Condor (new collaboration at Frankfurt Airport from April 2008)
- Swissport earns ITM Award for the best "Global Aviation Ground Services Company" eight times in a row (2001 -2008)
- Swissport wins tender offer and obtains licence to provide aviation services on Cyprus
- Air Asia and Swissport launch budget operation Singapore - Kuala Lumpur
- SAA is selecting Swissport in South Africa at 6 stations
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| 2007 |
- Swissport has been certified with Cargo-2000 compliance
- Swissport has sold its ULD-company Unitpool
- easyJet selects Swissport in Zürich
- Swissport provides web-Check-in platform for its customer airlines
- Per H. Utnegaard named new CEO of Swissport International
- Brussels Airlines signs 5 years contract with Unitpool
- Start of Ground Handling Operations in Bulgaria and Japan
- easyJet selects Swissport in Basel for the next five years
- Swissport handles its first Airbus A380 in JFK and LAX
- Silverjet selects Unitpool to outsource ULD activities and services
- Monarch (one of the UK’s major providers of low-cost-scheduled fligths) has decided to outsource ULD control and services to Unitpool
- Swissport Cargo Services is focusing on security needs
- Swissport earns ITM Award for the best “Global Aviation Ground Services Company” seven times in a row (2001- 2007)
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| 2006 |
- Swissport wins key tender process in Spain and has been awarded new licences at Madrid, Alicante, Arecife, Murcia, Almeria and Jerez with a seven years contract . Conclusion of a cargo agreement with United Airlines at 8 U.S. airports, over 550‘000 metric tons annual volume.
- Introduction of a state-of-the-art Web Check-in application for SWISS in joint work with SITA.
- Comprehensive 5-year cooperation agreement with Air Malta for 23 destinations.
- Joint Venture with Ukraine International Airlines to operate Interavia ground handling company in Kiev.
- Major 6-year cooperation agreement with Ryanair at London Stansted Airport.
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| 2005 |
- Global Contract with SITA for CUSS-Kiosk’s.
- Cooperation and JV with the G.A.P. Vassilopoulos Group at Larnaca Airport, Cyprus.
- Service Group Ferrovial becomes new owner of Swissport in August.
- Global Frame Agreement concluded with Swiss WorldCargo and Air France.
- Substantial acquisition and start of Swissport Seoul/Korea.
- Opening of a Cargo operation in Amsterdam.
- Start of Ground Handling Operations in Singapore, Changi Airport
- New stations announced in Khartoum, Algiers, Rhodes and Corfu
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| 2004 |
- KLM global agreement (covering 64 stations).
- Acquisition of Protectas (start with Aviation Security) and Ground star (with 5 additional UK locations).
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| 2003 |
- Major outsourcing agreement signed with SWISS & United Airlines.
- Executive aviation joint venture with PrivatAir.
- Acquisition of Unitpool.
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| 2002 |
- Acquired by Candover Investments.
- Acquisition of Cargo Service Center B.V.
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| 2001 |
- Successful handling of critical situations (September 11, 2001, SR Grounding)
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| 2000 |
- Further global expansion to 130 locations in 25 countries with many station openings such as in the US, Austria, Greece, Korea
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1998
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1999 |
- Further expansions to South Africa and Turkey.
- Acquisition of DynAir in the US and Aer Lingus in London.
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1996
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- Swissport founded with three locations in Switzerland.
- Network growth/foundation in the UK, Germany, Brazil.
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