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Zawya
4 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Menzies Aviation set to expand Masil operations at Mosul airport
Iraq - Menzies Aviation, a leading service partner to the world's airports and airlines, has announced it will deliver ground, air cargo and fuelling services at Mosul International Airport (OSM) in Iraq through Masil, its joint venture with Iraqi Airways, Air BP and Al-Burhan Group. When fully operational, Masil will provide a full suite of aviation services at OSM, under a new 10-year licence, further strengthening its footprint in the region. This builds on Masil's operations at Baghdad International Airport (BGW). Masil provided ground services for the presidential flight that signified the official reopening of OSM. The flight, attended by Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, represented a landmark moment in the airport's history, which has been non-operational since 2014. The milestone underscores the joint venture's capabilities and readiness to support future air traffic at the revitalised airport, said a statement. Mosul International Airport has undergone extensive reconstruction and is now equipped with a main terminal, VIP lounge, and advanced radar surveillance system. The airport is expected to be fully operational within the coming months, supporting both domestic and international flights and handling an estimated 630,000 passengers annually. The expansion marks a significant milestone in the continued growth of the Masil joint venture across Iraq and demonstrates Menzies' commitment to supporting the country's aviation infrastructure and long-term development. Charles Wyley, Executive Vice President Middle East, Africa and Asia, Menzies Aviation, said: "We're proud to expand our presence in Iraq with new operations at Mosul International Airport through our Masil joint venture. This is a major step in our journey to support the redevelopment of Iraq's aviation sector and bring world-class standards to the country's airports. Handling the presidential flight was a privilege and a clear signal of Masil's professionalism and reliability as a trusted service provider." Menzies Aviation and Iraqi Airways formed Masil in 2021 to provide ground handling, cargo, and fuelling services. The joint venture includes operations at key airports including Baghdad and will soon include Mosul, as it continues to support the modernisation of Iraq's aviation sector. - TradeArabia News Service
Zawya
7 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Menzies Aviation set to expand MASIL operations at Mosul International Airport
London: Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world's airports and airlines, has announced it will deliver ground, air cargo and fuelling services at Mosul International Airport (OSM) in Iraq through MASIL, its joint venture with Iraqi Airways, Air BP and Al-Burhan Group. One fully operational, MASIL will provide a full suite of aviation services at OSM, under a new 10-year license, further strengthening its footprint in the region. This builds on MASIL's operations at Baghdad International Airport (BGW). MASIL provided ground services for the presidential flight that signified the official reopening of OSM. The flight, attended by Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, represented a landmark moment in the airport's history, which has been non-operational since 2014. The milestone underscores the joint venture's capabilities and readiness to support future air traffic at the revitalised airport. Mosul International Airport has undergone extensive reconstruction and is now equipped with a main terminal, VIP lounge, and advanced radar surveillance system. The airport is expected to be fully operational within the coming months, supporting both domestic and international flights and handling an estimated 630,000 passengers annually. The expansion marks a significant milestone in the continued growth of the MASIL joint venture across Iraq and demonstrates Menzies' commitment to supporting the country's aviation infrastructure and long-term development. Charles Wyley, Executive Vice President Middle East, Africa and Asia, Menzies Aviation, said: "We're proud to expand our presence in Iraq with new operations at Mosul International Airport through our MASIL joint venture. This is a major step in our journey to support the redevelopment of Iraq's aviation sector and bring world-class standards to the country's airports. Handling the presidential flight was a privilege and a clear signal of MASIL's professionalism and reliability as a trusted service provider." Menzies Aviation and Iraqi Airways formed MASIL in 2021 to provide ground handling, cargo, and fuelling services. The joint venture includes operations at key airports including Baghdad and will soon include Mosul, as it continues to support the modernisation of Iraq's aviation sector. For further information contact: Beki McVicker, PR Manager, Menzies Aviation via DGA Group DGA Group, One Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RA menziesaviation@ About Menzies Aviation Menzies Aviation is the leading service partner to the world's airports and airlines, with operations on six continents, at more than 300 airports in 65-plus countries, serving more than 4.8 million flights a year and handling over 2.4 million tonnes of cargo. Supported by a team of over 50,000 highly trained people, the company provides complex and time-critical ground services, including passenger, lounge and ramp services; air cargo services, including handling, warehousing and wholesale freight forwarding; and fuel services, including fuel farm management and into-plane fuelling. Menzies Aviation is recognised across the industry for delivering the safest, most secure and sustainable services tailored to customers' needs and is essential to keeping passengers, aircraft and cargo moving, round the clock, every minute of every day. Menzies Aviation is headquartered in London, and since its founding in 1833, has become the largest aviation services group in the world by number of countries, airports and aircraft turns.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Summer strike threat at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports over pay
Strike action could hit Scotland's largest airports over the summer after hundreds of ground services crew rejected pay union Unite said about 300 workers at Glasgow and a similar number at Edinburgh had turned down two separate offers from their employer Menzies staff include dispatchers, allocators and airside warned it could ballot for strike action over the summer holiday period unless better offers were tabled. Menzies Aviation has been approached for and Edinburgh airports said they would not comment on the dispute. Unite said its Glasgow members had rejected a basic uplift worth about 4.25%, while Edinburgh staff had turned down a deal worth about 4%.Industrial officer Carrie Binnie said: "Summer strike action looms over Edinburgh and Glasgow airports because the pay offers on the table from Menzies Aviation aren't good enough.""Menzies Aviation has the ability to improve its offers and they can easily resolve this pay dispute without any disruption to the travelling public. "If the company fail to table a better offer to our members, Unite will have no option but to ballot our members for strikes over the summer holidays."Edinburgh had a record 15 million passengers last year, and announced a number of new routes for this figures show it had about 800,000 passengers in each of the months of June, July and August last year.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
India says it has powers to suspend Celebi's clearance without warning
By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's government told a court on Thursday it was well within New Delhi's legal powers to revoke Turkey-based Celebi's clearance to provide aviation ground services without giving it advance warning, given the matter concerned national security. Celebi's clearance was cancelled by India last week amid growing public anger after Turkey supported Pakistan in the recent India-Pakistan conflict. Indians have also been boycotting everything from Turkish coffee, jams and chocolates to Turkey holidays. Celebi asked the Delhi High Court this week to quash the cancellation by arguing it was issued without any warning and based on "vague" and unexplained "national security" concerns, but Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said on Thursday it did not need to share details of its reasons with the company. Indian courts have previously held that in some cases national security concerns can outweigh the requirement of fairness and in this case, there was no need to comply with principles of natural justice, he said. "In some situations, it is not possible to give reasons of action and neither giving a hearing is possible," Mehta said in the court in Indian government's first detailed remarks on Celebi's challenge. The Indian government handed some details to Justice Sachin Datta in a sealed envelope. The case will next be heard on Friday. Earlier in the day, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's foreign ministry, said the Celebi matter had been discussed with the Turkish embassy in New Delhi. Celebi argued in its court filing that the decision impacts 3,791 jobs and investor confidence. It added that it provided ground handling services at airports in New Delhi, Kerala, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Goa. In defending Celebi's cancellation, Mehta also argued on Thursday that airport ground operators have detailed access to the physical infrastructure as well as passenger details including VIP movements.
Reuters
22-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
India says it has powers to suspend Celebi's clearance without warning
NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - India's government told a court on Thursday it was well within New Delhi's legal powers to revoke Turkey-based Celebi's clearance to provide aviation ground services without giving it advance warning, given the matter concerned national security. Celebi's clearance was cancelled by India last week amid growing public anger after Turkey supported Pakistan in the recent India-Pakistan conflict. Indians have also been boycotting everything from Turkish coffee, jams and chocolates to Turkey holidays. Celebi ( opens new tab asked the Delhi High Court this week to quash the cancellation by arguing it was issued without any warning and based on "vague" and unexplained "national security" concerns, but Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said on Thursday it did not need to share details of its reasons with the company. Indian courts have previously held that in some cases national security concerns can outweigh the requirement of fairness and in this case, there was no need to comply with principles of natural justice, he said. "In some situations, it is not possible to give reasons of action and neither giving a hearing is possible," Mehta said in the court in Indian government's first detailed remarks on Celebi's challenge. The Indian government handed some details to Justice Sachin Datta in a sealed envelope. The case will next be heard on Friday. Earlier in the day, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's foreign ministry, said the Celebi matter had been discussed with the Turkish embassy in New Delhi. Celebi argued in its court filing that the decision impacts 3,791 jobs and investor confidence. It added that it provided ground handling services at airports in New Delhi, Kerala, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Goa. In defending Celebi's cancellation, Mehta also argued on Thursday that airport ground operators have detailed access to the physical infrastructure as well as passenger details including VIP movements.
