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BUSINESS BUZZ

Aero K Holdings, will provide airport
ground services for Aero K, South Korea's
newest low-cost carrier.
" Swissport is excited to support the
launch of this exciting new entrant to the
local market through our second joint
venture in South Korea, " said Swissport`s
senior vice president for Asia, Toralf
Sonntag. " We will combine our global
expertise and local knowledge to support a successful start of Aero K in April
and to ensure a reliable and punctual
operation. "
Swissport in South Korea is providing
airport ground services and air cargo
handling for 27 airline customers with
a workforce of some 850 qualified staff,
among others, at South Korea's largest
airport, Incheon International Airport.

Network Airline Services
Signs Five-Year Contract
with WFS in Belgium and the
Netherlands

General sales and service agent, Network
Airline Services (NAS), has renewed its
ground handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Belgium
and The Netherlands for a further five
years. NAS officials said similar agreements with WFS at other international
stations will potentially be confirmed
later this year.
Marc Claesen,
senior vice president commercial
EMEAA at WFS,
said the contract extension reflects the
close working partnership with NAS
Europe, and the high safety, security and
service levels delivered by the WFS teams
at Brussels Airport and Amsterdam
Schiphol Airport.
" We are delighted to be continuing
our relationship with Network Airline
Services and thank Patricia Heilbrink,

managing director, and the NAS Europe
team for the confidence they have shown
in WFS at these two major airport gateways. We look forward to serving NAS
and their customers over the next five
years and continuing to contribute to the
company's growth, " he added.
WFS handles various airlines for the
wider Network Aviation Group in The
Netherlands, including Allied Air Cargo,
Astral Aviation, Air Malta, and RwandAir as well as Allied Air Cargo, Astral
Aviation, Air Malta and Air Mauritius in
Belgium.

dnata and Cebu Pacific Air
Expand Partnership across
Asia Pacific

dnata and Cebu Pacific Air (CEB),
the Philippines' largest carrier, have
expanded their long-standing partnership in the Asia Pacific region. In
addition to the multi-year extension of
an existing contract at Sydney Airport
(SYD), dnata has been selected to provide
a range of ground handling services to
the airline at Melbourne Airport (MEL)
and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).
In Melbourne and Singapore, dnata
will deliver ramp and passenger handling
services. In Singapore, dnata will also
support the carrier's cargo operations
from its state-of-the-art facilities. The
Sydney contract extension will see dnata
continue to provide cargo services to the
airline at SYD.
" After five years of a successful partnership in Sydney, we are proud to
become the ground handler of choice for
Cebu Pacific Air at two additional airports in the region. These contract wins
demonstrate our valued partner's trust
and confidence in our quality services, as
well as the dedication and agility of our
skilled team. We continue to work hard
to consistently provide service excellence
to CEB and their customers across the

region, " said Dirk Goovaerts, dnata's
regional CEO for Asia Pacific.
" As we continue working towards
being a world-class airline, we are always
on the lookout for transformative opportunities. Last year, we commenced a
network-wide review of our supply chain
arrangements, including our airport,
ground and cargo handling contracts.
As a result of these recent bids, we are
pleased to commit a significant part of
CEB's ground handling business to dnata
across the Asia Pacific region, " added
Michael Ivan Shau, chief operations officer at Cebu Pacific. " We believe this move
to consolidate contracts across the region
with a trusted partner will further support our path towards recovery. "

Aviator Begins Operations as
Finnair's Largest Handling
Provider at HEL

Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range
provider of aviation services, continues
its successful partnership with Finnair,
providing services at Helsinki airport.
The service agreement, signed in October 2020, takes effect on April 1, 2021,
and will expand the company's previous
deicing partnership with the airline to
now provide ground handling services for
Finnair's Airbus fleet traffic, including all
long-haul operations.
" Aviator's ongoing collaboration with
Finnair has proved to be beneficial for
both client and service provider, especially under the current market conditions, " said Jo Alex Tanem, the CEO of
Aviator. " The new expanded partnership
agreement with the airline, allowing Aviator to handle all of their Airbus operations, cements the company's presence as
the leading independent ground handling
service provider in the Nordics. "

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