march2021 - 12

BUSINESS BUZZ

ABM Works with Qatar
Airways on Growing Fleet

As Qatar Airways grows its fleet of
Airbus A350-1000 aircraft by three;
ABM UK has been awarded a contract to
provide cabin secure cleaning services at
Heathrow Airport.
" Qatar Airways is one of the few
global airlines to have continued flying
throughout the pandemic and we are
focused on helping them build on this
success, " said Antony Marke, group
managing director for ABM's UK aviation business. " Ensuring passengers
feel safe enough to fly again plays a
major role in this and delivering clean
airports and aircrafts is therefore
essential. "

Airport Handling Partners
with Beta Trans to Offer
Integrated Cargo Services at
MXP

Airport Handling, dnata's joint venture
in Italy, and Beta Trans have inked a stra-

tegic partnership to provide a full range
of cargo services to customers at Milan
Malpensa Airport (MXP). The two companies' joint offering includes high quality and safe ramp and cargo handling,
warehousing and road feeder services.
The partnership will see Airport
Handling and Beta Trans integrate
operational processes and functions,
offering customers a one-stop shop of
ground handling and cargo services at
MXP. The enhanced cooperation will
enable the companies to leverage synergies to further optimize their operations and service offering, and deliver
world-class efficiency throughout the
handling process.
" We are delighted to partner with
another leading, reputable industry
player to jointly offer an advanced
one-stop shop solution to our customers. Our world-class ground handling
offering including our state-of-the-art
GSE fleet and Betatrans' ultramodern
facilities will ensure that we consistently provide excellent services, "
said Alberto Morosi, CEO of Airport
Handling. " We are confident that this
strategic partnership will deliver significant benefits for both companies
and our partners. "
" This partnership enables both companies to complete their offering and
enhance cooperation with customers
by providing them with a single point
of contact. Airline tenders often have
international relevance, therefore this
project also allows us to grow and
refine our commercial offer, " Giorgio
Bianculli, CEO of Beta Trans, added.

BP and Qantas Partner to
Advance Net Zero Emissions

Qantas and BP announced a strategic
partnership to further advance their
shared net zero ambitions. Through the
collaboration, the companies will work
together on opportunities to reduce
carbon emissions in the aviation sector
and contribute to the development of
a sustainable aviation fuel industry in
Australia.

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Jointly, the teams will explore
opportunities and projects in areas
including advanced sustainable fuels,
advocacy for further decarbonization
in the aviation sector, renewable power
solutions and generation, carbon management and emerging technology.
" At BP, we're focusing on working
with corporates in key industrial sectors that currently have significant
carbon emissions to manage and need
to decarbonize - sectors such as aviation, " William Lin, BP's executive vice
president, regions, cities and solutions,
said. " By bringing our complementary
capabilities together, we can help each
other, and our customers, move at a
faster pace on the energy transition
journey. We are delighted to have the
opportunity to collaborate with Qantas on plans to reach net zero while
continuing to deepen our existing
relationship. "
" While the COVID crisis has compelled us to make many changes across
the business, one thing that hasn't
changed is our commitment to minimizing the impact we have on the
environment, " Andrew Parker, Qantas
group executive government, industry
and sustainability, added. " Even though
we have been flying a lot less, we've
actually seen the same proportion of
customers choosing to offset their
domestic travel during the pandemic -
showing that this issue remains top of
mind for people. "
BP and Qantas are working towards
a low carbon future and both companies aim to increase collaboration in
this area over time.

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