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and in social matters. With our ambitious
multi-year fleet modernization program,
Swissport will further raise the share of
electrically powered vehicles to at least 50
percent by 2025 and continue to reduce
its carbon footprint."

PEOPLE
WFS Appoints Carmody
as Managing Director - UK
Cargo

Worldwide Flight
Services (WFS) has
appointed Paul Carmody as managing
director of its cargo
operations in the United
Kingdom. Carmody was head of UK operations for WFS in the UK prior to this
promotion.
In his new role, Carmody is responsible
for all aspects of the company's cargo
operations in the UK, reporting directly
to John Batten, WFS' EVP Cargo, Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA).
"Paul thoroughly deserves this promotion. With his solid experience and
operational skills, he will provide the
leadership to grow our UK Cargo business
and ensure we achieve our performance
objectives in the coming years. Led by
WFS' core values and our number one
priority of delivering the highest standards of safety, security and service, Paul
will be responsible for building on our
long-term success in the UK cargo handling market by ensuring we consistently
meet the expectations of our growing airline customer portfolio," Batten said.

EPIC Fuels Appoints Busch
to Senior Vice President of
Sales

EPIC Fuels, part of
Signature Flight
Support, has
announced the
appointment of Owen
Busch as senior vice
president of sales for EPIC Fuels and the

Signature Select FBO brand. In his new
role, Busch is responsible for the growth
of the branded EPIC Fuels and Signature
Select network, extending Signature Flight
Support's global reach to independently
owned and operated FBOs.
Busch joins EPIC Fuels with nearly
20 years' experience in senior leadership
roles within the B&GA fuel sector, having
started at Avfuel Corp in 1995. He holds a
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University and a Master of Business
Administration from the Stephen M. Ross
School of Business at the University of
Michigan.

NEW DEALS
Garsite and AMS Announce
Partnership

Garsite announced the forming of a strategic partnership with AMS, a UAE-based
sales, service and manufacturing company with a specialized focus in military
support, fleet management and aviation
fueling.

"We are very pleased that we were able
to put this partnership together," Leo
Ruhlman, CEO of Garsite said. "AMS is a
world class organization that shares many
of the same core goals and competencies
that Garsite does; to deliver a best-inclass product with superior after-the-sale
support and service. This partnership
allows us to accelerate our distribution
channels within the Middle Eastern and
African markets, which we believe offer
significant growth opportunity in the
coming years."
AMS will represent the Garsite brand
in both commercial and military refueling equipment, operations and service
capabilities in the Middle East and Africa.
The alliance will leverage AMS's market
access, technologies, systems integra-

tion experience and personnel. Product
offerings will include 300 GPM and 600
GPM refuelers, hydrant service vehicles,
fueling trailers and above ground storage
tanks all offered on a wide array of chassis options.

FCG OPS
Expands
Ground
Handling
Network to
Scandinavia

FCG OPS, a part
of the aviation
holding company Flight Consulting
Group, has entered the Scandinavian
market and announced the launch of
ground handling services for business aviation flights in four airports in Finland,
including Pori (EFPO), Tampere-Pirkkala
(EFTP), Rovaniemi (EFRO) and Turku
(EFTU).
"The expansion to Scandinavia is an
important step for FCG OPS. This region
has unique specifics which should be
considered. The vast expertise and professionalism of the team, the quality of
services we provide and careful attention
to customers' needs will bring true value
to this market," commented officials at
FCG OPS. "We are proud to be a trusted
partner to our customers, and we will
continue to expand our ground handling
network and services in accordance with
their needs."
In the summer of 2019, FCG OPS has
also launched three new ground handling
stations in the Balkans: at the airports of
Rijeka (LDRI) and Bol (LDSB) in Croatia,
and at Banja Luka Airport (LQBK) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Swissport Wins Tender for
15 Airports
in Morocco
Swissport International has been
awarded a license
for 15 airports in
a global tender for

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