AMI announces three strategic sales appointments across the Americas, Europe, and APAC regions
Air Menzies International (AMI), a leading global wholesale freight forwarder, has made three key senior sales appointments covering the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions to support its growth ambitions. Raffaella Olah joined AMI as the Head of Sales for APAC in December 2022. She has over 20 years’ experience of working in logistics […]
Menzies wins new contracts
Menzies Aviation has announced that it has won new cargo contracts with United Airlines, at Sydney and Melbourne Airports, as well as renewing ground handling contracts with the airline at the same stations. The agreements also include provision of services at Brisbane should United flights resume there. These new contracts mean that Menzies now provides […]
Menzies wins major contract with Avianca
Menzies Aviation today announces that it has been awarded a five-year cargo contract with Avianca at Miami International Airport (MIA). This contract represents one of the most significant wins in the history of Menzies’ cargo business. Following a competitive process, Avianca selected Menzies as its cargo handling partner of choice at MIA, a strategically important […]
Menzies trials Vestergaard Elephant e-BETA
Menzies Aviation has announced its trial of the Vestergaard Elephant e-BETA, a new electrically operated de-icing unit, at Oslo Airport. This is the first trial of its kind in Europe, and the second globally, marking a significant step forward in ground handling sustainability, with initial tests indicating that using the electrically driven Vestergaard Elephant e-BETA will […]
Starting in a storm
In January, Adam Cooper joined Air Menzies International as head of sales in America. ACW caught up with Cooper to find out what it’s like starting a new role amidst the biggest disruption the aviation industry has seen. “Challenges and disruptions, like we are facing in the industry today, create opportunities to develop innovative solutions […]
Cooper joins AMI
Air Menzies International (AMI) has named Adam Cooper as its new head of sales for the Americas region. Cooper joins AMI from United Airlines where his career spanned 15 years in both sales and operations roles for United Airlines at their Chicago HQ and in the US West Region. Most recently he held the position […]
Weak cargo volumes push John Menzies into losses
John Menzies has fallen into losses in the first half of 2019 due to weaker cargo volumes and the grounding of Boeing 737 MAXs. Losses in the first half amounted to £4.4 million compared to a profit of £8.3 million in 2018, though revenue increased from £627.2 million last year to £649.9 million. Giles Wilson, […]
Air Menzies moves into new state-of-the-art facility in Melbourne
Air Menzies International is moving into a new facility in Melbourne, having spent over 30 years at its previous location. The brand new facility is located within the new Melbourne Airport Freight Precinct, one kilometre and three minutes drive from the airport’s cargo terminals. It provides a significantly larger warehouse, office and yard space with […]
Handlers must look for new ways to achieve cost savings
Carrier margins remain under relentless pressure and so they are in no position to stomach big increases in freight handling charges, writes Neil Madden. So ground handlers must constantly look for ways to achieve cost savings and other efficiencies. This was the backdrop to meeting between Menzies Aviation and Air Menzies International (AMI) management teams […]
Jonathan Clark to join Air Menzies as CEO
Menzies Aviation has picked Jonathan Clark as chief executive officer of Air Menzies International (AMI), who will join in January 2018. Clark has spent over 30 years in the airfreight industry, holding positions at MSAS Cargo International, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, DB Schenker, and most recently at Cargolux, where he has served as Africa Director since […]
AMI aids effort to prevent pollution spill in Fiji
Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has helped prevent a major pollution incident by shipping urgent supplies needed for the containment of an oil spill – following the sinking of the freighter MV Southern Phoenix in Suva Harbour, Fiji. The 89 metre vessel developed a severe list following loading at its berth. It was towed to a […]