Mercury GSE has appointed Eric Davis as Vice President of Operations to bolster its leading position in North American GSE service solutions. With 28 years of aviation ground support industry experience and a former senior role at Oshkosh AeroTech, Davis will oversee operational strategy, fleet management and national service network expansion across the region. His hiring, alongside other recent executive additions, highlights the company’s investment in operational excellence, customer service and overall business scaling, while Mercury GSE will participate in the 2026 MRO Americas exhibition for industry communication.
The SATS Singapore Hub has signed contracts with Guinault, TLD and Weihai Guangtai to order over 200 units of the new mobile ground support equipment (GSE). These contracts are part of its update and expansion of the GSE fleet at Singapore Changi Airport. They were signed during the Asia Ground Handling International Exhibition held in Singapore this week. The newly added GSE includes a variety of electric equipment, featuring the latest safety, performance and digital functions. It not only helps to update and expand the SATS hub but also accelerates its decarbonization process. This contract falls within the investment of over 250 million Singapore dollars by SATS at the Singapore hub, aiming to upgrade the ground operation and cargo infrastructure at Changi Airport, support the growth of airport cargo volume to the mid-2030s, and share Singapore's operational experience to its global network of 27 countries, helping to enhance overall operational capabilities. SATS also expressed gr
BGS has renewed its cooperation agreement with Wizz Air, covering fuelling operations at Tallinn, Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports. The partnership between the two companies dates back to 2011, and has continued to deepen as Wizz Air expands its route network in the Baltic region. Executives from both sides stated that the renewal reflects mutual trust and the value of their cooperation, noting that stable ground fuelling partnerships are crucial for Wizz Air’s sustained development in the region.
ASA points out that against the backdrop of rising fuel prices in the aviation industry, airlines are passing on costs to passengers by charging additional fees and asking ground handling organizations (GHOs) to shoulder more cost-cutting measures, which has led to an uneven financial pressure on the ground handling sector. Ground handling agencies are facing the same fuel cost pressure as airlines but lack sufficient cost-offset mechanisms and, due to the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, are firmly opposed to layoffs (labor accounts for 50% to 65% of their operating costs). Moreover, the reduction and instability of flight schedules have further exacerbated the operational and financial pressure on the ground handling industry. ASA calls on airlines and aviation-related parties to face up to the issue of shared pressure and ensure the long-term safety, resilience and sustainability of global ground handling operations through open and constructive dialogue.
