Since 1994, Groupe Europe Handling (GEH) has been providing its expertise as a ground handler for airlines and its partners, covering the areas of ground handling, ramp handling, cargo management, maintenance and training, in accordance with international (IATA and ICAO), EU, national and local standards.
Groupe Europe Handling offers a wide range of innovative and high performance services, including a certified management system, unique in the market.
In addition, Groupe Europe Handling is ISAGO (IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations) certified, guaranteeing the safety of its operations.
Groupe Europe Handling offers a comprehensive range of services: full handling
Airport handling, as practised by Groupe Europe Handling, includes all the services that a service provider may have to perform on an aircraft between its landing and take-off, such as :
- Passenger assistance: check-in, boarding/disembarkation, ticketing, provision of D.C.S (Departure Control System), etc.
- Aircraft handling: aircraft arrivals and departures, guidance and parking assistance, push-back, loading, unloading and transfer of baggage, loading and unloading of freight, transfer of connecting baggage, etc.
- Traffic: Preparation and transmission of flight and weather documents, preparation of loading plans and weight and balance estimates, organisation and coordination of all teams involved, etc.
- Freight assistance: transfer of freight and post, storage (freight in shop)
- Cargo: handling of import, export and transit goods
- •Training: IATA-approved Institut de Formation aux Métiers de l’Aérien (IFMA)
- Equipment maintenance: maintenance of a fleet of more than 1,000 airport machines (pushers, lifting platforms, runway tractors, baggage conveyors, GPUs, etc.)
- Aircraft line maintenance: Technical assistance on Airbus, Boeing, Avro BAE, Embraer, etc.
In France, Groupe Europe Handling is a leader in airport assistance, present at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports, the most important French airports.
In England, the group acquired Cobalt Ground Solutions, the third largest operator at London Heathrow Airport, Europe’s largest airport, at the end of 2016. With this operation, the group entered the world’s top 10 in airport handling and significantly strengthened its positions in England where it has been providing services at London City Airport since 2011.
In Ireland, Sky Handling Partner is one of the leaders in airport handling at Dublin Airport, the largest Irish airport, and also operates at Shannon Airport.
In Serbia, SKY PARTNER R.S ltd was founded in October 2012 in Belgrade and offers a full range of ground services as well as Centralized Load Control for airlines, a single reporting system according to their procedures.
In Africa, Congo Handling holds the exclusive airport handling concession at Brazzaville, Pointe Noire and Ollombo airports and Sky Handling Partner Sierra Leone holds the exclusive concession at Freetown airport in Sierra Leone.