Aviation Handling Services

Aviation Handling Services (AHS) is a subsidiary of Menzies Middle East & Africa SA that employs over 1,800 employees on the African continent and in the Middle East. AHS has the financial backing and commitment to be the best in our field. We currently have over 200 aviation customers at 8 stations in 7 countries.

All our main stations are ISO 9001 certified and we are only the second handler in Africa to have received such a distinction. We are also AHS 900 and IATA AHM 804 certified.

AHS has also significantly contributed to the resolution of social problems in countries where we are present, by creating new jobs and offering training to our staff.

Aviation Handling Services

Exclusive Partner


Menzies Aviation is AHS Group’s exclusive partner. Menzies Aviation is one of the world’s leading ground handlers with a portfolio of over 213 stations in 36 countries. AHS and Menzies are one team in Africa, which helps ensure that AHS continues to innovate and adopt the very latest thinking, procedures and practices in the aviation industry.

All AHS stations fully comply with Menzies Aviation’s worldwide operating standards and procedures, which are regarded amongst the world’s best. Menzies leads its field by providing airport communities with the safest and most efficient range of services through new state of the art equipment, innovative IT solutions, human resources management and continuous training of staff.

Menzies Aviation’s global operations serve over 500 airline customers, handling over 1.4 million turnarounds, embarking and disembarking over 77 million passengers, and handling over 1.6 million tonnes of cargo per annum.

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Our Philosophy


We give 100% commitment to our customers. When we achieve our Key Performance Indicators, we do not sit back and rest, we continuously evaluate what changes can be made to improve our performance so that we can deliver increasingly better results.

AHS aims “To Be The Best At What We Do” and that means employing, training and supporting the best staff. We offer full training and management support to all our staff to ensure that everyone is equipped to do the best job for our customers.

We value customer satisfaction and safety – they are our main priorities. We have a proactive reporting approach with our customers and are always seeking their feedback. We are determined to speak our client’s language and promote safety, reliability, technical competence and quality within a framework of openness and transparency.

History


With decades of experience and stable growth, we are the most trusted and established aviation handling company operating on the African Continent.

Management


A strong management team is at the heart of Aviation Handling Services – it is also young, dynamic and ambitious. Drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds, our senior executives have a wide and diverse experience of both international business and the airline industry.

Our management policy is not to dictate, but to raise the skills of all our staff and provide an environment in which the best people can be challenged and stimulated to deliver innovative and effective solutions that meet our customers’ needs.