Aviapartner - The leading independent provider of Airport Ground Handling services across Africa and Europe.Since 1949, Aviapartner is the leading independent provider of Airport Ground Handling services at over 75airports across Europe and Africa. With operations in Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, and Switzerland, Aviapartner employs 18000+ dedicated professionals serving the needs of 120+ million passengers.
A wide range of Airport Ground Services is provided to over 500 passenger and cargo airlines.• Ramp Handling• Passenger Handling• Lost and Found Services• Load Control• Airport Management and Supervision• Concierge Services• Ground Transportation• Airport Lounges
Colossal Aviapartner provides ground handling services at key South African airports operated by ACSA, including Johannesburg (O.R. Tambo), Cape Town, Durban (King Shaka), George, East London, and Gqeberha. Its services include passenger and ramp handling, load control, passenger and cargo transportation services, cabin cleaning, and executive concierge support.Colossal Aviapartner serves over 30 local and international airlines. The partnership between Colossal Africa Group and Aviapartner, a leading European ground handler known for high-quality aviation solutions, demonstrates Colossal Aviapartner’s commitment to shaping the future of ground handling in Africa and setting new standards in global aviation.Colossal Aviapartner operates in line with global best practices, holds ISO, EMS, and OHSAS certifications, and aligns with key industry bodies, including IGHC, GASA, ACI, and EASA. This demonstrates the company’s commitment to safety, service excellence, and environmental responsibility.Through strategic partnerships and broad capabilities, Colossal Aviapartner plays a central role in the South African ground handling market.
Over 21 years, we've built strong partnerships with world-leading airlines like Lufthansa, Eurowings, Discover Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Virgin Atlantic, Icelandair, Egypt Air and Air Tahiti Nui. We support passenger and freighter airlines, as well as ground handlers, delivering unmatched safety and operational excellence.
Menzies Aviation is the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, with operations on six continents, at more than 300 airports in 65-plus countries, serving more than 4.8 million flights a year and handling over 2.4 million tonnes of cargo.
Supported by a team of over 50,000 highly trained people, the company provides complex and time-critical ground services, including passenger, lounge and ramp services; air cargo services, including handling, warehousing and wholesale freight forwarding; and fuel services, including fuel farm management and into-plane fuelling.
Menzies Aviation is recognised across the industry for delivering the safest, most secure and sustainable services tailored to customers’ needs and is essential to keeping passengers, aircraft and cargo moving, round the clock, every minute of every day.
Menzies Aviation is headquartered in London, and since its founding in 1833, has become the largest aviation services group in the world by number of countries, airports and aircraft turns.
Swissport is the leading provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling based on revenue and number of airports served.
ACI Africa is the international association of African airports.
ACI Africa, as the voice of African Airports, has as prime objective to represent and advance the collective interests of African airports, while promoting professional excellence in airport operations and management, through the provision of effective and quality programs and services, to achieve a safe, secure and sustainable development of the air transport industry in Africa.
As at 01 July 2025, ACI Africa serves 74 airport members operating more than 290 airports in 53 countries. The membership of ACI Africa also consists of 66 business partners.
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) is the leading trade association of airlines which hail from the nations of the African Union.
Establishment: Founded in Accra, Ghana, in 1968.
Membership: 50 airlines comprising of all the major intercontinental African operators and the Association’s members represent over 85% of total international traffic carried by all African airlines.
Partnership: 35 partners enrolled in the AFRAA partnership programme for the development of air transport in Africa. Partners comprise of aircraft and engine manufacturers, aviation equipment and component suppliers, global distribution companies, IT & e-commerce solution providers and other non-airline entities in the aviation sector.
Vision“A sustainable, interconnected and affordable Air Transport industry in Africa where African Airlines become key players and drivers to African economic development.”
Mission“To promote, serve African airlines and champion Africa’s aviation industry”
Airport Suppliers is the global airport industry’s leading procurement portal for Operators, Vendors, Airlines, Authorities, Architects, Ground Handlers, Consultants and System Integrators.
