Baltic Ground Services
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| Industry | Airports |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Rodūnios road 6, Vilnius International Airport (VNO), Vilnius, Lithuania |
Area served | Lithuania, Poland |
Key people | Gytis Gumuliauskas[1] |
| Services |
Passenger ground handling Aircraft ground handling Into-plane fuelling Airport terminal engineering |
| Parent | Avia Solutions Group[2] |
| Website | Baltic Ground Services website |
Baltic Ground Services is a regional group of aircraft ground handling companies proving a full range of ground handling and fueling services. It is a part of Avia Solutions Group. As of 2011, Baltic Ground Services operates in airports of Lithuania and Poland.
History
Baltic Ground Services was established on September 15, 2005, after state-owned Lithuanian Airlines were acquired and reorganized by LAL investicijų valdymas (now known as Avia Solutions Group). In July 2006, Baltic Ground Services were sold to UAB Finansų spektro investicija.[3] The company was bought back by Avia Solutions Group from investment company Invalda in November 2008.[4]
Initially the company operated just in Vilnius International Airport. Baltic Ground Services briefly operated in Kaunas International Airport (March 2006 – December 2008),[5] and Riga International Airport (April 2008[6] – ?). In May 2010, Baltic Ground Services established a subsidiary in Poland with hopes to expand into six largest Polish airports in Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Poznan and Katowice.[7]
Business activities
The main directions of activity of Baltic Ground Services are:
- Passenger ground handling
- Check-in
- Boarding
- Special needs
- Lost and found
- Irregularities
- Ticketing
- Aircraft ground handling
- Marshalling
- Baggage/cargo/mail
- Loading/offloading
- Lavatory and water
- GPU
- Heating
- Push-back and towing
- Interior/Exterior cleaning
- De-icing/anti-icing
- ASU
- Fuelling
- Airport terminal engineering services:
- Buildings and equipment engineering systems technical administration
- Operational and maintenance service in Vilnius International Airport(VNO).
- Catering delivery
The company provides ground handling services to the Small Planet Airlines, Finnair, Aer Lingus, LOT Polish Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Skyways, DHL and others.
Certification
On December 18, 2007, Bureu Veritas Certification issued a certificate for Baltic Ground Services, which shows that the company management corresponds to ISO 9001:2000 / LST EN ISO 9001:2001 standard.
In May 2009 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Baltic Ground Services the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Registration.[8] Baltic Ground Services was the first company in Europe and 10th in the world to receive such a certificate.
Baltic Ground Services also received the IATA Fuel Quality Pool (IFQP) recognition[9] indicating that into-plane fueling operations are operated to high quality control and safety standard. The recognition was received in October 2009 after inspection, which was performed on behalf of the airlines members of the IATA Fuel Quality Pool.
References
- ↑ http://vz.lt/Default.aspx?PublicationId=ad37acb3-35bd-4227-a951-4fa9c5a25d98
- ↑ "The Group - Group Companies - Avia Solutions Group". Aviasg.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ LAL pardavė antrinę bendrovę. 2006 07 24, Verslo žinios, Nr. 141, 4p.
- ↑ "The Competition Council authorised the concentration deal by flyLAL Group Services subject to conditions". Konkuren.lt. 2008-09-18. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ „Baltic Ground Services“ palieka Kauno oro uostą
- ↑ BGS enters the international air market April 24, 2008
- ↑ „Baltic Ground Services“ žengia į Lenkijos oro uostus
- ↑ "ISAGO provider". IATA. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ "Certification granted for refueling". Ground Handling International E-Business Update. 7 (6). November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-12.