Menzies Awarded Contract with Qantas Airways at LAX

Nov. 18, 2008
The airline awarded Menzies Aviation a three-year contract for ground handling and cabin cleaning services.

Menzies Aviation is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the ground handling and cabin cleaning contract for Qantas Airways in Los Angeles (LAX). Qantas Airways, which has the highest number of flights of all international carriers in LAX, awarded Menzies Aviation a three-year contract for ground handling and cabin cleaning services.

With this award Menzies Aviation was the first ground handler in LAX to handle the A380 on Oct. 20 when the inaugural Qantas flight arrived. Full handling implementation of all Qantas flights commenced Nov. 13.

Frank Dobbelsteijn, VP West Coast, Menzies Aviation, said, “We are enthusiastic and excited about this new contract win, which is pivotal to growing our business. Our teams have worked hard and diligently for this achievement, and we are happy to share this ground breaking achievement with an excellent organization such as Qantas. LAX is a challenging environment, but we have put safety and service first and will continue to do so for the benefit of our customers and our company.”