Menzies awards global ground support contract

Under the arrangement, Rushlift GSE will initially lease 650 brand-new vehicles to Menzies Aviation’s ground handling operations at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The multi million-pound contract, signed in July, will include the provision of a fleet of pushback tugs and HI loaders from Trepel, mobile conveyor belts and electric baggage and pushback tugs from TLD, and trailers from the UK manufacturer, TBD. The staged rollout, which is already underway, will continue through to Q2 2022 and is timed to align with the expected resurgence in passenger air travel. 

Menzies will introduce a number of electric vehicles over the contract and explore alternative fuel options, including Biofuels and Hydrogen.

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