JHAS wins Menzies Aviation contract

John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) has signed a five-year contract to provide comprehensive fleet management services to Menzies Aviation’s fleet of ground support equipment (GSE).

Under the agreement, JHAS will service, maintain and support over 1200 units of GSE at airports throughout Australia and New Zealand.

The contract covers a diverse range of specialised GSE items, from pushback tractors and freight loaders, to baggage trolleys and aircraft stairs. Over the coming three months, Menzies Aviation’s existing GSE fleet will be transitioned into the JHAS maintenance system.

“This new partnership with Menzies Aviation consolidates the scope of our service offering and further positions John Holland Aviation Services as the leading independent provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services in Australasia,” said Andrew Henderson, General Manager, John Holland Aviation Services.

“In addition to making JHAS one of the largest providers of GSE maintenance, today’s announcement follows a significant period of growth for the business – we now have over 400 employees and operations at all major airports across Australia and New Zealand,” Andrew said.

A feature of JHAS’ GSE maintenance service will be an innovative monitoring system that will provide a detailed breakdown of each unit’s operating cost. The system will allow Menzies Aviation to optimise replacement, modernisation and rationalisation of its GSE assets.

“The innovative commercial and fleet management approach provided by John Holland gives Menzies confidence that critical GSE will be fully available and operational to ensure service delivery to our customers,” said Alistair Reid, Senior Vice President, Menzies Aviation.

“This new GSE contract enables Menzies Aviation and John Holland to develop a strategic working relationship over the long-term and we look forward to further developing this partnership,” Alistair said.

The five year agreement will commence in March 2010.