Jardine Aviation Services

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Jardine Airport Services Limited
Jardine Aviation Services
Native name
怡中航空服務有限公司
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry Ground handling
Founded29 November 1988 (1988-11-29) [1]
Headquarters
Hong Kong
Area served
Hong Kong
Parent China National Aviation Holding (50%)
Jardine Matheson (50%)
Subsidiaries Jardine Air Terminal Services
Website jasg.com

Jardine Airport Services Limited (JASL) trading as Jardine Aviation Services and JASG, formed in 1988 as a joint venture of Jardine Matheson (via Jardine Pacific) and Air China Group (via CNAC(G)). However, Jardines' involvement in Hong Kong aviation began as early as 1946 as Jardine Airways (later merged as Hong Kong Airways).

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It offers a complete range of ground handling services at the Hong Kong International Airport.

As at 2002, it handles a quarter of aircraft movements, and over 17% of total passenger throughput, at the Hong Kong International Airport.

On January 25, 2024, Jardine Group transferred its equity to Menzies Aviation. After the transaction is completed, Menzies Aviation Service Group will be renamed "Menzies Aviation Services" and officially become a subsidiary of Menzies Aviation.

Ground Handling Services

Customers Airlines

The company serves over 60 international passenger and cargo airlines: [2]

Jardine Aviation Academy

Jardine Aviation Academy (JAA), an IATA Regional Training Partner (RTP) that delivers IATA ground operation trainings. [3]

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References

  1. Data in Hong Kong Companies Registry
  2. "Airlines Customers".
  3. "Jardine Aviation Academy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16.