Kion de Mexico

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Kion de Mexico SA de CV
Type anonymous company
Industry Aviation (Outsourcing)
FoundedMay 1994
Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico
Key people
Juan Carlos Maldonado Fuse (General Manager)
Products Aircraft ground handling
Number of employees
144 (according to Siem.gob.mx)
Parent United Continental Holdings
Website Kion.com.mx

Kion de Mexico, founded in 1994, was an aircraft ground services company and airlines related outsourcing company at Mexico City International Airport. The company is a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings. Kion mainly served United Airlines, another division of UCH, but also serves other airlines including Air Canada, Lufthansa, and US Airways (Star Alliance members).

Services that Kion de Mexico offered included ramp service, customer service, and cargo management.

In January 2009, the company ceased operations and sold its service contracts and equipment to Menzies Aviation.

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