Greenfield Aviation Services

Greenfield Aviation Services is an American company that provides full ground handling services at Greenfield International Airport (GIA) to more than 20 passenger and cargo airlines, making it the largest ground handling company at the airport.

Greenfield Aviation Services tug at GIA
Greenfield Aviation Services at GIA

Notable customers are Vision Airlines, SkyLiners and OOPS.

Range of ground handling services

  • Passenger handling:
    • Check-in, ticketing, boarding assistance, lost and found baggage services, assistance to disabled passengers, passenger ground transportation.
  • Ramp handling:
    • Loading and unloading of baggage and cargo to/from aircraft on the ramp, ground power provision for aircraft, cleaning, water and sanitary services, freight and baggage transfer to terminal, crew transfer from aircraft to terminal/hotel, pushback and towing, with headset, aircraft de-icing.
  • Traffic operations:
    • Preparation of flight documentation, ground to air communication, calculation of weight and balance, set-up of loadsheet, crew briefing, flight supervision.
  • Cargo handling:
    • Warehousing, palletizing, import and export procedures, customs clearance, trucking services.
  • Courier handling:
    • Transfer of courier and express shipments to/from other warehouses and aircraft, handling of express flights.

Awards

Greenfield International Airport (GIA) presented Greenfield Aviation Services with 'The Best Handler Award' in 2009, 2012, 2018 and 2019 for its excellent performance in the areas of service, safety and co-operation.

Greenfield Aviation Services received the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration for Greenfield International Airport in 2009.

In 2015, Greenfield Aviation Servicers announced a merge with the Californian competitor Novia Ground Solutions, making them the biggest ground handler in California. This merge failed.