"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything" - George Bernard Shaw
September 1st, 2014 has seen a new beginning in airport ground services at both Milano Malpensa and Milano Linate. Airport Handling, the newly constituted player in the Milanese marketplace represents enhanced services for customers. For this ever evolving industry there is now a complete solution that maximizes cost effectiveness while also addressing to the specific expectations of Airlines and their passengers.
His extensive professional experience in public accounting, M&A, project finance, negotiations (acquisitions, disposals and mergers of many famous Companies) together with his roles in setting and implementing strategy, building business and managing all aspects of a professional services firm with 1200 people and 20 offices led him to acquire systemic skills and attitudes in management.
He served as Chairman or Managing Director of over 20 companies in the service sector and as a member of various Ernst & Young committees. Since October 2014 he is President of Airport Handling.
With over 23 years of background in ground handling activities, he's currently General Manager at Airport Handling for which start-up he hardly worked. Joining the airport operator in 1992, he spent his first few years in cargo warehouse and ground handling ramp operations functions.
His following ten years have been spent in leading positions in several operations departments in the ground handling. Such roles gave him a wealth of experience. Over the last six years, he served as Operations Manager showing very good attitudes.
With a degree in Economic and Social Sciences at Bocconi University in Milan, Lidia Lago Suardi experienced in Ground Handling business within several departments. Her very good attitudes and skills shown at Finance allowed her to take on various roles of responsibility as Financial Planning and Control Manager first, followed by International Affairs and Relationship Manager.
In the recent years, she was named Customer Service Manager within the Commercial Aviation area and, then, Head of Planning & Control. Currently, Airport Handling's board appointed her as Chief Financial Officer.
She graduated in Foreign Languages and Tourism Management at Università Cattolica in Milan and has been working in the aviation ground handling business since 1998 where her experience started from operations department. For eleven years, from 2002, she worked at a handler commercial department as contracts and sales key account and then became business development manager.
She is currently Chief Commercial Officer at Airport Handling where she was deeply involved in the start-up process. Her accountability covers both Linate and Malpensa Airports.
Hired by the Airport Operator in 1982, he began as Ramp Agent and Load Controller, role in which he played for 10 years becoming then Supervisor and, later on, Airport Duty Manager. Thanks to the experience gained in operations, since 2009 he was named Operations Manager for Ramp Agents and Load Control activities.
In Airport Handling, in 2014 he was appointed as Air Side Manager comprehending, besides the aforementioned Ramp Agents and Load Control areas, Loading/Unloading and Baggage Handling System. Currently, he is Head Of Operations at Airport Handling.
He joined Airport Handling in March 2017 after a significant HR experience in multicultural environments where he performed Senior HR Management roles within Utilities and Aerospace multinational companies, before being appointed Country HR Director for an IT world leader firm.
Before joining the HR professional family, he gained a strong ground handling operations experience at Milan Malpensa Airport thanks to his activity at the cargo warehouse, as Ramp Agent and Airside Supervisor. Graduated in Political Sciences, he achieved the European Master in Labor Sciences at Milan University.
In compliance to Company procedures, Airport Handling S.p.A. started the iter for the dismission of some used and of its own property airport equipment. Airport Handling's will is to proceed with its transfer to Third Parties. The Companies interested in need to send an "expression of interest" within January 31st, 2019 17.00 through a certified email to the following email address: airporthandling@legalmail.it or, alternatively for foreign subjects, to segreteria.generale@airporthandling.eu. The email should contain the main terms of the "expression of interest". The equipment subject to this procedure is placed both at Linate and Malpensa airports and can be shown by appointment. Airport Handling S.p.A
After the summer season, the excellent result achieved in October concerning the performance delivered to Qatar Airways sees the attribution to Malpensa of the “Platinum station” score for the month. The local Station Manager of the Carrier, while congratulating with Airport Handling for the high quality provided, invites the staff to go on this way with attention to the Carrier and the esteemed passengers.
The great result registered in June in Qatar Airways' Handling operations made Malpensa achieve the "Platinum station" level within the month. The Carrier's Station Manager congratulating for the high quality of the services supplied, invites all the staff to continue with the same professionalism and dedication as done up to now.
dnata in continuity with its plans has exercised its option to acquire an additional 40% share in Airport Handling SPA. The transaction will increase dnata’s total interest in AH to 70%. dnata's further investment in Airport Handling underlines its commitment to the Italian market, where it also operates catering facilities at 22 airports.
Airport Handling, in these days, received by Korean Air the nomination as highest quality service provider in Europe in relation to the first quarter 2018. The Carrier congratulated for the high quality of the services supplied by all staff together with the continuous effort in consolidating the partnership- Korean Air also renewed its appreciations for all the care Airport Handling puts towards its Customers over the years.
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