National Aviation Services (NAS), the aviation ground handling provider, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Kenya’s Siginon Aviation to acquire a 51% stake in Siginon Aviation. Siginon Aviation, a subsidiary of Siginon Group, provides complete airport ground handling and cargo management services.
Commenting on the latest partnership, Hassan El-Houry, Group CEO of NAS said, “During the pandemic, our cargo services came to the forefront by keeping crucial supply chains flowing uninterrupted. With the ongoing vaccine requirements around the world, we also handled almost a million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at different African airports. With this growing demand, we expanded our focus on cargo management in Africa and the partnership with Siginon Aviation is indeed timely.”
A combination of NAS’s global presence and expertise in airport services with Siginon Aviation’s experience in Kenya will strengthen the ground handling, ramp handling and cargo handling capabilities in the region, especially in East Africa.
Meshack Kipturgo, Siginon Group’s Managing Director added, “We foresee great promise for business and growth for both, our staff and our customers through service delivery - now and into the future. This partnership is a true reflection of our mutual ambition to make a positive mark in service excellence, extend our footprint in Kenya and beyond as we jointly tap onto the opportunities present in the cargo and aviation sector.