Skytanking UK has acquired the "entire shareholding "of Star Handling from Esken, according to Skytanking's parent company PrimeFlight Aviation Services.
“We are excited to welcome the ground handling expertise of the Star Handling team into the Skytanking and PrimeFlight network, and we look forward to working together to expand our global ground handling footprint,” said Amir Ibrahim, executive vice president at Skytanking.
Star Handling's more than 200 employees provide ground handling, passenger services, and airside logistics support at Manchester and London Stansted airports through the support of more than 200 employees, while Skytanking provides a full range of aviation fuelling services including into-plane fuelling and fuel storage.
PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Skytanking’s parent company, is an aviation services provider with operations throughout North America, supporting its customers with a wide range of services including ground handling, cargo handling, deicing, GSE maintenance, fueling, and passenger services.