Aerocare's Colin Youd has received the 2016/17 Launceston Airport Excellence in Safety Award. Colin who works as Day Operations Supervisor for Qantas Freight, received his award at the Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Annual Customer Service Awards gala event in Melbourne earlier this month. Colin was recognised for his continual engagement with the Launceston Airport Safety team and…
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Japan Airlines has appointed Aerocare to support the new daily direct service between Melbourne and Tokyo commencing on September 1. Aerocare will provide the full range of ground handling services for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Aerocare CEO Glenn Rutherford said: “Aerocare is extremely pleased to be partnering with JAL…
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Aerocare congratulates Scoot on five successful years in the air. On 4 June 2012 Singapore-based Scoot began its first flight to Sydney Airport and a week later it started flying to the Gold Coast, with Perth flights commencing late the following year, and Melbourne in 2015. “In 2012, Scoot was an exciting new start-up with…
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Today marks two years since SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, launched their inaugural flight to Cairns. Cairns was SilkAir’s second Australian port after Darwin, which was added to their network in 2012. Aerocare has supported SilkAir at Cairns airport since the May 2015 launch and the service continues to run three times per week…
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Aerocare teams have held events around the country in support of Cancer Council Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Operations were encouraged to hold morning teas, plan raffles and games, and collect donations to help fund Cancer Council’s vital work. The official date for the next Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is Thursday 25th May 2017, but Aerocare…
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Aerocare, on behalf of its independently managed affiliate Carbridge, confirms that on 25th April a bus it operates at Sydney Airport suffered a contained fire in its engine bay. No one was hurt and there was no interruption to traffic flows or customer service. Carbridge personnel followed all correct procedures, including notifying the NSW Office…
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Glenn Rutherford, the CEO of Australian ground handler Aerocare, has been on what he calls a "rollercoaster ride" in his two decades with the company, as David Smith discovers in Airline Ground Services Summer/Autumn 2017 edition.
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The story about Aerocare in the 7.30 Report of 20 April amounted to a second unwarranted attack upon Aerocare's operations and record. The story reflected misleading allegations made by the Transport Workers Union during a multi-week campaign, and are timed to attempt to influence the negotiation and development of the latest Aerocare Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.…
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Aerocare rejects the allegations published by the ABC on its website today. Aerocare takes employee concerns and workplace conditions seriously. The allegations are sensational and inaccurate and ignore the factual material which Aerocare has provided to the ABC. With regard to the specific allegations, Aerocare provides the following information. CARGO HOLD Allegation A former Aerocare…
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