Menzies Aviation secured ground handling (assistência em escala) operating licenses for airports in Lisbon, Porto, and Faro, the National Civil Aviation Authority (Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil or ANAC) announced on Friday. The aviation regulator concluded its technical and financial assessment, confirming that Menzies subsidiary SPdH demonstrated the required operational capacity. The decision completes a public tender to select a ground handling provider for third parties across mainland Portugal's main transport hubs.
Menzies Wins Ground Handling Tender for Major Airports
Friday, 23 October 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
ANAC (Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil) is Portugal's national civil aviation regulator, responsible for safety oversight, licensing and economic regulation of airlines, airports and ground-handling services. It oversees tenders and issues licences such as the recent ground-handling awards for Lisbon, Porto and Faro, so its decisions directly affect airport operations, service providers and related jobs.
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- Menzies wins tender for handling services at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airportsrtp.pt ·
