{"id":151,"date":"2016-08-02T16:52:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pro-theme.com\/wordpress\/transaero\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:00:39","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skyhandlingpartner.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row ppadding=&#8221;vc_pixrow-padding-bottom&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;429&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1481150659929{padding-right: 30px !important;}&#8221;][box_title title=&#8221;About Sky Handling Partner&#8221;][vc_column_text]At Sky Handling Partner, we deliver essential aircraft turnaround services to over 20 major airline customers in Dublin, Shannon and London City Airports. Employing 530 staff across three stations, we provide full ground handling solutions for over 2 million passengers and 10,000 tons of cargo annually. With our Head office in Dublin Airport which is also our main base, we were the first Irish registered airport services provider to be granted a Third Party Handling License at Irish airports and we now hold more than 50% of the third party handling market share in Dublin Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Our latest venture sees us welcoming our newest colleagues to the group, Cobalt Ground Solutions Ltd, providing ground handling services in Terminals 3 and 4 at London Heathrow airport. This sees our portfolio of airline customers expand to 30 airlines, incorporating an annual traffic figure of over 4.5 million passengers and 30,000 tons of cargo.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1481150668247{padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;][box_title title=&#8221;History of Sky Handling Partner&#8221;][vc_column_text]On December 3rd 2000 Sky Handling Partner commenced operations in Dublin Airport as CityJet Handling Ltd. In 2001, the company was acquired by \u2018Groupe Crit\u2019 and renamed Sky Handling Partner. From humble beginnings, our reputation and business grew in the following years as a result of successful relationships with both existing and new customer airlines. This lead to the opening of our second base in Shannon Airport in September 2004. Our third base, and first outside Ireland, was opened in London City Airport in October 2011 where we began with 50% of the Passenger Handling market share in that station. Expansion continued there with the acquisition of Aria Logistics in February 2013 and currently we provide services to the majority of airline operators at London City.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; ppadding=&#8221;vc_pixrow-padding-both&#8221; pixoverlayopacity=&#8221;0.2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1486159530522{background-image: url(https:\/\/skyhandlingdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/counter_image-e1481040696824.jpg?id=282) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;counterBlock&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][box_amount title=&#8221;PASSENGER MOVEMENTS&#8221; amount=&#8221;31000000&#8243; icon_pixflaticon=&#8221;flaticon-group2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][box_amount box_type=&#8221;stat-item-mark&#8221; title=&#8221;FLIGHTS HANDLED&#8221; amount=&#8221;400000&#8243; icon_pixflaticon=&#8221;flaticon-transport358&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][box_amount title=&#8221;STATIONS IN 8 COUNTRIES&#8221; amount=&#8221;16&#8243; type=&#8221;pixelegant&#8221; icon_pixelegant=&#8221;icon_globe-2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][box_amount box_type=&#8221;stat-item-mark&#8221; title=&#8221;employees on our team&#8221; amount=&#8221;4200&#8243; type=&#8221;pixsimple&#8221; icon_pixsimple=&#8221;icon-user-follow&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; ppadding=&#8221;vc_pixrow-padding-both&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1470157796395{background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][box_title title=&#8221;Meet Our Executive Team&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][box_team_member image=&#8221;425&#8243; name=&#8221;Darren Moloney&#8221; position=&#8221;Managing Director&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][box_team_member image=&#8221;475&#8243; name=&#8221;Lorraine Daly&#8221; position=&#8221;Group HR Manager&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row ppadding=&#8221;vc_pixrow-padding-bottom&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;429&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1481150659929{padding-right: 30px !important;}&#8221;][box_title title=&#8221;About Sky Handling Partner&#8221;][vc_column_text]At Sky Handling Partner, we deliver essential aircraft turnaround services to over 20 major airline customers in Dublin, Shannon and London City Airports. 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