Unifi Aviation, LLC is the largest aviation ground handling services in North America.
Unifi was formed late 2018, after
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a Major airlines of the United States, major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, operating nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its ...
sold a stake of its subsidiary, DAL Global Services, to Argenbright Holdings. Unifi is jointly owned by Argenbright, who owns 51% of the company and
Delta
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, who owns 49%.
In February 2020, the company rebranded as Unifi. Unifi provides services such as
aircraft ground handling
In aviation, aircraft ground handling or ground operations defines the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and (usually) parked at a Gate (airport), terminal gate of an airport.
Overview
Many airlines subcontract ground hand ...
,
ground support equipment
Ground support equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment ...
maintenance, cargo handling,
security
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and
janitor
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ial. The company operates in around 200 locations and employs over 40,000 people.
In August 2023, a lawsuit was filed against Unifi by a passenger who witnessed its employee commit suicide on the job in June 2023 by placing himself to be sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines plane at
San Antonio International Airport. The aggrieved states she witnessed the employee getting torn apart by the engine. It is noted that the deceased had given a suicide note to his supervisor prior to the incident.
In November 2024, a federal judge tossed the lawsuit after ruling that the passenger failed to prove her claims of "intentional infliction of emotional distress" and "gross negligence in hiring supervision and retention."
See also
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Delta Global Staffing
References
External links
Company web page
Aircraft ground handling companies
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