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National Aviation Services (NAS) wins Best Emerging Market Ground Handler for the 2nd Year

Kuwait : Monday, June 13, 2011

National Aviation Services (NAS), the leading provider of quality airport ground handling services, has won the award for Best Emerging Market Airport Ground Handler at the Emerging Markets Airport Awards in Dubai for the second year in a row. The EMA awards honors airports and aviation providers from the Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Russia, CIS, and Baltic States by surveying the most diverse and discerning group of professionals involved in airports, aviation, aerospace, cargo and logistics. This year’s winners were announced at a gala event held at the Dubai Air Show attended by more than 700 aviation industry leaders on June 1.

“Thank you to Arabian Reach for organizing the event, thank you to our clients and airports for their trust in us, and thank you to our staff for their hard work. Winning this award for the 2nd year proves we have stood and will continue to stand by our values and motto of being totally committed to quality.” quoted Hassan El Houry, Chief Executive Officer of NAS. “We are a very aggressive company actively seeking to expand our business both within Kuwait and abroad. We lay a lot of emphasis on technology, training and development and invest in our employees who are our most valuable assets. Our competitive edge has always been the quality of our operations, which is exemplified by the fact that we are the fourth ground handler in the world to be awarded the ISAGO certificate and now by us winning this award” concluded Hassan.

National Aviation Services (NAS). NAS has come a long way since it was founded in 2004 handling only one airline customer in Kuwait. NAS has quickly transformed into an emerging powerhouse in the region with a presence in six countries and operations in nineteen airports including Kuwait, Mumbai, Goa, Aqaba, and Khartoum. NAS prides itself in providing world class aviation solutions and is affiliated with leading industry organizations like IATA, IGHC, GASA, IAHA, ACI & EASA and follows practices of ISO, EMS & OHSAS. As one of the first ground handlers in the world to obtain ISAGO Certification, nothing is more illustrative of our commitment to providing the leading global practices in ground handling. With a customer-centric attitude driven by every employee, investment in training and career growth is a significant pillar of our success.