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Unifi Aviation( Unifi) was created in 2018 through a joint venture between Delta Air Lines and Argenbright Holdings. CEO, Gautam Thakker, joins Transportation & Logistics International to discuss the business, and begins by describing its evolution:“ The Argenbright Group bought 51 percent of what used to be Delta Global Services. This became a company called Unifi Aviation, after the completion of the integration process, offering aviation ground handling services.
“ I came into the business in 2021 with a threefold mandate, to scale the business, to make it more predictable, and to create an exceptional experience for both our employees and customers. In the last four years, we have pursued these goals aggressively, and we are well on our way to achieving the objectives.
“ As an example of how far we’ ve come, when the business changed ownership structure in 2018, we had around 10,000 employees and were turning over approximately $ 450 million. Today, through mostly organic growth, we are now close to $ 1.8 billion in revenue and 40,000 employees who service our customers across more than 230 stations. We’ ve also increased our geographical footprint. We now have operations in Canada, and thanks to an acquisition last year, we also now have a presence in the UK and Ireland.
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