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Top air players feted in Kenya aviation awards

Swissport Kenya Limited, the logistic firm based in Nairobi has been crowned as the company of the year at the Aviation Business Excellence Awards (ABEA) 2019 which took place on Friday, November 15, 2019.

The Hilton Garden Inn, which was ABEA 2019 company of the year first runners up also emerged top in the hospitality Services -hotels category. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) won in the government services category followed by the Kenya Revenue Authority.

Feted at an African themed gala dinner held at the Emara-Ole Sereni Hotel and which was attended by over 350 industry stakeholders, Swissport also won in the ground handling services category. Trade Winds Aviation Services were first runners up.

Speaking at the event, Alex Gitari, the acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said, “Since ABEA 2018, we continue to see a growing interest in participating companies. I …