Trade Centre Global Investments BV (TCGI) was the winner among three bidders charged with the task of taking over the operations at Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek, the Netherlands. TCGI is the parent company of Global GSA Group. It was determined that TCGI is best qualified to expand airfreight and passenger services at the facility. Maastricht is the second-largest cargo hub in the Netherlands.
TCGI, which has been operating in the aviation industry for more than 20 years, represents two of the three freight carriers that fly into MAA – Turkish Cargo and Royal Jordanian airlines. The company also represents an international network of around 85 airlines.
In addition to air freight and passenger services, MAA is also the home of aircraft maintenance firms and a training facility for aircraft mechanics, said the airport’s executive councilor Twan Beurskens.
Maastrict Aachen was privatized in 2004 and sold to the U.K. investment firm Omniport and the Dutch construction company, Dura Vermeer. In 2014, the Province of Limburg took over the airport following the threat of bankruptcy. The full operation of Maastrict will be in the hands of TCGI by this coming summer, and the contract with will run until 2026.