ASA Academy – the new training organisation for aviation ground service providers

During their board meeting in Toronto (Canada) on May 15th, 2016 the board of the Airport Services Association (asa) agreed to set up a joint venture company known as ASA Services with the Swiss company 2assistU.  ASA Services Ltd will be based in Brugg / Zurich (Switzerland) and will offer management training globally for ground service providers under the brand of the ASA Academy. The Airport Services Association (asa) is the global association of ground service companies and represents the interests of their members. In order to satisfy training needs and to add even more value to members, the ASA Board agreed to launch the ASA Academy. The ASA Academy) will be managed and led by ASA Services. The board of directors selected Reto Gasser of 2assistU as Managing Director of ASA Services. Reto Gasser has held the position of managing partner of 2assistU since 2015 and has a broad range of experience within aviation. As member of the executive board with dnata Switzerland, he was responsible for safety, security, quality and compliance and before joining dnata, he was engaged as inspector for the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation and also previously held management functions within several airlines. As from September 2016, ASA Academy will start providing professional training at selected locations in Bangkok, Istanbul, Miami and Brugg / Zurich.