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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Unifi Service
| name = Unifi Aviation, LLC
| logo = DGS-logo-2018.JPG
| logo = Unifi Aviation logo.png
| logo_size = 288x96px
| logo_size = 175px
| trade_name = Delta Global Services
| former_name = DAL Global Services
| type = [[Joint venture]]
| former_name = DAL Global Services LLC
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| location_city = [[Atlanta]], Georgia
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
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| location_country = United States
| genre =
| fate =
| locations = 200 (2024)
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| area_served = United States
| predecessor =
| successor =
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| founder = [[Delta Air Lines]]
| defunct =
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| location_city = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
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| location_country = [[United States]]
| locations = 170 stations (2019)
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| area_served = [[World]]wide
| products =
| products =
| services =
| services = [[Aircraft ground handling]], [[aircraft maintenance]], cargo handling, [[pilot training]], unarmed security
| owner = {{Unbulleted list
| market cap =
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| Argenbright Holdings (51%)
| revenue =
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] (49%)
| operating_income =
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| net_income =
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| num_employees = 20,000 (2024)
| aum =
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| homepage = {{URL|unifiservice.com}}
| assets =
| owner = [[Delta Air Lines]] (49%)   Argenbright Holdings (51%)
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| num_employees = 19,000
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| parent = Argenbright Holdings I - (51%) - 2018 to present
Delta Air Lines, Inc - (49%) - 2018 to present
| divisions =
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| homepage = https://www.dalgs.com/
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}
'''DAL Global Services, LLC''', doing business as '''Delta Global Services''' (DGS), was an aviation ground handling services provider, formed late 2018, after [[Delta Air Lines]] sold a stake of its subsidiary, DAL Global Services, to Argenbright Holdings I LLC. DGS is jointly owned by Argenbright, with a 51 percent stake, and [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], with a 49 percent stake. ERMC Aviation Services is owned by Frank A. Argenbright, founder of [[Argenbright Security]].


'''Unifi Aviation, LLC''' is the largest aviation ground handling services in North America.<ref name="USA TODAY">{{Cite web |title=Woman sues aviation company after witnessing death of San Antonio airport worker 'ingested' into plane |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2023/08/08/aviation-company-sued-over-airport-worker-death-san-antonio-delta-air-lines/70552058007/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Unifi was formed late 2018, after [[Delta Air Lines]] sold a stake of its subsidiary, '''DAL Global Services''', to Argenbright Holdings. Unifi is jointly owned by Argenbright, who owns 51% of the company and [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], who owns 49%.<ref name="Yamanouchi">{{Cite web |last=Yamanouchi |first=Kelly |title=Atlanta-based Unifi Aviation acquires U.K. aircraft cabin-cleaning firm |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-airport-blog/atlanta-based-unifi-aviation-acquires-uk-aircraft-cabin-cleaning-firm/3PXAZ7ZZUFBN3PUP4UOOO5FHQM/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Atlanta Airport Blog (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) |language=English}}</ref>
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In February 2020, the company rebranded as Unifi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unifiservice.com|title=Unifi|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303111420/https://www.unifiservice.com/ |archive-date=2020-03-03 |access-date=}}</ref>


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In February 2020, the company rebranded as Unifi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unifiservice.com|title=Unifi|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303111420/https://www.unifiservice.com/ |archive-date=2020-03-03 |access-date=}}</ref> Unifi provides services such as [[aircraft ground handling]], [[ground support equipment]] maintenance, cargo handling, [[Security guard|security]] and [[janitor]]ial. The company operates in around 200 locations and employs over 20,000 people.<ref name="Yamanouchi" />
DGS provided services such as [[aircraft ground handling]], [[aircraft maintenance]], cargo handling, and many other aviation-related services. DGS served over 170 airports within the US and the Bahamas. It had contracts with multiple airlines and has not limited itself to Delta Air Lines. DGS had over 19,000 employees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dalgs.com/about/ |title=Delta Global Services |accessdate=2018-08-30}}</ref> It was headquartered at the Delta Air Lines headquarters in [[Atlanta]].<ref>"[https://www.dalgs.com/about/ About Us]." Delta Global Services. Retrieved on August 30, 2018.</ref> DGS was partnered with [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], [[Alaska Airlines]], [[Envoy Air]], [[Sun Country Airlines|Sun Country]], [[ExpressJet]], [[Spirit Airlines|Spirit]] and [[United Airlines|United]].


In August 2023, a lawsuit was filed against Unifi by a passenger who witnessed its employee commit suicide on the job in June 2023 by placing himself to be sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines plane at [[San Antonio International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vargas |first=Ramon Antonio |date=2023-06-26 |title=Texas airport worker sucked into jet engine took his own life, authorities say |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/26/texas-airport-worker-jet-engine-suicide |access-date=2023-08-19 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The aggrieved states she witnessed the employee getting torn apart by the engine. It is noted that the deceased had given a suicide note to his supervisor prior to the incident.<ref name="USA TODAY" />
==See also==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Companies}}
{{Portal|Companies}}
*[[Delta Global Staffing]]
*[[Delta Global Staffing]]


==External links==
== References ==
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*[https://www.dalgs.com/ Company web page]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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*[https://unifiservice.com/ Company web page]


{{Delta Air Lines}}
{{Delta Air Lines}}

Latest revision as of 03:12, 26 January 2024

Unifi Aviation, LLC
FormerlyDAL Global Services
Company typeJoint venture
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
,
United States
Number of locations
200 (2024)
Area served
United States
Owner
Number of employees
20,000 (2024)
Websiteunifiservice.com

Unifi Aviation, LLC is the largest aviation ground handling services in North America.[1] Unifi was formed late 2018, after Delta Air Lines sold a stake of its subsidiary, DAL Global Services, to Argenbright Holdings. Unifi is jointly owned by Argenbright, who owns 51% of the company and Delta, who owns 49%.[2]

In February 2020, the company rebranded as Unifi.[3] Unifi provides services such as aircraft ground handling, ground support equipment maintenance, cargo handling, security and janitorial. The company operates in around 200 locations and employs over 20,000 people.[2]

In August 2023, a lawsuit was filed against Unifi by a passenger who witnessed its employee commit suicide on the job in June 2023 by placing himself to be sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines plane at San Antonio International Airport.[4] The aggrieved states she witnessed the employee getting torn apart by the engine. It is noted that the deceased had given a suicide note to his supervisor prior to the incident.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Woman sues aviation company after witnessing death of San Antonio airport worker 'ingested' into plane". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ^ a b Yamanouchi, Kelly. "Atlanta-based Unifi Aviation acquires U.K. aircraft cabin-cleaning firm". Atlanta Airport Blog (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ "Unifi". Archived from the original on 2020-03-03.
  4. ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (2023-06-26). "Texas airport worker sucked into jet engine took his own life, authorities say". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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