John Menzies plc (/ˈmɛnziːs/ MEN-zeez, traditionally /ˈmɪŋɪs/ MING-iss) is the holding company of Menzies Aviation plc, an aviation services business providing ground handling, cargo handling, cargo forwarding and into-plane (ITP) fuelling, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The company was founded by a bookseller, John Menzies, with his first shop in Princes Street, Edinburgh, in 1833.[a] In 1941, the company's branch in Greenock was destroyed in the Greenock Blitz.
In January 1998, the company...