Lille Airport (Lille-Lesquin Airport) LIL / LFQQ

Airport's contracted airline ground handler for commercial passenger flights (named explicitly on Aeroport de Lille 'Activities/Metiers' pages as the airline ground services provider); ramp + passenger services. Station Manager Vincent Stubbe. SITA ops LILATXH, baggage LILLLXH, flight-watch radio 131.775. · approx 0400-2100; PPR outside (per station)

Sole fuel supplier at LIL (Shell, concession since 2015); into-plane by subsidiary Avitair. Grades 100LL (AVGAS) + JET A1, civil & military. AIP refuelling contact tel •••, fax •••. Payment TOTAL/VISA/AMEX/TRANSAIR/UVAIR or cash. · 0500-2100; AVGAS automatic station; PPR/surcharge outside hours

De-icing capability exists at the airport (AIP) and is performed by the ramp handler, not separately operated by Shell/Avitair. Treat as on-request, winter season. Specific fluid/equipment figures in the original claim could not be re-verified against the current AIP and should not be relied on. · winter season, on request

Engine shop — Rotax engine overhaul and heavy maintenance for helicopters/light aircraft at the Lesquin (Lille) base; company holds EASA Part-145 and Military EMAR 145 approvals for its European bases (SACAA Part-145/AMO824/AMO927 apply only to the South Africa base, not Lille); exact class-letter scope for this site unconfirmed.

Battery shop — aircraft/helicopter battery servicing and overhaul; class rating unconfirmed.

Composite/structures shop — structural repair on metallic and composite airframes, surface treatment and painting, part-out capability; the group's European bases hold an Approved Airbus Helicopters Service Centre designation, site-specific scope for Lille unconfirmed.

Avionics/instrument shop — electrical and avionic modifications, repairs and functional tests; company-wide supported types include AS350/H125 family, H130, EC135/H135 variants, H145, Leonardo AW109, Bell 206/407/212/412, Robinson R22/R44/R66, and fixed-wing King Air B200, Beechcraft 1900, Pilatus PC-12 (Lille-specific type scope unconfirmed).

Component overhaul shop — Robinson helicopter component overhaul (rotor/drivetrain/accessory parts); EASA Part-145 approved, exact class rating unconfirmed.

Provides ramp handling / GSE for aircraft loading-unloading as the airport's ramp handler (Aviapartner Lille station page: 'Ramp Handling Services').

Airport-operated freight handling ('Aeroport de Lille - Handling aeroportuaire') at the cargo terminal; listed on the airport's own freight-partners page, tel •••.

Cargo handling + trucking at the Lille freight terminal. Airport freight-partners page lists both 'France Handling/WFS' (tel •••) and 'SFS/WFS' (tel •••) as 'Handling aeroportuaire'; WFS location page confirms cargo handling and trucking. Contact Osvaldo Roberto.

Listed as a cargo 'Handling aeroportuaire' partner (tel •••) on the airport's own freight-partners page. CAVEAT: Swissport Cargo Services France was sold off and its Lille cargo operation is now run by France Cargo Handling (FCH); the Swissport listing likely reflects a legacy entry rather than a currently active Swissport-branded station.

Cargo handling station at the Lille freight terminal (successor to ex-Swissport Cargo Services France). LIL is one of FCH's French network stations (~4,700 m2 warehouse). Station mgr David Milczynski, SITA LILCS8X. · MON-THU 08:00-19:00, FRI 08:00-20:00; closed weekends

Contracted by Aeroport de Lille for the SSLIA/ARFF aircraft rescue & fire-fighting service and bird-hazard (peril aviaire) prevention, supervised by the airport's safety department (named 'Securitas' on the airport's Activities/Metiers pages). NOTE: Securitas Aviation France was divested in March 2025 and now operates as WO Group; the airport pages still reference the 'Securitas' name. This is firefighting/ARFF + bird control, NOT passenger/baggage screening. · H24 (SSLIA on duty)

Aviapartner Executive (business-aviation brand) offers airside crew transport and PAX/crew meet & assist; listed as a business-aviation handler at LIL on Flock/aviapages marketplaces. Note the airport's own General Aviation desk is the primary GA handling contact, so executive ramp/meet-assist is on request.

Airport-operated General Aviation / business-aviation handling desk (mandatory handling for GA, 48h PPR): flight plan filing, weather, catering, hotel/taxi booking, refuel coordination, crew rest area. SITA LILAPXH. Additional phones ••• / •••. · 0700-2100 daily; outside hours on prior request