Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport REC / SBRF

Passenger, ramp and baggage handling including pushback; dnata Brasil job posting "REC - Auxiliar de Rampa" (Gupy req 9283865) confirms an on-station ramp operation at Recife/Guararapes among its ~26-30 Brazilian airport network.

Swissport Brasil Ltda has two registered establishments in Recife, PE (CNPJ 01.886.441/0006-00, filial opened 1997, and 01.886.441/0023-00, Rua Pintor Lula Cardoso Ayres 4689, Ibura), classified under air-transport auxiliary/ground-handling activities and marked ATIVA; specific scope of current REC ramp operations at Guararapes airport not independently itemised.

Jet A-1 into-plane fuel supply; Vibra Energia (BR Aviation) is one of three companies (with Raízen and Air BP) jointly operating the aviation fuel pool complex (storage tanks, transfer boxes, fueling infrastructure) at Recife/Guararapes International Airport per environmental incident/inspection reporting.

Jet A-1 into-plane fuel supply; Air BP is documented as one of three companies (with Raízen and Vibra Energia) jointly operating the aviation fuel pool at Recife/Guararapes airport, part of its ~18-airport Brazilian network covering roughly 66% of national jet fuel demand.

Jet A-1 into-plane fuel supply under the Shell resale/distribution partnership; Raízen manages aircraft fueling services at Recife airport and is one of three companies (with Air BP and Vibra Energia) jointly operating the aviation fuel pool there.

In-house, Azul Conecta: ~800 sqm aircraft maintenance hangar at Recife/Guararapes airport, capacity for up to 4 Cessna 208 Grand Caravan aircraft, serving as the operations/maintenance hub for Azul Conecta's Northeast Brazil turboprop network (avoids ferrying aircraft to other bases for upkeep).

Battery shop — repair and capacity testing of nickel-cadmium and lead-acid aircraft batteries at the Recife branch (Praça Ministro Salgado Filho, Imbiribeira, Hangar 04); holds ANAC AMO approval (published as COM •••/ANAC, note: same certificate number is listed across the company's multiple branches on its site, so branch-specific class rating is unconfirmed).

NDT — liquid penetrant, magnetic particle and eddy-current inspection listed as a company-wide capability under ANAC AMO approval COM •••/ANAC; whether this bench work is performed at the Recife hangar specifically (vs. only the Curitiba HQ) is unconfirmed.

Engine shop — PT6A turboprop hot-section inspection (HSI) by certified technicians, listed as a company capability under ANAC AMO approval COM •••/ANAC; whether performed at the Recife hangar specifically is unconfirmed.

Flight kitchen on-airport: Caterair Serviços de Bordo e Hotelaria Ltda (LSG Sky Chefs brand), CNPJ 33.375.601/0029-39, registered 2003, located at Aeroporto Internacional Guararapes, Área Industrial Lote ARPATR 73, Praça Min. Salgado Filho S/N, Imbiribeira, Recife-PE; approx. 85 employees.

Ground support equipment operations at Recife; dnata Brasil job postings include a Technical GSE Analyst position specifically for Recife.

Manages the Terminal de Cargas (TECA REC) at Recife/Guararapes airport under outsourcing contract with airport operator Aena Brasil, including customs clearance procedures (liberação de produtos pela Receita Federal) for import/export freight; PacLog runs TECAs at 5 Brazilian airports including Recife, Curitiba, Navegantes, Goiânia and Vitória.

Aena Brasil is the confirmed concessionaire/operator of Recife/Guararapes airport (announced R$580M modernization investment); airport operator self-provides aviation security management and Recife/Guararapes was the first airport in Brazil to implement ANAC's Sistema de Gerenciamento da Segurança da Aviação Civil (SGSE), scoring the maximum 230 points in an operational security audit.

Car rental desk at Recife/Guararapes airport terminal, economy through premium vehicle categories; bookable directly or via aggregators.

Car rental agency located inside Recife/Guararapes airport terminal for immediate vehicle pickup on arrival; Brazil's largest car rental fleet operator with multiple vehicle groups available on-site.

Hotel located directly across from/in front of Guararapes Intl Airport (~0.7 miles), commonly used for airport-proximate stays; no airline crew-contract documentation found despite the property being informally associated with crew use, so treat as unconfirmed for crew-layover purposes.