Unifi Aviation

{{Short description|Aviation ground handling services in North America}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Unifi Aviation, LLC

| logo = Unifi Aviation logo.png

| logo_size = 175px

| former_name = DAL Global Services

| type = Joint venture

| location_city = Atlanta, Georgia

| location_country = United States

| locations = 200 (2024)

| area_served = United States

| owner = {{Unbulleted list

| Argenbright Holdings (51%)

| Delta Air Lines (49%)

}}

| num_employees = 40,000 (2025)

| subsid = Unifi Service

ERMC Aviation

Unifi Security

| homepage = {{URL|unifiservice.com}}

| footnotes =

}}

Unifi Aviation, LLC is the largest aviation ground handling services in North America.{{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}} 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%.{{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}}

In February 2020, the company rebranded as Unifi.{{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=}} 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.

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.{{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}} 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. In November 2024, a federal judge tossed the lawsuit after ruling that the passenger failed to prove her claims of "intentional infliction of emotional distress" and "gross negligence in hiring supervision and retention."{{Cite web |last=Danner |first=Patrick |date=2024-11-18 |title=Comal County woman who sued after witnessing airport worker's suicide has case tossed |url=https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/lawsuit-airport-worker-jumped-jet-engine-tossed-19926403.php |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=San Antonio Express-News}}