{"id":5006,"date":"2022-01-25T16:54:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lakenona.com\/?p=5006"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:30:03","slug":"dnata-usa-announces-new-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/release\/dnata-usa-announces-new-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"dnata USA Announces New Headquarters in Orlando\u2019s Lake Nona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dnata expands U.S. footprint with state-of-the-art HQ in Lake Nona, the smart city engine of Orlando\u2019s aerotropolis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dnata\u2019s new office will be home to 50 corporate employees with room for growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Orlando, Fla. \u2013 (Jan. 25, 2022) <\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnata.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dnata<\/a>, a leading global air and travel services provider, is establishing its new U.S. headquarters in Orlando\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakenona.com\/\">Lake Nona<\/a>, a smart and connected community contiguous to Orlando International Airport (MCO). The state-of-the-art office will support the company\u2019s U.S. operation that provides a range of ground, passenger, and cargo handling services to more than 60 airlines at 26 airports across the country. The new headquarters is expected to open in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur new, high-tech headquarters will ensure the continued efficiency of our U.S. operation and support our customer-oriented team of more than 3,000 aviation professionals throughout the nation,\u201d said David Barker, dnata\u2019s Divisional Senior Vice President for Airport Operations. \u201cWe\u2019re excited for the opportunity to collaborate with other like-minded aviation innovators in Lake Nona while being minutes from MCO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5012\" src=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-17-642872-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-17-642872-scaled-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-17-642872-scaled-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5009\" src=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-2-362456-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-2-362456-scaled-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-2-362456-scaled-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5013\" src=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-131-530336-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-131-530336-scaled-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dwc-2019-groundhandling-131-530336-scaled-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key component of Orlando\u2019s aerotropolis, an airport-centric economic development region that harnesses the opportunities aerospace (airport\/spaceport) can bring to a region, Lake Nona is attracting the world\u2019s top aviation companies to collaborate in its innovative business environment. dnata joins fellow industry leaders <a href=\"\/release\/simcom-aviation-training-begins-construction\/\">SIMCOM Aviation and Training<\/a> and <a href=\"\/commercial\/bba-aviation\/\">BBA Aviation\/Signature Flight Support<\/a>, which also have headquarters in Lake Nona, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakenona.com\/articles\/taking-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lilium<\/a>, which is building the country\u2019s first vertiport network with a hub in Lake Nona.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Located in Lake Nona Town Center, the dnata headquarters will take up the entire top floor and assume the naming rights for Lake Nona\u2019s newest Class-A office building located at 13495 Veterans Way. The office features the latest smart building technology including predictive-tinting windows from View. The fifth-floor space will house 50 dnata USA employees with room to grow. Employees include the executive team, functional heads, and all support functions such as payroll, finance, analytics, equipment, procurement, IT, and safety\/training. The headquarters will also feature dnata\u2019s \u201cTraining Centre of Excellence\u201d which will be used for leadership training.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25959890 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-v2Enscape_2020-07-10-15-27-38_rtd-1366x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-v2Enscape_2020-07-10-15-27-38_rtd-1366x768-1.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-v2Enscape_2020-07-10-15-27-38_rtd-1366x768-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-v2Enscape_2020-07-10-15-27-38_rtd-1366x768-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-v2Enscape_2020-07-10-15-27-38_rtd-1366x768-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1366px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cdnata\u2019s investment in a new, cutting-edge headquarters further positions Lake Nona as the preeminent destination for forward-thinking companies focused on the future of transportation,\u201d said Tavistock Managing Director Ben Weaver. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited that the home base for dnata\u2019s robust U.S. operation will be here in Lake Nona.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>dnata USA\u2019s customer-oriented team of\u00a0more than 3,000\u00a0aviation professionals assist more than 18 million passengers, ensure the smooth operations of 60,000 flights, and handle 500,000 tons of cargo annually.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>About dnata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>dnata is one of the world\u2019s largest air and travel services providers. Established in 1959, the company ensures the aviation industry operates smoothly and efficiently in 128 airports. Offering ground handling, cargo, travel, flight catering and retail services in 35 countries, dnata is a trusted partner for over 320 airline customers around the world. In the financial year 2020-21, dnata\u2019s customer-oriented teams handled 280,000 aircraft turns, moved 2.6 million tonnes of cargo, uplifted 16 million meals, and recorded a total transaction value (TTV) of travel services of US$ 62 million.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>dnata expands U.S. footprint with state-of-the-art HQ in Lake Nona, the smart city engine of Orlando\u2019s aerotropolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25963921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_crdt_document":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[159,16,132,127,128],"class_list":["post-5006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-release","tag-aviation","tag-commercial","tag-innovation","tag-office","tag-town-center"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5006"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25965428,"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5006\/revisions\/25965428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25963921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakenona.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}