dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has established its new U.S. headquarters in Orlando’s Lake Nona, a smart and connected community contiguous to Orlando International Airport (MCO). The state-of-the-art office will support the company’s 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.
A key component of Orlando’s airport city, an airport-centric economic development region that harnesses the opportunities aerospace (airport/spaceport) can bring to a region, Lake Nona is attracting the world’s top aviation companies to collaborate in its innovative business environment. dnata joins fellow industry leaders SIMCOM Aviation and Training and BBA Aviation/Signature Flight Support, which also have headquarters in Lake Nona, and Lilium, which is building the country’s first vertiport network with a hub in Lake Nona.
Located in Lake Nona Town Center, the dnata headquarters will take up the entire top floor and assume the naming rights for Lake Nona’s 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’s “Training Centre of Excellence” which will be used for leadership training.
