In the early 1990s, the announcement of free market economy which was the beginning of Ethiopian economic liberalization from socialism to a free market economy encouraged ICAS to embark upon Ground Handling business
Following Ethiopian Airlines cargo terminal inauguration in October 2005, ICAS emerged out as the 1st alternative ground handling service PLC, up grading the facility to a level of state- of- the- art and equipping itself with the latest full ground support equipment.
In the same year, the customs bonded ware-house owned for over a century transferred its possession to ICAS as a logistic management company to administer the activity under official operating license, which heralded the establishment of ICAS
In 2015, ICAS was awarded certificate of operation as the 1st IATA certified Ground Handling Company (GHC) in Ethiopia.