All Worldwide Flight Services articles – Page 2
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NewsWFS scores cargo handling deal with Etihad at 12 airports
Photo: Etihad Cargo.Etihad Cargo has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for cargo handling services at 12 major international airports in Europe, Scandinavia, North America, India, and Asia Pacific.The agreement is for a three-year period and will see SATS Group-owned WFS handling over 150,000 tonnes of ...
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NewsBangkok Flight Services gains GDP certification
Source: WFSHandler Bangkok Flight Services has achieved Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its pharma facility at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.BFS, which is a joint venture between SAT-owned WFS and Bangkok Airways, received its GDP certification from independent audit body Escem/TüV Rheinland following a two-day assessment of the pharma facility.The pharma ...
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NewsWFS wins Air China Cargo contract in LA
Air China Cargo Boeing 747 freighter. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) will handle over 20,000 tonnes of cargo a year for Air China Cargo in Los Angeles under a new three-year contract.The ground handler and air cargo logistics specialist will provide ramp and warehouse handling services for the airline’s Boeing ...
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NewsWFS extends handling contract with Air China Cargo in Madrid
Air China Cargo freighter. Photo: Worldwide Flight ServicesWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo and ground handling contract with Air China Cargo for another three years at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain.Air China Cargo has been a longstanding customer of WFS in Madrid since commencing regular freighter operations ...
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NewsIATA awards safety accreditation to WFS at Heathrow
WFS operations at Heathrow Airport. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) accreditation for its cargo handling operations at Heathrow Airport.This follows an independent audit of its operational management and control systems in accordance with standards and practices for ground safety.The ...
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NewsFinnair and WFS pair up for Paris cargo handling
Finnair aircraft. Photo: WFSFinnair has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo warehouse handling at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France.The logistics specialist and ground handler will also support the airline with domestic trucking services and cargo reception points across France.Finnair operates 28 wide- and narrow-bodied passenger flights ...
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NewsWFS to use 3D modelling software for ULDs
Source: WFS/ CindGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will use 3D modelling software to build ULD’s more efficiently and optimise cargo capacity.WFS will deploy Cind’s ContourSpect 3D modelling software at selected stations across its Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) network following a successful Proof of Concept (POC) trial ...
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NewsChina Cargo signs with WFS for new Shanghai-Miami route
Photo: WFSChina Cargo Airlines has signed a new handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) ahead of its January launch of three Boeing 777 freighter flights a week from Shanghai to Miami.The start of the route from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miami International, Airport in Florida, US will mark ...
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NewsWFS to sublease space in Cainiao's Liege hub
Source: WFS/Saudia CargoHandler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will sublease an area in Cainiao's Liege Airport station as the two companies, along with carrier Saudia Cargo, look to speed up e-commerce shipment processing.The three companies today announced that Saudia would extend its handling contract with WFS on flights connecting Liege and ...
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Etihad selects WFS for cargo handling in Copenhagen
Etihad Airways has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler for its first-ever service from Abu Dhabi to Denmark.The new service to Copenhagen operates four times per week to the Danish capital using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.The first flight took place on October 1.The two already work ...
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NewsWFS grows cargo capacity at JFK by 20%
An artist impression of how the new WFS cargo terminal in New York JFK will look when it opens in Q1 2025. Source: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) will increase cargo capacity at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) by 20% in early 2025 with the opening of a ...
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NewsWFS extends Etihad’s US cool chain
WFS pharma handling in the US Photo WFS JREPREtihad Cargo and handler Worldwide Flight Services have provided further details of their US business handling deal, announced earlier in October.The SATS-owned handler recently added Chicago O'Hare International Airport to its existing portfolio of John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington Dulles ...
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Etihad Cargo selects WFS for US cargo handling
Etihad Cargo has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide handling services at all of its US stations following the addition of Chicago O'Hare to the partnership.Starting this week, WFS has been providing cargo handling services to the airline at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), in addition to existing relationships ...
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NewsWFS trials autonomous forklifts for cargo
Source: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) is trialling the use of Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) forklifts in its cargo terminal at Barcelona Airport.The trial of Linde AGV forklift trucks will last for seven months and, if successful, will see this technology rolled out across other WFS stations in the Europe, Middle ...
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NewsWFS looks to expand Bengaluru facilities
Source: WFSCargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is investing in its facilities at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru after signing handling contracts with 20 airlines.The new deals, of between three and five years, come after the handler began operations at the airport at the end of May in partnership with Bangalore ...
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NewsWFS adds air cargo capacity in Madrid
The new building will increase WFS' total cargo facility footprint in Madrid to 17,000 sq m. Source: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) will open a fifth cargo handling terminal at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport to provide additional growth capacity.Construction of the new 6,500 sq m terminal has now commenced and WFS ...
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NewsRwandAir picks WFS for cargo handling on new Paris flights
Photo: RwandAirRwandAir has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as the cargo handling partner for its new direct flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle.The airline is now connecting Paris and Rwanda’s capital Kigali with three non-stop Airbus A330 flights a week, its first-ever direct service to France.WFS will provide full cargo ...
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NewsWFS to roll out dock management system in North America
Source: WFSCargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is using a new dock management system in North America that it hopes will reduce truck wait times.The system allows trucking companies, consignees, and forwarders to create their own slot booking for cargo drop-off or recovery at WFS stations to improve the use ...
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Management changes for SATS and WFS
Singapore-based aviation services company SATS, the owner of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), has streamlined its organisational structure and made new executive appointments.SATS, which acquired WFS in April, will adopt a global model for operating and managing its gateway services business lines, with three business leaders and industry veterans helming their ...
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NewsWFS boosts capacity at Chicago O’Hare Airport
Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport by more than 10% with the opening of a further cargo terminal.The cargo handler, acquired by SATS in April, has signed a 15-year lease on the new facility in the airport’s northeast cargo area, which ...