All Worldwide Flight Services articles – Page 3
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NewsWFS opens air cargo terminal in India
Members of the WFS team in Bengaluru at the launch of operations. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened an air cargo terminal and cold chain facility at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR) in India.The cargo handler was awarded the 15-year licence to operate the international cargo terminal and cold ...
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NewsSATS completes acquisition of WFS
Photo: WFSSingapore-based aviation services company SATS has completed the acquisition of cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for €1.3bn.SATS struck a deal last September to buy WFS from an affiliate of asset investor Cerberus Capital Management. The transaction has an enterprise value of €2.25bn.WFS is now a fully owned subsidiary ...
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NewsWFS trials automated cargo tractors
Source: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) and airport operator Aena are trialing the use of automated ground vehicles (AGVs) to move cargo between the warehouse and apron at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona - El Prat Airport.The first phase of the Barcelona trial involves cargo transport operations between the WFS cargo terminal and ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo and WFS expand partnership with JFK contract
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo is extending its global partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) through the awarding of a three-year cargo and freighter ramp handling contract at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).Under the agreement, WFS is initially providing cargo services in support of 11 of ...
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NewsChina Eastern selects WFS for Liege cargo-only PAX flights
Source: WFSChina Eastern Airlines has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services for its cargo-only passenger B777 flights into Liege.The new three-year agreement between the companies will see WFS handling a forecasted 32,000 tonnes of cargo per annum carried onboard up to nine B777 flights a week into the Belgian ...
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NewsZongteng's new Paris freighter to be handled by WFS
Source: WFSE-commerce logistics group Zongteng Group has selected WFS to handle its new freighter flights between China and Paris.The service will utilise a B777 freighter operated by Central Airlines from Shenzhen to Paris Charles de Gaulle and will provide around 15,000 tonnes of annual capacity.Zongteng expects to add a second ...
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NewsWFS ramps up sustainability in Spain
Image source: Worldwide Flight Services (WFS)Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is continuing to reduce emissions at the seven airports at which it provides cargo and ground handling services in Spain, as part of its global ‘Our Sustainable Flight Path’ programme.WFS said 89% of its cargo handling-related ground support equipment (GSE) fleet ...
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SATS shareholders approve WFS acquisition
Singapore-based SATS' shareholders have voted to approve the planned takeover of cargo-handling giant Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).At an Extraordinary General Meeting on January 18, 96.8% of the total number of votes were in favour of a resolution to approve the transaction.With the receipt of shareholder approvals, the deal is now ...
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SATS seeks shareholders' approval for WFS takeover
SATS will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on January 18 to seek shareholders’ approval for the proposed acquisition of air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).The Singapore-based aviation services company struck a deal last September to buy WFS from an affiliate of asset investor Cerberus Capital Management in a ...
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NewsWorldwide Flight Services to handle new SF Airlines freighter services at JFK Airport
Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been appointed to handle SF Airlines’ new scheduled freighter services at New York’s JFK International Airport.The Chinese airline is operating twice-weekly Boeing B747-400F flights from Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province, to New York, US.WFS expects to handle some 12,000,000 kilos per annum ...
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NewsSingapore Airlines extends UK cargo partnership with WFS
Worldwide Flight Services is now providing UK trucking services for Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the UK through a new contract for domestic trucking services connecting 18 regional offline airports.Cargo handler WFS has provided cargo handling for Singapore Airlines in ...
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Cargo handler FCS switches to renewables
Frankfurt Cargo Services’ (FCS) operation in Germany has switched entirely to renewable energy as part of parent company Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) sustainability programme.The cargo handler is buying green energy from supplier Energy Air which bases production on 100% renewable energy and sources from plants where 50% are less than ...
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SATS secures funding plan for WFS takeover
Aviation services company SATS has finalised its funding plan for the proposed acquisition of cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).The funding plan for the total acquisition cost of S$1.8bn is a mix of term loan and renounceable underwritten rights issue, with the remaining amount financed by internal cash balance.The loan ...
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NewsWFS opens third Copenhagen Airport cargo facility
Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened its third cargo handling facility at Copenhagen Airport.The new Terminal 3 cargo building adds a further 3,700 sq m of warehouse space to WFS’ handling infrastructure in Copenhagen, where it handles over 100,000 tonnes of cargo a year, carried onboard passenger and freighter ...
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Aeroterm selects Lödige for new JFK cargo facility
Aeroterm has selected Lödige Industries to install an automated cargo system at its new New York JFK facility operated by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).Lödige’s system will feature two elevating transfer vehicles with a ULD storage rack for 218 ULD positions and three-level ULD racks to "ensure high storage density in ...
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WFS wins two UK cargo handling deals
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) - currently in talks to be taken over by SATS - has scooped two new cargo handling contracts in the UK.All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed a three-year deal with the handler to provide offline cargo reception points at 11 regional airports: Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, ...
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NewsWFS and Diagnose test the use of dogs to detect lithium batteries
Source: Diagnose/WFSCargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and dog-handling detection firm Diagnose have launched a project to see if canines can be used to help detect undeclared lithium batteries.The two firms carried out a six-month feasibility study using dogs to detect the presence of lithium batteries in cargo shipments, mail ...
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SATS in "ongoing discussions” over potential WFS acquisition
Singapore-based handling company SATS has confirmed it is in “ongoing discussions” regarding a potential acquisition of cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).SATS said in a press release on September 21 that no formal agreement has been made yet.“While the company is in ongoing discussions regarding a potential acquisition of Worldwide ...
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NewsAir Belgium partners with WFS for South Africa air cargo services
Photo: Air BelgiumAir Belgium has awarded a three-year contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling for the launch of its first services to South Africa.The ground handler will provide cargo handling for the 1,600 tonnes per annum forecast to be carried onboard Air Belgium's twice-weekly Airbus A330-Neo ...
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InsightsAcquisition hungry Worldwide Flight Services targets global growth
Worldwide Flight Services’s (WFS) Craig Smyth speaks to Damian Brett about the air cargo logistics company’s growth plans, while it also tackles recruitment and schedule volatility.Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has set itself some ambitious growth targets for the coming years.WFS chief executive Craig Smyth tells Air Cargo News ...