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NewsWorldwide Flight Services adds cargo capacity at Heathrow Airport
Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its facility footprint at London’s Heathrow Airport after a 30% growth in volumes in the past year.WFS has signed a five-year lease on Building 578 in the airport’s cargo area, boosting its warehouse and office space by a further 27,000 sq ft.The additional ...
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NewsAir China selects WFS for Liege freighter handling
Air China B777F. Source: WFSAir China has commenced a new three-year cargo and ramp handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Liege.The airline operates four Boeing 777 freighter flights a week to Liege from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, the capital of Zhejiang Province, returning to China via Madrid.WFS expects ...
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NewsWFS achieves ISAGO registration for its North America headquarters
Mike Simpson EVP Americas at WFS. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has achieved IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration for its headquarters in North America, confirming its compliance with aviation industry best practices and standards for ground safety.ISAGO is an internationally recognised system for assessing the operational management ...
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NewsWFS deploys Champ’s Cargospot solution across France
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has transitioned 15 of its air cargo handling stations in France to CHAMP’s Cargospot Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) solution.WFS signed a contract with CHAMP last year to implement Cargospot as the core cargo management system for its Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia operations.This latest ...
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NewsWFS decarbonises air cargo facilities at Copenhagen Airport
Solar panels on WFS facility at Copenhagen Airport. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has partnered with NRGreen to power its air cargo facilities at Denmark’s Copenhagen Airport with solar power and decarbonise its operations.The 1.4MW solar power system initiative involves positioning 3,500 high efficiency solar panels across the existing 10,000 ...
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NewsWFS expands capacity with Amsterdam Schiphol cargo warehouse
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will open a new offline cargo warehouse at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in August to add capacity ahead of the winter 2022 peak season.The new 3,000 m2 facility is the fourth WFS cargo terminal at Schiphol, taking the company’s overall footprint to 17,500 m2, ...
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NewsWFS breaks into India with cargo handling deal in Bangalore
Pictured from left to right are: Pratik Mehta, head - cargo business, Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Hari K. Marar, managing director & chief executive officer, Bangalore International Airport Ltd ; Satyaki Raghunath, chief strategy & development officer, Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Francois Mirallié, group chief financial officer at WFS; Mohammed ...
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NewsWFS launches new sustainability drive
Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched a new sustainability programme - Our Sustainable Flight Path - as the company continues efforts to reduce its environmental impact.The programme forms part of the company's Environmental, Social & Government (ESG) strategy and includes actions, targets and milestones to be achieved ...
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WFS' Heathrow cargo workers approve new pay offer
Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) Heathrow cargo workers have voted in favour of a new offer following a dispute over pay.The cargo handler said that its employees voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of the pay offer, which had removed the threat of strike action.The union representing the workers 200 said that they ...
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WFS Heathrow cargo handlers consider new pay offer
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) Heathrow Airport cargo workers are considering a new offer from management following a dispute over pay.Unite the union said that WFS cargo workers at Heathrow were weighing up the new pay offer after 84% voted to authorise strike action in ballot running from April 13 to ...
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WFS wins new cargo contract in Spain
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a contract to provide cargo handling services to Hungarian cargo charter carrier Fleet Air in Spain.The contract covers cargo handling in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and other regional airports as well as ground handling services in Madrid, Seville, Santiago, Oviedo, and Vitoria.The airline offers ad ...
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NewsWFS appoints Lynch in the Americas
Tom Lynch. Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Tom Lynch as senior vice president, commercial for the Americas.He will lead the company’s commercial strategy and business development of its cargo and ground handling operations in North and South America.Lynch will be based in Dallas/Fort Worth and report ...
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NewsFrankfurt Cargo Services speeds up truck handling
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) has implemented Dakosy’s FAIR@Link digital Ramp Control System to enable slot booking times and reduce truck waiting times for cargo collections and deliveries.The slot booking tool allows Frankfurt Airport-based FCS, an affiliate of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to optimise the allocation of truck ramps by allowing ...
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NewsWFS cargo handlers to hold Heathrow strike vote
Source: Heathrow Airports LimitedUnite the union will hold a strike ballot for its members employed by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) over a pay dispute.The union alleged that WFS' cargo workers were facing a pay freeze for the pay year starting January 2021 while competitors based at the airport were offering ...
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InsightsSpecial Report: Air cargo handling on the up
After a challenging couple of years, ground handlers are looking to the future with cargo set to play a central role, writes Mike Bryant.Barry Nassberg, group chief commercial officer at WFS, the world’s biggest cargo handler by volume handled, declares: “I would say the past two years for all stakeholders ...
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NewsWFS and Kale trial truck booking system at JFK
New York JFK. Source: ShutterstockCargo handler Worldwide Flight Services has been piloting a truck slot booking system at its New York JFK facility in conjunction with IT provider Kale Info Solutions.Around 50 organisations and more than 160 individual users, including truckers and ground handling operatives, were enrolled onto the pilot ...
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Vietnam Airlines appoints WFS' Bangkok Flight Services as Suvarnabhumi cargo handler
Vietnam Airlines has appointed Bangkok Flight Services (BFS), a joint venture between Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Bangkok Airways, as its new cargo handler at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport.Ground handler BFS, which was awarded the contract following a tender process by the airline, will handle approximately 12,000 tonnes of cargo per ...
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NewsHainan selects WFS for PAX-freighters at Seattle
Source: WFSHainan Airlines has contracted Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide ramp handling - in addition to its cargo handling partnership - at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.WFS will provide loading and unloading of its three to five weekly passenger freighter services connecting the US west coast city with Shanghai Pudong.The cargo-only ...
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NewsWFS appoints Bert Selis to senior role
Bert Selis. Photo: Worldwide Flight ServicesBert Selis has joined Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) but will remain based in Liege, leaving his role at the Belgian airport after nine years.Selis is now the ground handler's vice president business development, e-commerce, express and freight forwarders EMEAA.He has close to 20 years’ experience ...
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NewsWFS extends US cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnership with Turkish Airlines at Dallas/Fort Worth International and Houston (Houston George Bush Intercontinental) airports in North America.Overall, WFS expects to handle some 31,000 tonnes of cargo per annum for Turkish Airlines at the two US gateways.In Dallas, ...