All Worldwide Flight Services articles – Page 6
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NewsWFS and Airbus partner on Beirut aid flight
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) team in Toulouse, provided ground and cargo handling services for a humanitarian flight organised by the Airbus Foundation to help victims of last month’s devastating explosion in Beirut.The incident on 4 August, in which ammonium nitrate stored at the port of Beirut exploded, caused ...
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WFS' pharma volumes on the rise following investments
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has seen "significant increases" in time- and temperature-sensitive volumes in the first five months of 2020 following investment in 12 dedicated pharma facilities at airports in Europe, the US and Africa.WFS has made multimillion euro investments in pharma centres at its airport stations in ...
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NewsWFS continues to handle Qatar Cargo's Paris PPE shipments
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling team in Paris has processed more shipments of personal protective equipment (PPE) delivered by customer Qatar Airways Cargo for hospitals across France treating patients with Covid-19.So far, WFS has handled 12 Boeing 777X freighter flights operated by the airline, including charters organised by two ...
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NewsUN task force charters freighters and creates Covid-19 hubs
Liege AirportThe World Health Organization (WHO) and World Food Programme (WFP) have outlined how they will utilise air cargo to move supplies and equipment around the world, with Liege playing a key role in Europe.The two organisations have teamed up as part of the United Nations Supply Chain Task Force ...
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NewsWFS achieves IATA CEIV at new Paris pharma centre
WFS Paris Pharma CentreGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its new €10m pharma centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.Opened in September last year, the 2,400 sq m centre is the only dedicated facility at the airport and almost 30 airlines and ...
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NewsTwo WFS pharma centres in South Africa receive GDP certification
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications (ISO9001:2015) for its temperature-controlled pharma centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa.The organisation – which currently handles more than 65,000 tonnes of air cargo a year, including pharmaceuticals, for airline customers in Johannesburg and Cape ...
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NewsHandler WFS appoints new general managers in Belgium and Scandinavia
Michel Fiorani and Jack Brandstrup of WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has added to its regional management team in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA) region with the appointments of new general managers in Belgium and Scandinavia.Michel Fiorani joins WFS as general manager Belgium, based in Brussels. ...
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NewsHandler WFS appoints Nils Andersen as chairman
Nils Andersen. Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced the appointment of Nils Andersen as chairman of its board of directors.Andersen joins WFS to work with the management team to build upon the progress made since being acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management last year.Andersen has ...
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NewsWFS leases second cargo-handling facility at Copenhagen Airport
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has leased a second cargo-handling facility at Copenhagen Airport to support the growing volumes of its airline and freight forwarding customers.The new facility, located next to WFS’ existing premises, will increase the company’s capability to provide the highest levels of safety, security and service for its ...
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WFS scoops Lufthansa Cargo supplier award
Lufthansa Cargo has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with its ‘Best Cooperation Global’ supplier prize in recognition of the partnership between the two companies.The award was presented to WFS’ CEO Craig Smyth at Lufthansa Cargo’s second annual Supplier Awards in Munich, which gathered service providers from all over the world.As ...
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NewsWFS and Avinor terminate Oslo seafood centre deal
Oslo Seafood Centre - artist's impressionThe future of a huge new seafood centre at Oslo airport is hanging in the balance after ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and airport operator Avinor agreed to terminate their deal for the construction and operation of the hub.The reasons for the deal ...
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NewsTroubled Jet Airways' B777 seized by WFS in Schiphol over unpaid fees
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has seized a Jet Airways Boeing 777 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport because of unpaid fees.The aircraft had been due to depart Schiphol at 11:25am this morning on its way to Mumbai, but the flight had yet to take-off (at the time of publication, 15:30 ...