SATS Ltd A recap of 2017 In the first 11 months of 2017 (Jan to Nov), Changi Airport handled a total of 1.94M tonnes of cargo. This is an 8 per cent increase from the 1.79M tonnes of cargo handled in Jan to Nov 2016. Likewise, SATS has also seen a satisfactory increase in the volume of cargo handled in the air freight terminals in Singapore, and in its associate companies/subsidiaries across Asia and the Middle East. There have been a few notable achievements for SATS’ … [Read more...] about Ground Handling Supplement
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Egyptair extends its cargo partnership with WFS
Egyptair has awarded a new cargo and mail handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Amsterdam and Brussels, extending its relationship with WFS at both airports. The three-year contract, which commences in March 2018, will see WFS handling cargo and mail for the airline’s daily Boeing 737-800 from Amsterdam to Cairo as well as its five times weekly 737-800 services from Brussels to Egypt’s capital city. In 2017, Egyptair chose WFS to also provide trucking services connecting … [Read more...] about Egyptair extends its cargo partnership with WFS
WFS opens pharma facility in Copenhagen and wins new Air India contract
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, is continuing to enhance its ability to handle pharmaceutical cargoes with the opening of a new temperature-controlled facility in Copenhagen. The investment is in support of WFS’ airline customers’ growing pharma volumes and WFS’ own IATA CEIV Pharma certification programme in Denmark, which it expects to complete in early 2018. The facility has the capacity to store up to 16 cargo units and offers separate … [Read more...] about WFS opens pharma facility in Copenhagen and wins new Air India contract
WFS gains IATA CEIV Pharma Cert in Brussels
Pharma volumes handled by WFS in Brussels rose by some 170% in 2016 and will soar to a new high in 2017. Volumes in the first 10 months of the year have already exceeded three million kilos. Marc Claesen, regional vice president of WFS in Belgium, said: “We are proud to be the first WFS station in Europe with CEIV accreditation and to be supporting our customers and the efforts of Brussels Airport to create the world’s first CEIV-certified airport community.” The … [Read more...] about WFS gains IATA CEIV Pharma Cert in Brussels
Five new ground handling contracts for WFS
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded five new cargo handling contracts by passenger and freighter airlines in France. Four of the contracts cover Paris CDG as well as handling at WFS’ other 11 cargo stations across France. Vietnam Airlines has renewed its cargo handling agreement with WFS, while CAL Cargo Airlines has appointed WFS to provide receiving points for cargo which is then trucked to Belgium to connect with its Boeing 747 freighter services ex Liege. WFS has … [Read more...] about Five new ground handling contracts for WFS
WFS wins handling contract for Qatar Airways Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling for its new twice-weekly Boeing 777 freighter services to Pittsburgh International Airport. The launch of the new route, which took place earlier this month, makes Qatar Airways the first international airline to commence a scheduled freighter service to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It becomes the airline’s fifth freighter destination in the Americas to be launched in 2017. With the … [Read more...] about WFS wins handling contract for Qatar Airways Cargo