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Qatar awards Stockholm ground handling deal to WFS
Qatar Airways has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide it with cargo handling services at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.The three-year deal will see WFS provide cargo handling for Qatar's 13 direct flights a week between the Swedish capital and Doha.WFS expects to handle some 12,000 tonnes a year for Qatar ...
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Handler touches down in the US
Middle East-owned handler dnata has broken into the US market with its purchase from Lynx Holdings to acquire its AirLogistix USA cargo operations at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport.The 30,000 sq ft facility includes the airport’s only dedicated perishable cargo handling centre for products such as pharmaceuticals, fruits, vegetables, fish ...
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AMI handles football tour
Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI (a Menzies Aviation company) recently supported the Canadian National Ladies’ Football Team’s mini tours of Europe and Scandinavia, arranging Customs clearance, collection and transportation of more than 40 bags and sports/training equipment on behalf of the freight forwarder involved.Maeve Glass of the Canadian Soccer Association ...
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Ciao: WFS sells ground handling business in Italy
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has sold its ground handling business in Italy to Inceptus.WFS has operated ATA, a ground handler in Italy, since June 2015 through its fully owned subsidiary WFS Ground Italy, which has now been sold to Inceptus.WFS is no longer involved in ground handling activities in Italy ...
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WFS signals global ambition with senior appointments
Global cargo ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced a raft of senior appointments.Group chief executive Craig Smyth said that the appointments signal WFS’ ambition to build its operations globally. WFS is a major cargo handler, processing 6.3m tonnes a year for 300 airline customers.WFS’ Europe, Middle East, Africa ...
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WFS scoops three cargo handling deals in the US
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won three new cargo handling contracts in the US.The handler has announced deals with Polar Air Cargo in Cincinnati, LOT Polish Airlines in Newark and Swiss International Air Lines seasonal service to San Diego.The three-year contract with Polar Air Cargo and its partners includes freight ...
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WFS scoops Air China deal in Barcelona
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide cargo handling services to Air China in Barcelona, extending its agreements with the airline in Spain to a sixth airport.Air China currently operates four Boeing 777 flights a week from Barcelona to Beijing. This will increase to seven services ...
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LATAM and Swissport Miami achieve CEIV
Miami International Airport (MIA) is celebrating the development of its pharma community after one airline customer and a ground handler achieved CEIV certification.On April 19, MIA Pharma Hub partner LATAM Cargo became the first airline in America to receive IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification.Two weeks ...
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WFS scoops three new cargo customers at Los Angeles
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has started operations for three new airline customers at Los Angeles International Airport over the last four days.WFS said the new contracts with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Swiss WorldCargo and LOT Polish Airlines will increase its cargo volumes by over 55,000 tonnes a year at the ...
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WFS training college scoops IATA accolade
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) Airport College has been recognised as one of the world’s top 10 aviation training providers by IATA in its list of 2017 Premier Circle Members.The Paris-based Airport College is one of only two training providers in Europe to be awarded Premier Circle status by IATA this ...
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Conference speakers point the finger at hold-ups on the ground
During one of the conferences at the ongoing Multimodal 2017 event, being held in Birmingham in the UK this week, a number of speakers have questioned the efficacy of the air cargo supply chain during those times when a shipment is on the ground.For example, Mark Olney, general manager – ...
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New UK and Ireland chief for Swissport
Luzius Wirth is to become chief executive UK and Ireland at handler Swissport from 1 June, following the early retirement of Tommy Watt.Wirth, who will retain his role as executive vice president group services, joined Swissport in 2012. His new tasks will include further developing and expanding the regional organisation.Tommy ...
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Dnata Heathrow completes safety standard audit
Dnata has completed a new IATA safety and security audit for its ground operations at London Heathrow.Heathrow is dnata tenth station to complete IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), following on Dubai (DXB and DWC), Geneva, Zurich, Manila, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.ISAGO is an internationally-recognised system for assessing ...
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Air Astana extends handling contract with Frankfurt's FCS
Kazakhstan’ Air Astana has extend its handling contract with FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “Air Astana is a growing airline, not only for passenger services but also in the cargo sector. The handled tonnage has more than doubled in the last years.“We very much appreciate ...
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China Airlines signs with WFS in Chicago
China Airlines has signed a new cargo contract at Chicago O’Hare International Airport with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), extending its 19-year old relationship with the handler in North America.WFS now handles for the Chinese carrier at five US locations. WFS won its first contract with China Airlines in North America ...
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Hactl gains CEIV certificate
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first handler in the Territory to gain full IATA CEIV Pharma certification. It is the result of an initiative sponsored by the airport authority, in which all relevant industry players undergo validation for the standard.IATA CEIV Pharma represents a co-ordinated ...
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Cargo handler LUG realigns to meet market challenges
LUG Aircargo has realigned its management team to tackle future market challenges, says the German handler.A new strategic product development department is headed by current operations manager Wolfgang Voigt, while Axel van Hees has been promoted to manager of operations at the Frankfurt station.LUG managing director and chief executive Patrik ...
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Perishables centre officially launched at India's Kempegowda airport
Air India SATS Airport Services has officially launched AISATS COOLPORT, India’s first integrated on-airport perishable cargo handling centre, at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.The 11,000 sq m facility is designed to meet handling requirements for perishable cargo such as pharmaceuticals, fruit, vegetables, flowers, meat and seafood.It is able to handle up ...
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NewsJon Conway joins the Airport Services Association as director general
Jon Conway, dnata’s former divisional senior vice president airport operations, has been appointed director general of the Airport Services Association (ASA)Conway, who brings four decades of industry experience to Switzerland-based ASA, will take up his new position from the beginning of March, 2017.ASA, originally set up under the name of ...
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LUG to handle Etihad Cargo in Frankfurt and Munich
LUG aircargo handling, a freight handler operating at Germany’s Frankfurt and Munich airports, has begun processing Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo’s freight at Munich Airport.It will also begin handling Etihad Cargo’s freight at Frankfurt Airport from next month (March).Etihad flies passenger aircraft twice a day to both German airports, but it ...