Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will handle some 18,000 tonnes of cargo a year for Air China at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport after its agreement with the airline was extended to include new freighter flights. Air China has commenced a twiceweekly Boeing 747-200 all-cargo services from Paris to Shanghai and Beijing, which also offers connections to other major cities throughout China. The new freighter service arrives in Paris from Copenhagenon its way back to China. … [Read more...] about WFS to handle Air China cargo at Paris CDG
Ground Handling & Cargo Terminals
NAS wins Flydubai business
Kuwait’s National Aviation Services (NAS), has announced that it has signed a ground handling agreement with Flydubai, the region’s fastest growing budget airline. Flydubai will initially be flying twice daily between Kuwait International Airport and Dubai using its fleet of Boeing 737-800s. “We are a very aggressive company actively seeking to expand our business both within Kuwait and abroad,†says Hassan El Houry, CEO of NAS. “Our business in the … [Read more...] about NAS wins Flydubai business
Swissport awarded BA contract at Frankfurt
Swissport International has been awarded a new three-year contract to provide cargo handling for British Airways at Frankfurt Airport. Frankfurt is one of the world’s biggest cargo hubs, and the new agreement is likely to cover an annual volume of over 50,000 tonnes. The agreement with British Airways extends to airfreight handling for the associated trucking operations. The agreement also extends the partners’ collaboration on the airfreight front to ten stations in … [Read more...] about Swissport awarded BA contract at Frankfurt
New business for Swissport in NA
Swissport Cargo Services North America has announced it has concluded or renewed a number of cargo handling agreements commencing in the first half of 2010, including new cargo handling agreements with British Airways at Los Angeles and Boston, Air Canada at Denver, Aer Lingus at Washington-Dulles and Air New Zealand and LAN Cargo at San Francisco. The unit also renewed its existing accord with Continental Airlines at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Most of the … [Read more...] about New business for Swissport in NA
Air India SATS joint venture gets green light
The joint venture between Air India and Singapore Air Terminal Services (SATS) to provide ground and cargo handling services at the Bangalore airport received the government’s approval in March. The government had last year in February approved the AI-SATS joint venture – Air India SATS Airport Services Bangalore – with 50:50 shareholding but needed the approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board. … [Read more...] about Air India SATS joint venture gets green light
February demand still strong: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that February 2010 international scheduled air traffic showed continued strengthening of demand. Compared to February 2009, cargo demand grew 26.5 per cent while passenger demand was up 9.5 per cent. Iata noted that cargo traffic, which plunged much further than passenger demand and ultimately hit bottom in December 2008, has a further 3 per cent to recover in order to return to pre-crisis levels. “We are moving in the right … [Read more...] about February demand still strong: IATA
