WFS has certainly brought its international cargo handling expertise into the Indian market and has already won handling contracts with multiple airlines within the first three months of opening a facility. The company, a member of the SATS Group, has signed 3-year and 5-year contracts with 20 global airlines since opening its first cargo terminal in India at the end of May. The leading air cargo handler has a 15-year license to operate at the Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR) … [Read more...] about WFS celebrates cargo handling milestone in India

Swissport is successfully expanding its presence in pharmaceuticals handling around the world and now operates 21 Swissport Pharma Centers and more than 70 pharma-capable air cargo facilities with the recent certification of two locations.  Swissport’s facilities at Liège Airport (LGG) in Belgium and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Canada have achieved the IATA CEIV Pharma certification, marking the company’s 16th and 17th certifications for pharma warehousing. LGG is … [Read more...] about Swissport expands pharma handling network

On 14 July 2023, Swissport Spain received its ISO 45001:2018 certification from an independent accreditation body for nine airports with 12 business lines across the country. Following several external audits, SGS International Certification Services Iberia, an independent third-party organization, awarded Swissport Spain with ISO 45001:2018, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, which certifies the company as fully compliant with health and safety systems and regulations. The … [Read more...] about Swissport receives ISO certification at 9 airports in Spain

dnata is leveraging artificial intelligence to help overall logistical efficiency, digitisation and cargo capacity optimisation for Etihad Cargo's daily flights departing from Singapore.  dnata has partnered with technology solutions provider Speedcargo to deliver cutting-edge cargo services for the Abu Dhabi-based carrier at Singapore Changi Airport.  Singapore is the first station in dnata’s network to implement AI-based solutions ‘Cargo Eye’ and ‘Assemble’, which have … [Read more...] about dnata Singapore to harness AI-based cargo solutions

Malaysian carrier MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) is empowering its ground team to take complete control over ground operations as it rolled out a digital tracking solution for optimizing the use of its 20-ft dollies. There are 16 units in MASkargo’s dolly fleet and the new digital system will enhance utilization by automatically allocating units within the airport during peak hours and enhancing on-time performance. “There are only 16 units of the 20 footer in our fleet and these are … [Read more...] about MASkargo upgrades dolly fleet with digital tracker