Swissport International is adding more capacity at top air cargo hubs in Europe with the full acquisition of Belgium Airport Services (BAS) and an additional facility at Schiphol Airport. With the acquisition, the Swiss cargo handler has increased its total warehouse and handling capacity by more than 40 percent with a combined space of 76,000 square metres in Belgium, including the 38,000-sqm air cargo facility at Brussels Airport. BAS provides handling services for the likes of El Al, … [Read more...] about Swissport buys Liege handler to add capacity in Belgium
Ground Handling & Cargo Terminals
Hainan Airlines taps WFS for cargo-only B787 flights at SEA
Hainan Airlines and long-standing cargo handling partner Worldwide Flight Services have inked a new ramp handling contract at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The Chinese airline, which has been a customer of WFS at SEA since 2013, has now appointed the ground handler to provide loading and unloading for the 3-5 passenger freighter services of its Boeing 787 aircraft connecting the US city with Shanghai Pudong (CVG) each week. The cargo-only flights using passenger aircraft were … [Read more...] about Hainan Airlines taps WFS for cargo-only B787 flights at SEA
Unilode poaches dnata’s Europe chief for CEO role
Unilode Aviation Solutions has named Ross Marino as chief executive officer, effective 28 February 2022. The new chief has over 30 years of aviation experience in senior and executive management roles at leading ground handling organisations and airlines. He had a 15-year-long career at dnata where he most recently held the CEO position for Europe. He holds a master's of science degree in aviation from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and completed an executive … [Read more...] about Unilode poaches dnata’s Europe chief for CEO role
Swissport seals key contracts in Japan with Cebu Pacific
Swissport is now an exclusive partner of Cebu Pacific in Japan after the latest contract wins at the Osaka (KIX) and Fukuoka (FUK) airports. With the addition of KIX and FUK, Swissport will now support the low-cost airline at all Japanese stations with operations at Nagoya (NGO) and Tokyo's Narita (NRT) and Haneda (HND) airports. Also read: Swissport takes full ownership of Korean joint venture Swissport has been providing airport ground services and air cargo handling for Cebu Pacific … [Read more...] about Swissport seals key contracts in Japan with Cebu Pacific
Peli BioThermal opens first station in China
Peli BioThermal has opened its first network station in China as it looks to provide more convenient temperature-controlled logistics solutions to the broader Asia-Pacific region. The new network station is located in Shanghai and will serve customers of the Crēdo™ on Demand rental programme. “China is the second largest pharmaceutical market in the world, and the country has plans to significantly grow its pharmaceutical industry over the next five years,” said Dominic Hyde, vice … [Read more...] about Peli BioThermal opens first station in China
WFS wins Turkish Cargo contracts in Dallas and Houston
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston airport (IAH). In Dallas, WFS has commenced handling services for the airline’s four Boeing 777 passenger flights to Istanbul. The new contract at IAH will begin in March and will see the local team handle three to fours freighter flights per week plus daily B777 passenger services to the Turkish city. Overall, WFS expects to handle some 31,000 … [Read more...] about WFS wins Turkish Cargo contracts in Dallas and Houston