Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has won a contract to handle Qatar Airways Cargo’s Boeing 777 Freighter operations at Liège Airport. Commencing on 1 May 2026, WFS will provide ramp and warehouse handling services for the airline’s Boeing 777 freighters into the Belgian airport, arriving from Doha and other prime international cargo markets. This latest contract reinforces WFS’ status as the leading cargo handling organisation at Liège Airport, based on volume. It now handles … [Read more...] about WFS wins Qatar Airways cargo handling contract in Liège
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Kuehne+Nagel signs up for WFS’ new e-commerce & freight forwarder handling services in Frankfurt
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has been awarded a contract by Kuehne+Nagel to provide freight forwarder handling services at Frankfurt Airport, Europe’s biggest air cargo gateway. The agreement follows WFS’ investment in leases on two warehouses and two office buildings on a 24,000 m² site within the airport’s Cargo City South, which commenced operations in December. The facilities - equipped with ULD handling systems and volume and dimension scanners used to expedite the … [Read more...] about Kuehne+Nagel signs up for WFS’ new e-commerce & freight forwarder handling services in Frankfurt
Local innovation largely reduces average truck waiting times at WFS’ Milan Malpensa cargo terminal
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is reducing average truck processing times at Milan Malpensa Airport using an SMS-based warehouse door assignment system developed by its local cargo handling team. WFS handles some 28,000 trucks a year at its cargo terminal at Milan Malpensa, Italy’s biggest airfreight gateway. The airport handles approximately 65% of the country's annual airfreight volumes. Designed to streamline truck loading and unloading operations for import and export air cargo, the … [Read more...] about Local innovation largely reduces average truck waiting times at WFS’ Milan Malpensa cargo terminal
WFS signs 20-year lease agreement for new on-airport warehouse at London Heathrow to support long-term growth strategy
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has won a competitive tender to lease a new, built-to-suit 11,000m² air cargo facility at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is expected to be fully operational during 2027. WFS will install a four-level, 220-position PCHS with two ETVs that, together with other MHS improvements, will allow the new facility to provide an annual handling capacity in excess of 160,000 tonnes. The 20-year lease on the new facility, located on Southampton Road in … [Read more...] about WFS signs 20-year lease agreement for new on-airport warehouse at London Heathrow to support long-term growth strategy
WFS leverages machine learning to accurately forecast air cargo volumes and align workforce resources
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has developed a new digital tool using machine learning algorithms trained on 10 years of operational data to deliver highly accurate forecasts of cargo volumes by flight, truck, and day, providing each warehouse with precise data to align workforce and resources in advance. The air cargo industry has long struggled with accurate forecasting due to volatile volumes. Labour planning has often relied on manual estimations and historical averages, … [Read more...] about WFS leverages machine learning to accurately forecast air cargo volumes and align workforce resources
WFS wins ramp and cargo handling contract at Paris CDG for China Cargo Airlines’ new 777F operations
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has won a freighter handling contract with China Cargo Airlines to mark the airline’s resumption of all-cargo flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Commencing with the arrival of the first scheduled flight on 20 November, WFS is providing cargo warehouse services in support of China Cargo Airlines’ three Boeing 777F freighter flights a week connecting China and the French capital. Additionally, WFS will provide full ramp handling for the … [Read more...] about WFS wins ramp and cargo handling contract at Paris CDG for China Cargo Airlines’ new 777F operations
