Worldwide Flight Services

E-commerce handling expertise lands WFS new 3-year contract with Air China Cargo in Liège

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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has won a three-year contract extension with Air China Cargo in Liège, supported by its reputation for fast and efficient handling of e-commerce shipments moving through the Belgian airport. Under the new contract, WFS provides ramp handling and warehouse handling for cargo carried onboard Air China Cargo’s Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 weekly freighter flights into Liège from Chengdu, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. This includes buoyant inbound e-commerce … [Read more...] about E-commerce handling expertise lands WFS new 3-year contract with Air China Cargo in Liège

WFS opens specialised e-commerce and freight forwarder handling facility at Copenhagen Airport

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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has opened a fourth warehouse facility at Copenhagen Airport to support the expansion of its specialised E-Commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling (EFFH) services in Scandinavia. The new EFFH building covers an area of 4,800m² and takes WFS’ cargo handling footprint at the airport to over 21,500m², also including its dedicated temperature-controlled pharma facility in Copenhagen. With this new investment, WFS can provide a host of value-added … [Read more...] about WFS opens specialised e-commerce and freight forwarder handling facility at Copenhagen Airport

WFS to open new, multi-purpose cargo terminal at Lyon Airport in the heart of the world’s leading vaccine-producing region in summer 2026

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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, is taking a 20-year lease on a new air cargo terminal in the CargoPort area of Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which serves the world’s leading vaccine-producing region, due to open in summer 2026. On the 5.2-hectare Aéroport de Lyon DC1 site, and covering an area of 25,313m², the new WFS air cargo building is located directly adjacent to the runway and will offer 19,133m² of warehouse space and 2,441m² of canopy, 4,400m² of … [Read more...] about WFS to open new, multi-purpose cargo terminal at Lyon Airport in the heart of the world’s leading vaccine-producing region in summer 2026

WFS achieves Cargo iQ quality certification across its Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia region

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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has achieved Cargo iQ’s quality standards certification for its air cargo handling operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA). The accreditation covers some 50 major airport stations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. Supported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Cargo iQ is composed of some 60 major … [Read more...] about WFS achieves Cargo iQ quality certification across its Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia region

Kuehne+Nagel and SATS deepen strategic partnership to strengthen air logistics resilience

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Advancing the strategic objectives of their 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on value chain optimisation and sustainability, Kuehne+Nagel and SATS Ltd. have introduced an expedited delivery service for urgent aircraft parts in Singapore. The two companies are also expanding their partnership to strengthen resilience and enhance efficiency in global air cargo logistics supply chains. Time-critical shipments SATS Ltd. and Sterling, a Kuehne+Nagel company, have launched the new … [Read more...] about Kuehne+Nagel and SATS deepen strategic partnership to strengthen air logistics resilience

FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services wins new contract with EDT – eDirect Transport

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Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), a subsidiary of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has won a contract with EDT - eDirect Transport, a global logistics platform specialising in cross-border e-commerce between China and Europe. Under this agreement, FCS will provide comprehensive E-commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling (EFFH) services at Frankfurt Airport. This latest development extends WFS and SATS’ cooperation with EDT, which already includes agreements for e-commerce … [Read more...] about FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services wins new contract with EDT – eDirect Transport