Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is set to open a new warehouse at Amsterdam Schiphol for offline cargo in August to support its growing client base and add capacity ahead of the peak season. The new 3,000-sqm facility is the fourth cargo terminal for WFS at Schiphol, where the ground handler now has 17,500 square metres of space. The warehouse will be dedicated to handling offline cargo, the company noted. WFS emphasized its ongoing commitment to invest in airport facilities in Europe and … [Read more...] about WFS invests in new Schiphol facility ahead of peak
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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
Polar Air Cargo, WFS extend partnership with LAX contract
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Polar Air Cargo have expanded their partnership in North America with a new long-term contract at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). WFS will handle more than five million kilos of cargo each month carried by Polar’s all-Boeing freighter fleet ex-LAX. This includes scheduled and ad-hoc freighter service from Los Angeles. Polar, a joint venture of Atlas Air and DHL Express, has significantly grown its footprint at LAX after expanding with a second … [Read more...] about Polar Air Cargo, WFS extend partnership with LAX contract
WFS investment in Copenhagen to support air cargo growth
Leading air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services is enabling future air cargo growth at Copenhagen Airport and its airline clients after signing a contract for a third cargo terminal covering 3,700 square metres, which is scheduled to open in Q4 next year The investment at the airport is expected to support not only the demand for general cargo but also the life science sector in the Nordic countries with the ground handler’s GDP-certified pharma facility. Also read: WFS snags contract … [Read more...] about WFS investment in Copenhagen to support air cargo growth
WFS snags contract with SriLankan Cargo at Heathrow
Press release SriLankan Airlines has become the first new customer at Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) CenterPoint cargo handling terminal at London Heathrow. The airline has awarded WFS with a 32-month contract, commencing in September, to provide cargo handling and airside transport for its Airbus A330-300 flights connecting London and Colombo. SriLankan currently operates a weekly flight on the route but is expected to increase frequencies as the airline industry recovers from the … [Read more...] about WFS snags contract with SriLankan Cargo at Heathrow
PLA Global Wrap: Week 24
In this week's global wrap, we look back at week 24 to see the latest developments in the air cargo and wider aviation industry, including the recent step taken by the EU and US to preserve a level playing field between its main aircraft manufacturers. We also feature Worldwide Flight Services' operations centre at CDG to monitor cargo handling in EMEAA, as well as American Airlines and Finnair Cargo as they go online on CargoAi and cargo.one. We round up this week's wrap with B2B updates from … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 24
