Copenhagen Airport looks to cement its status as Northern Europe’s cargo hub
Positioned between the United States and the Middle East, Copenhagen Airport (CPH), the main international airport for Denmark, finds itself well placed to serve the European region through its efficient and unique multi-hub. With some of the shortest cargo transfer times in Europe and direct access to the motorway, cargo arriving in Copenhagen can be transported […]
WFS to generate 100% of its power requirements in Denmark through renewable energy
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo operations in Denmark will have the capacity to generate 100% of their power requirements through renewable energy after entering a partnership with NRGreen to create the largest solar plant in Greater Copenhagen. The sustainability initiative is NRGreen’s first Climate Agreement in the aviation industry and involves positioning 3,500 high efficiency […]
WFS expands at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport has acknowledged Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) latest investment to expand its cargo handling facilities as enabling ‘future airfreight growth’ for the airport and its airline clients. WFS is the largest cargo handler in Copenhagen, supporting 31 airlines with flights to and from the Danish capital. It also provides cargo handling services for a […]
Saudia Cargo adds flights to Copenhagen
On May 22 2021 Saudia Cargo commenced its twice weekly passenger as freighter flights to Denmark’s capital Copenhagen. The new route will support the perishable and pharma market in the region. Saudia Airlines B777-300 passenger planes are being utilised as “preighters” on the route scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday. “We have seen a growing demand […]
WFS opens Copenhagen Airport pharma facility
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has officially opened its pharma facility at Copenhagen Airport, extending its footprint in the Danish capital. The handling agent’s footprint in Copenhagen measures 13,900 sq m when it commenced operations in another 4,700 sq m freight centre. The 1,500 sq m building provides handling in a temperature-controlled environment for 2-8C products […]
WFS to lease extra Copenhagen Airport facility
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is future-proofing cargo operations at Copenhagen Airport by leasing a further facility to support airline and freight forwarding customers. On 1 September, WFS will commence operations in an additional 4,700 sq m freight centre at the airport, increasing its total footprint in Copenhagen to more than 13,900 sq m. Located to […]
WFS to build new pharma facility in Copenhagen
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will invest in a state-of-the-art pharma facility at Copenhagen Airport, covering an area of 1,500 square metres. Construction will begin in April, and the new building will provide end-to-end handling in a temperature-controlled environment for 2-8C pharma products incorporating acceptance, offload, pre-storage, build-up and storage. Accessible through four dedicated cargo doors, […]
DHL Express invests in hub at Copenhagen Airport
DHL Express will make its largest ever investment in Denmark by spending one billion krone on a new hub at Copenhagen Airport. The facility will feature state-of-the-art automated systems, and be able to handle 37,000 packages per hour, 24 hours a day in a 26,172m2 building, which will be ready in 2023. Packages to and […]
WFS picks up new airline contracts across Scandinavia
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is continuing to grow its product portfolio in Scandinavia with three new airline cargo handling contracts in Denmark and Sweden. In Copenhagen, WFS is now handling 10 Boeing 737 flights a week for Ukraine International Airlines to Kiev, Ukraine’s capital city. WFS provides cargo handling services to 25 online airlines in […]
WFS picks up Air China and Royal Jordanian contracts in Copenhagen
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has picked up new contracts with Air China and Royal Jordanian Airlines at Copenhagen Airport. On 30 May, WFS will begin handling cargo on board Air China’s five Airbus A330 flights a week connecting the Danish capital with Beijing Capital International Airport. It expects to handle around 10 tonnes on each […]
Regional players focus on quality as volumes grow
Everything from medicines and salmon to sophisticated aircraft parts for US fighter jets move in and out of Scandinavia by air. While there is much land and sea traffic with the biggest trading partners such as the Netherlands, Germany, Poland and France, the huge markets in the US and the growing demands of Asia, especially China, […]
Peli BioThermal adds 13 points to Credo on Demand network
Peli BioThermal is to add 13 drop points to its Credo on Demand network across Europe in partnership with Rhenus Logistics. The new European drop points are among more than 50 planned for 2018 including additional locations planned for the Americas and Asia. The company is also expanding the number of network stations in 2018, […]
Cathay Pacific to launch Brussels, Copenhagen and Dublin flights
Cathay Pacific is to increase services to Europe in 2018 with flights to Dublin, Brussels and Copenhagen. Brussels will be the first airport to gain a new link with four Airbus A350-900 flights a week from 25 March operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. These flights will leave Hong Kong at 00.35h and land […]
Etihad Cargo remains flat in 2016
Etihad Cargo volumes remained flat in 2016 at 592,700 tonnes despite passenger traffic growing eight per cent over the same period. The airline expanded its freighter only network to 15 destinations with flights to Columbus Rickenbacker in Ohio, US; new European flights to East Midlands, London Stansted, Copenhagen and Brussels, African flights to Addis Ababa […]
Etihad Cargo adds Stansted, East Midlands and Copenhagen to network
Etihad Cargo has expanded its European freighter network to nine destinations with new routes to Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport in the UK, and Copenhagen Airport in Denmark. The routes will be served using Boeing 777 Freighters, and joins Amsterdam, Frankfurt (both Main and Hahn), Milan, Brussels and Zaragoza as Etihad Cargo freighter destinations. […]
FedEx opens new Copenhagen Airport facility
FedEx Express has officially opened its new 8,000 square metre facility at Copenhagen Airport, processing 18 flights a week. The facility in the airport’s cargo area is close to the Oresund Bridge to Sweden can sort 3,300 packages per hour, and in addition to the 18 weekly flights, will handle 170 truck movements a week […]
CHEP Aerospace Solutions awarded US and European repair certification
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has been awarded Part 145 certification for repair and maintenance of aviation equipment from both the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency. The company says the certification will enable it to reduce fuel costs and its carbon footprint by repairing containers, pallets and galley carts at the station where […]
