Pioneering the use of biodegradable plastics in the global air cargo industry
BioNatur Plastics has recognised Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, commitment to sustainability and honoured Stephanie Peacock, Director of Sourcing & Supply in North America at WFS, with its first ‘Pioneer Award’ for inspiring the introduction of biodegradable plastic products into the global air cargo industry. Since WFS became the launch […]
American Airlines awards WFS cargo handling contract in Europe to mark Copenhagen launch
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has extended its partnership with American Airlines in Europe with a new cargo handling contract in Copenhagen to support the launch of the airline’s daily Boeing 787 flights between Denmark and its transatlantic hub in Philadelphia. In Europe, WFS is already handling American Airlines’ growing […]
WFS celebrates new baggage handling and CIP Terminal contracts in Hong Kong and Singapore
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced that it has secured two significant contracts in Asia for baggage handling services at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and the renewal of its CIP Terminal Services contract in Singapore. In Hong Kong, WFS will commence its new baggage handling responsibilities on behalf of the Airport Authority Hong Kong […]
Olivier Bijaoui joins the TIACA Hall of Fame
Olivier Bijaoui former executive chairman, president and CEO of the Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been chosen as the 2022 TIACA Hall of Fame Recipient. Olivier Bijaoui has been selected for the 2022 Hall of Fame award based on his vision, tenacity and leadership that helped guide handling agents towards becoming global handling companies. Olivier Bijaoui […]
All Nippon Airways and Nouvelair choose WFS for UK cargo handling contracts
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) nationwide cargo handling network in the UK has earned new contracts with All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the Tunisian airline, Nouvelair. ANA has signed a three-year agreement with WFS to provide offline cargo reception points at 11 regional airports: Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London Gatwick, Manchester, […]
WFS adds cargo capacity at Heathrow as volumes soar
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its facility footprint at London’s Heathrow Airport after a 30% growth in volumes in the past year. WFS has signed a five-year lease on Building 578 in the airport’s cargo area, boosting its warehouse and office space by a further 27,000 sq. ft. The additional building, due to commence […]
Air China partners with WFS for cargo and ramp handling in Liege
Air China has commenced a new three-year cargo and ramp handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Liege, Belgium. The airline operates four Boeing 777 freighter flights a week to Liege from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, the capital of Zhejiang Province, returning to China via Madrid. WFS expects to handle over 14,000 tonnes of cargo […]
WFS achieves ISAGO registration for ground safety at North America HQ
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has achieved IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration for its headquarters in North America, confirming its compliance with aviation industry best practices and standards for ground safety. ISAGO is an internationally recognised system for assessing the operational management and control systems of organisations that provide ground handling services for […]
WFS deploys CHAMP’s Cargospot solution across France
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has completed the latest implementation stage of its digital roadmap by transitioning 15 of its air cargo handling stations in France to CHAMP’s Cargospot Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) solution. WFS signed a contract with CHAMP at the end of 2021 to implement Cargospot as the core cargo management system for its Europe, Middle […]
WFS’ full-service capabilities win in Spain
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) full ground and cargo handling capabilities in Spain have been recognised by new contracts to support cargo charter, leisure and executive jet airline customers across the country. The Hungarian cargo charter airline, Fleet Air, has signed a contract with WFS to provide cargo handling in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and other regional […]
WFS appoints Tom Lynch as SVP, commercial for the Americas
Tom Lynch has been appointed senior vice president, commercial for the Americas by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to lead the company’s commercial strategy and business development of its cargo and ground handling operations in North and South America. In this role, based in Dallas/Fort Worth and reporting to Mike Simpson, WFS’ evp Americas, Lynch will […]
WFS launches new global uniform
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched a new uniform for over 13,000 of its cargo and ground handling employees in its North America and Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) operations. The roll-out of some 125,000 pieces of uniform will commence in September and be completed in 2022 for staff working in cargo […]
WFS acquires RA HAND, growing French presence
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has acquired Paris-based R.A.HAND, extending its specialist handling services to freight forwarders in France. Formed in 2010 and based at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, R.A.HAND works exclusively with French and international freight forwarding companies, providing cargo handling services, storage, distribution and deliveries to airlines for some 60 cargo agency clients. […]
Air China extends contracts with WFS
Air China has extended its cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at London Heathrow and in Frankfurt. In the UK, the airline has renewed its cargo handling contract at Heathrow by a further three years, while, in Frankfurt, Air China has signed a 12-month extension. Both airports are key hubs for the airline […]
WFS deploys Descartes’ Bluetooth tracking technology
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, is offering its airline customers enhanced real-time shipment visibility and cost-efficient asset management solutions by deploying Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) readers across its global cargo operations. Already live at WFS’ airport locations in Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York and Houston, the […]
WFS welcomes US ambassador to oversee arrival of ventilators in Johannesburg
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) welcomed Lana Marks, the US ambassador to South Africa, to its cargo terminal at Johannesburg’s O.R Tambo International Airport to personally oversee the arrival of 600 kg of respirators donated by the United States to support the recovery of COVID-19 patients. The ambassador was joined by the South African Civil Aviation […]
WFS supports Maersk Bridge operation in Copenhagen
Denmark’s efforts to control the spread of coronavirus have been significantly aided by the rapid supply of medical equipment from around the world, with Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling team in Copenhagen helping to move PPE to front-line doctors and nurses as quickly as possible. Already, WFS has handled some 350 tonnes of medical […]
WFS supports ‘Maersk Bridge’ operation in Copenhagen
Denmark’s efforts to control the spread of coronavirus have been significantly aided by the rapid supply of medical equipment to Danish hospitals from around the world, with Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling team in Copenhagen at the forefront of the response to help move PPE shipments to front-line doctors and nurses as quickly as […]
Etihad Cargo renews WFS global handling framework
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has renewed its global cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, with Frankfurt and Madrid joining six existing gateways in Europe, Asia and the United States. The three-year framework extension will see WFS continue to provide Etihad […]
WFS opens new Copenhagen pharma facility as it wins new Air India contract
Air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is opening a new temperature-controlled facility in Copenhagen. It is also celebrating winning the cargo handling contract for Air India’s new three times weekly Boeing 787 passenger and cargo services linking the city with Delhi. The investment in the facility supports of WFS’ growing pharma volumes and WFS’ […]
WFS gains IATA CEIV Pharma in Brussels
Brussels has become the first of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) European cargo stations to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification. The cargo handler is in the process of certification for either Good Distribution Practice (GDP) or IATA CEIV Pharma at major locations across its network, which also includes building new facilities at stations including Paris, Milan […]
WFS picks up five new handling contracts in France
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has scooped five new cargo handling contracts by passenger and freighter airlines in France. Four of the contracts cover Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport as well as handling at WFS’ other 11 cargo stations across France. Belly carrier Vietnam Airlines has renewed its handling agreement with WFS, while CAL Cargo Airlines […]
WFS ensures Asian wine lovers get their Beaujolais Nouveau
The annual Beaujolais run is in full swing in France and Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) has been helping airlines ensure over 3,000 tonnes of this year’s new young wine is delivered to customers in Asia. WFS has played a key role in meeting international demand for Beaujolais Nouveau for more than 20 years. The WFS […]
WFS targeting even more US growth as volumes rise 17%
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) total volumes across its near 60 cargo stations across the US rose by more than 17 per cent in the first seven months of 2017. WFS won a further 37 new airline contracts in the period as well as 10 contract renewals from existing customers. In 2016, it handled over 1.8 […]
WFS awarded three new ground handling contracts at LAX
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts with Asian carriers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). China Southern has selected WFS to provide ramp services at the airport for its 10 flights per week connecting Los Angeles and Guangzhou. Xiamen Airlines has also chosen WFS’ ramp services for its new […]
China Airlines chooses WFS for handling in Honolulu
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is now offering China Airlines its full range of ground handling services in Honolulu after winning a new cargo handling contract. WFS has served China Airlines in Honolulu since 2001 when it was first awarded a passenger services contract. In 2005, it also won the airline’s ramp handling contract, and in […]
WFS sells ground handling business in Italy
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has sold its ground handling business in Italy to Inceptus SpA – but will continue to own and operate its growing cargo handling business in Milan. Since June 2015, WFS has operated the ATA business, a ground handler in Italy, through its subsidiary WFS Ground Italy. On 19 May, WFS completed […]
WFS reorganises its top management team
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced new appointments, which it says will further strengthen the company’s leadership team and signal its ambition to build its cargo and ground handling operations globally. WFS’ Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia regions will be divided into two service product regions – cargo and ground handling – to facilitate the execution […]
Ambitious WFS preparing to take the business up to the next level
Still less than a year since taking over as chief executive officer (CEO) of cargo handler heavyweight Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) – Craig Smyth (pictured below) has been busy building what he describes as a “suite of centralised services”designed to take WFS to the next level. Like any new CEO of a global company he […]
WFS welcomes three new airline customers in LAX
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has integrated the cargo handling operations of three new airline customers at Los Angeles International Airport in four days. The contracts with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Swiss WorldCargo and LOT Polish Airlines will increase WFS’ cargo volumes by over 55,000 tonnes a year at the Californian gateway. AirBridgeCargo operates six Boeing 747-8 Freighter […]
