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Lufthansa Awards Amsterdam Cargo Contract to WFS

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will commence cargo handling for Lufthansa Cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Feb. 1, 2019. The new contract will see WFS handle around 30,000 tonnes per annum, serving the airline’s combined trucked and flown products. WFS already handles over 220,000 tonnes per annum for some 70 airline customers at Amsterdam Schiphol and expects to see further expansion of its operations at the airport in 2019. Stéphane Scholving, WFS’ newly-appointed ... [+]

WFS Invests in New Cargo Terminal at Milan-Malpensa Airport

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its ability to support growing cargo volumes at Milan-Malpensa Airport by investing in a new cargo terminal capable of handling over 47,000 tonnes a year. Malpensa is WFS’ first cargo handling facility in Italy, where the company previously only operated offices to provide documentation and ... [+]

New contracts for WFS

Five global airlines have signed up for more Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) passenger, ramp and cargo handling services in the United States. WOW Air has chosen WFS to provide ramp, passenger and cargo services for its three Airbus A330-300 flights each week from Dallas/Fort Worth to Keflavik International Airport, serving Iceland's ... [+]

WFS grows client portfolio in Scandinavia with three new contracts

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is continuing to grow its client portfolio in Scandinavia after being awarded three new airline cargo handling contracts in Denmark and Sweden. In Copenhagen, WFS is now handling Ukraine International Airlines' 10 Boeing 737 flights a week connecting the Danish capital with Kiev. WFS now provides cargo ... [+]

WFS acquires full ownership of thriving Ireland business

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has acquired a 100% shareholding in its former WFS Ireland joint venture after buying the minority shareholding of its partners, Gerry Jackson and Brendan Byrne. The transaction was completed at the end of March. Gerry Jackson retired from the company at the end of 2017 but Brendan ... [+]

Strong start to 2018 for WFS In North America

Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) North American operations have made a successful start to 2018 by winning and renewing cargo handling, ramp and passenger services contracts with airline customers at eight U.S. stations. At Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, WFS won the freighter handling contract for Turkish Airlines’ new twice-weekly flights to ... [+]

WFS signs 15-year lease on JFK’s new state-of-art cargo terminal

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a 15-year lease on a new state-of-the-art, 346,000 sq. ft. cargo terminal, the first phase of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's comprehensive Vision Plan to enhance the international reputation of John F. Kennedy International Airport. WFS is already one of the ... [+]

3,000 Tonnes of Beaujolais Nouveau 2017 for Asia

The annual Beaujolais run is well under way in France with Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) team of cargo handling specialists helping airline customers ensure the timely delivery of over 3,000 tonnes of this year’s new young wine to customers in Asia. WFS has played a key role in meeting international demand ... [+]

WFS sees N. American volumes rise 17% in first 7 months of 2017

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) saw total volumes across its near 60 cargo locations across the US rise by more than 17% in the first seven months of 2017. WFS, which handled over 1.8 million tonnes for customers in North America in 2016, won a further 37 new airline contracts in the ... [+]

WFS Increases Ground Handling Footprint at LAX

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts at Los Angeles International Airport. China Southern 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 four times ... [+]

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