Tags: WFS

WFS launches a new generation of logistics infrastructure at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport to support the region’s high-value economic sectors

1st October 2026

Senior representatives of Aéroports de Lyon, WFS, Prologis, and em2c Group performing the official opening ceremony of the new Aéroport de Lyon DC1 airfreight hub.   Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has officially opened its new 25,400m² cargo terminal at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), creating a new generation of logistics infrastructure for airlines, […]

WFS wins Qatar Airways Cargo handling contract in Liège

6th May 2026

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has won a contract to handle Qatar Airways Cargo’s Boeing 777 Freighter operations at Liège Airport. Commencing on 1 May 2026, WFS will provide ramp and warehouse handling services for the airline’s Boeing 777 freighters into the Belgian airport, arriving from Doha and other prime international cargo markets. […]

WFS completes acquisition of Aviapartner Cargo NV at Brussels Airport

3rd March 2026

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, the world’s largest air cargo handler, has successfully completed its acquisition of Aviapartner Cargo NV at Brussels Airport. The purchase has now received full regulatory approval and will further enhance WFS’s service portfolio in Brussels with the addition of full freighter ramp handling, towing, and airside transportation capabilities. […]

WFS plans rollout of CIND’s Dimensioner in Motion System after successful ‘Proof of Concept’ operational trial in Copenhagen

5th February 2026

Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS), a SATS company, digital transformation of its cargo handling operations has achieved another signficant milestone with a successful Proof of Concept completed on CIND’s Dimensioner in Motion System for palletised goods. The 15-week trial of CIND’s advanced vision-based measurement system was conducted at WFS’ cargo terminal at Copenhagen Airport. Based on […]

WFS leverages machine learning to accurately forecast air cargo volumes and align workforce resources

8th December 2025

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has developed a new digital tool using machine learning algorithms trained on 10 years of operational data to deliver highly accurate forecasts of cargo volumes by flight, truck, and day, providing each warehouse with precise data to align workforce and resources in advance. The air cargo industry has […]

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

14th August 2025

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 […]

WFS Opens Specialised E-Commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling Facility at Copenhagen Airport

14th July 2025

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 […]

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

19th June 2025

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 […]

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) signs extended cargo handling and trucking contract with Oman Air in France

4th June 2025

Michael Duggen, Head of Cargo at Oman Air (fourth from left) and the airline’s Claudius Pereira, Senior Manager Cargo Service Delivery (third from left) with WFS’ Assaad Sfeir, Key Account Director ‑ Group Commercial, John Batten, CEO EMEAA, Laurent Bernard, Vice President France, and Monia EL MALLAS, Cargo Sales Director – France.   Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has signed a contract […]

300% expansion of e-commerce handling facility: FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services wins new contract with EDT – eDirect Transport

3rd June 2025

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 specializing 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 […]