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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) wins 5-year ramp handling license at New York JFK’s Terminal 4

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has won a 5-year license to provide ramp handling for aircraft at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4. The license was awarded by JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT) – the operator of JFK’s Terminal 4 – and follows an extensive review of […]

China Airlines’ new contract extends its partnership with Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) beyond 25 years

Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) has earned a new multi-year cargo handling contract with China Airlines which will extend their partnership at Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s biggest air cargo gateway, to more than 25 years. China Airlines signed its first cargo handling agreement in 2000 with FCS, a subsidiary of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), part of the […]

Turkish Airlines awards three-year ground handling contract to WFS in Denver as its U.S. network grows

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has won a three-year contract from Turkish Airlines for ramp handling and cabin cleaning services at Denver International Airport in Colorado. The contract aligns with the launch of Turkish Airlines’ 14th destination in the United States. Türkiye’s flag carrier began operations to Denver in June […]

BioNatur honors WFS for pioneering the use of biodegradable plastics in the global air cargo industry

BioNatur Plastics has recognized Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, commitment to sustainability and honored 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 […]

WFS signs up airside transport fleet for HVO biofuel trial at Heathrow Airport

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, is starting a three-month trial using HVO biofuel in its airside transport fleet at London’s Heathrow Airport in support of SATS’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) group priorities Heathrow’s goal for all airport vehicles to be zero-emission or using biofuels by 2030. Commencing on 1 […]

Swiss WorldCargo commences 3-year cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services in Milan Malpensa Airport

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has commenced a new three-year cargo handling contract with Swiss WorldCargo at Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy. WFS expects to handle annually 2,000 tonnes of cargo in Milan Malpensa for the airfreight division of SWISS, which serves the Italian city with 28 weekly flights using […]

WFS increases handling capacity by 60% in Madrid with opening of fifth cargo terminal to meet growth

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has increased cargo handling capacity by 60% at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport with the official opening of its fifth cargo terminal. The new facility, which secures WFS’ position as Madrid’s largest independent cargo handling provider, was formally opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony by John Batten, […]

WFS and Singapore Airlines extend cargo handling partnership for launch of new flights to London Gatwick Airport and 3-year contract renewals in France, Belgium, and the rest of the UK

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has been awarded three-year cargo handling contract extensions with Singapore Airlines in the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. In the UK, in addition to renewing its cargo handling and UK domestic road feeder services with WFS at London Heathrow and Manchester airports, Singapore’s national carrier […]

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 […]

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) wins IATA’s ‘Best Performance Award’ for European Dangerous Goods training

Brendan Sullivan, Global Head of Cargo at IATA presenting the award certificate to Yann Le Tonqueze, WFS’ Managing Director & Training Manager in the EMEAA.   Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has been honoured with the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Competency-Based Training & Assessment (CBTA) Center ‘Best Performance Award’ […]