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SATS and Sinoair sign worldwide handling deal

[ September 20, 2024   //   ]

Handling group SATS has signed a memorandum of understanding with China-based Sinotrans Air Freight for strategic projects in ground and cargo handling services across their respective networks. These will include setting up gateway hubs for Sinoair in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Belgium. The two companies are also in talks for SATS to manage Sinoair’s new e-commerce hub in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, expected to open in 2026.

Headquartered in Singapore, SATS is one of the world’s largest providers of air cargo handling services. Together with its WFS arm, it operates an Americas-Europe-APAC network of over 215 cargo and ground handling stations in 27 countries, covering trade routes responsible for more than 50% of global air cargo volume.

Sinoair currently has regular charters operating between China and Liege Airport in Belgium, Dubai International Airport in the UAE and is looking to expand further to the rest of the world.

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