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WFS to build flying fish terminal in Oslo

Handler Worldwide Flight Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sjømatterminalen to operate the Seafood Center at Oslo Airport. It will handle up to 250,000 tons a year and meet industry requirements for cool chain logistics. Construction of the terminal is expected to start in April 2019, with opening in 2021. Airfreighted Norwegian seafood as air cargo is expected to reach s 230,000 tons in 2018 and Oslo is ... [+]

Handler WFS changes hands

Investment firm Cerberus Capital Management is to acquire Worldwide Flight Services from Platinum Equity. Paris-headquartered WFS is the world’s largest air cargo handler with a presence in 198 airports in 22 countries. [+]

Singapore extends handling contract

Singapore Airlines has renewed its cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in London and Paris. At Heathrow, WFS handles cargo on Singapore Airlines’ double daily A380-800 services and its twice-daily 777-300 operations to Singapore. This is in addition to twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 freighter services, which depart Heathrow every ... [+]

WFS buys out Ireland partners

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. Gerry Jackson retired from the company at the end of 2017 but Brendan Byrne will continue as president of WFS Ireland. The ... [+]

WFS signs Big Apple lease

Airfreight handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a 15-year lease on a new 346,000 sq ft cargo terminal, the first phase of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Vision Plan to enhance ageing facilities at the US gateway. WFS is already one of the largest handlers ... [+]

It’s all under control in Copenhagen

French-owned air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) - the world’s largest - opened a new temperature-controlled facility in Copenhagen for pharmaceuticals in mid-December. The investment would support WFS’ airline customers’ growing pharma volumes and WFS’ own IATA CEIV Pharma certification programme in Denmark, which it expects to complete in early ... [+]

WFS to handle Paris airshow

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is once again the official ground handler for the world’s largest aerospace event, the 52nd International Paris Air Show from 19 to 25 June. WFS has been the official ground handling partner of the Air Show at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions since 2001 and this ... [+]

WFS wins Pakistan handling contract

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide cargo handling and trucking services for Pakistan International Airlines flights at London Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester. WFS operations director, UK & Ireland, Cliff McKrell, said: “PIA has recognised the value of having a single cargo handler at all three ... [+]

Former Menzies boss moves to WFS

Former Menzies Aviation chief executive Craig Smyth has been appointed CEO at airfreight handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) from 29 August. He takes over from Olivier Bijaoui, who resigned in July. In his 20 years at Menzies, Smyth is credited to building the business up into one of the world’s ... [+]

WFS to buy US handler

Airfreight handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is to acquire Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS) in the US. WFS itself was acquired by Platinum Equity in September 2015, and is present at over 145 major airports in more than 22 countries, handling over 4 million tons of cargo a year. In November ... [+]

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