Etihad Cargo inks cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services

Etihad Cargo + WFS sign strategic partnership: The UAE’s Etihad Cargo has signed a three-year partnership contract with cargo handling organization Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS Group member, for cargo handling services at more than 12 major international airports, according to a press release. Under the partnership contract, WFS will handle over 150k tonnes of cargo annually for the airline. The value of the contract was not disclosed.

Lots and lots of airports: The contract renews existing cargo handling agreements at airports in Bangkok, Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Madrid, Paris CDG, New York JFK, and Washington Dulles. It also adds airport stations to Etihad’s portfolio including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bengaluru, Boston, Copenhagen, and Chicago.

Background: Etihad and WFS inked their first cargo handling agreement in Frankfurt in 2005. The airline’s “long-standing partnership with WFS and addition of new stations are a direct reflection of a shared commitment to consistently delivering high-quality air cargo solutions globally,” said Etihad Cargo cargo operations and delivery head Thomas Schürmann.