Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has announced the renewal of its global cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services, WFS, the world’s largest air cargo handler, with Frankfurt and Madrid joining six existing gateways in Europe, Asia and the United States.
The three-year framework extension will see WFS continue to provide Etihad Cargo with warehouse and cargo handling services at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington DC’s Dulles International Airport in the United States, Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, as well as key European gateways at London Heathrow, Paris-Charles De Gaulle and Brussels Airport. The six airports handle in excess of 120,000 tonnes of Etihad Cargo air cargo annually.
Following the expansion of the above warehouse operations portfolio to include Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas in November 2019, WFS will now also begin services at Frankfurt Airport from February 15, 2020.
Having launched an all-encompassing transformation programme in 2018, Etihad Cargo has since witnessed significant change across its fleet and network, evolved its commercial proposition, and overhauled its physical and digital infrastructure. The agreement with WFS is the latest involving infrastructure and warehouse support, and follows a framework signed with Abu Dhabi Airports Company in December 2019 to upgrade its existing facilities at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Source : Various Agencies