Etihad Cargo extends handling framework
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has renewed its cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).
The three-year framework extension will see WFS continue to provide the flag carrier of the UAE with warehouse and cargo handling services in New York-JFK and Washington-IAD, Bangkok, London-LHR, Paris-CDG and Brussels, processing +120,000 t of the carrier's annual volumes. After expanding the warehouse operations portfolio to include Madrid last November, WFS will also begin services in Frankfurt from 15 February.
Having become the second carrier to obtain Iata CEIV certifications for both pharmaceutical and perishable logistics, Etihad Cargo’s partnership with WFS enhances its end-to-end cool-chain solutions in at CDG and BRU, where WFS also holds CEIV accreditations for its warehouse operations. (ah)