TORONTO, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Flight Services, the world's
leading independent aviation services provider, was selected by Continental
Airlines and Continental Express to provide ramp services at Toronto's Pearson
International Airport (YYZ).
Worldwide will begin servicing seven Continental B737 daily flights and
five Continental Express regional jet daily flights on Feb. 27. The new
contract calls for a 40-person work force. Most of the staff will be drawn
from the company's existing work force at YYZ, as a number of part-time
employees are offered full-time employment.
Worldwide also provides services to Continental, Continental Express and
Continental Micronesia at 13 other airports throughout the United States and
Canada. The company serves 12 other airline customers at YYZ, with a variety
of airline services.
"We are certainly pleased to add Pearson International to the growing list
of airports we serve for Continental and Continental Express," said Mark
Dunkerley, president and COO of Worldwide Flight Services. "We appreciate the
confidence the airline has shown in Worldwide and our terrific staff, and we
will continue to provide the top notch service they have come to expect."
"Worldwide has provided excellent service for Continental in our other
markets," said Mark Adams, regional manager of operations and cargo for
Continental in Canada. "We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial
business partnership."
Continental Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the United States,
and offers more than 2,200 departures daily to 130 domestic and 85
international destinations. Continental Express is a regional air carrier for
Continental Airlines, serving more than six million customers annually. The
airline offers more than 920 daily departures to more than 100 cities from its
major hub airports in Cleveland, Houston and Newark.
Worldwide Flight Services provides a wide range of services on behalf of
300 airlines, air carriers and airport authorities in 92 locations around the
world. These services include cargo, passenger and ramp handling, as well as
technical assistance such as passenger boarding bridge maintenance, fueling
and management services.
Worldwide Flight Services was acquired on March 31, 1999 by a private
equity investment fund managed by Castle Harlan, Inc., a New York-based
merchant bank.
Also in 1999, Worldwide acquired Miami Aircraft Support, Inc. in Florida
and Aerolink International, Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pa., continuing to strengthen
its position as one of the world's largest independent aviation service
providers.
Additional information about Worldwide Flight Services can be accessed via
the Internet at http://www.wwflightservices.com.
SOURCE Worldwide Flight Services
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