FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Flight Services,
formerly known as AMR Services, was selected by America West to provide
passenger and ramp services for the airline's Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL)
operations in Florida. Beginning in October, Worldwide will provide service
to two daily flights -- one to Las Vegas (LAS) and the other, a new route for
America West, to Phoenix (PHX).
Worldwide will employ 25 individuals of its existing Fort Lauderdale
operations to handle the new business. Currently, Worldwide provides
passenger and ramp services to American Airlines, Finnair and American Eagle.
Worldwide also provides services for America West at five other airports
including Burbank, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California; as well as Denver
and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Contracts range from aircraft de-icing and
snow removal to baggage handling and equipment maintenance services.
America West will offer the only daily nonstop service between Phoenix and
Fort Lauderdale, and will utilize a 150-seat A320 aircraft for both of its
flights.
"Worldwide has provided excellent service for America West and our
customers in other markets, and we look forward to bringing this same high
level of performance to our Ft. Lauderdale operations," said Mark Gurney,
America West's Vice President for Customer Service.
"Expanding services to our existing customers is a top priority with
Worldwide," according to the company's Senior Vice President of Marketing,
John Vittas. "We are proud of our relationship with America West, which is
seeing amazing growth, and we intend to do our very best to help support that
growth."
America West Airlines is the nation's ninth largest carrier and serves
more than 90 destinations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The company is
based in Phoenix at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and has hubs
at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and Port Columbus (Ohio)
International Airport. The airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of America
West Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AWA), an aviation and travel services company with
1998 sales of $2 billion.
Worldwide Flight Services is the world leader in comprehensive,
top-quality aviation services. With the recent acquisition of Miami Aircraft
Support in Florida, Worldwide now provides a full range of cargo, passenger
and ramp handling services, as well as maintenance, fueling and management
services on behalf of 200 airlines and airport authorities at more than 80 key
locations worldwide.
Worldwide was formerly AMR Services, a subsidiary of AMR Corporation,
until it was purchased by the New York-based merchant bank, Castle Harlan,
Inc. Additional information on Worldwide can be found on the company's web
site: http://www.wwflightservices.com.
SOURCE Worldwide Flight Services
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