DALLAS, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Flight Services, Inc., a leading
independent provider of quality aviation services, announced that its European
subsidiary, SFS, was recently awarded a contract to provide cargo handling
services for American Airlines at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). The contract
covers all American's flights through both London Heathrow and Gatwick
airports.
SFS, a leading European cargo handler, operates a cargo-handling network
throughout major gateways including: Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly),
Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Madrid and Barcelona, Frankfurt, Brussels,
and London Heathrow.
The contract, beginning January 1, 2001, will handle 112 flights per week
in SFS' newly acquired 85,000 square foot facility. SFS will operate a daily
trucking service to connect with American's flights through Gatwick. The
flights will consist of seven B777s, one 767-300, four 767-200s, and five
A300-600s. Worldwide will add 90 new employees to handle the expected cargo
volumes in excess of 82,000 tons for 2001. Worldwide currently provides a
variety of aviation services to American Airlines at several locations while
SFS already handles American at Paris, Madrid, Brussels, and Rome.
"We are excited about our new service partnership with American Airlines
in London," said Pete Pappas, chairman & CEO for Worldwide Flight Services.
"We will continue to provide the same consistent quality service to American
in London that we are currently providing at other locations. We are
especially proud of the strong customer service relationship between American
and SFS throughout Europe."
"This is the largest single cargo handling contract in Europe," said
Olivier Bijaoui, senior vice president international and cargo worldwide for
Worldwide Flight Services. "Last year, American Airlines moved 85,000 tons of
cargo through London and with the continued introduction of its B777s, we
expect this to exceed 100,000 tons next year."
Worldwide Flight Services, Inc., owned by New York investment bank Castle
Harlan, Inc., is the world's leading independent provider of quality aviation
services. The company currently provides cargo, passenger, ramp handling, and
a variety of technical assistance services to more than 300 airlines and
airport authorities in 99 locations around the world. For more information
about Worldwide Flight Services, Inc., visit http://www.worldwideflight.com.
SOURCE Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.
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