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BUSINESS BUZZ

mer schedule. WFS has also expanded
its working relationship with WIZZ in
Spain, which saw WFS supply ground
handling services for over 1,700 flights in
Madrid in 2019. WIZZ has now extended
its contract to also include Seville,
where WFS now handles the airline's
twice-weekly A320 charter flights from
Bucharest.
"In these challenging times, these new
contracts are very welcome news for our
ground and cargo handling teams in
Spain and reflect our reputation for providing the most resilient levels of safety,
security and customer service," said Josep
Fargas, managing director Spain of WFS'
ground handling division.

Menzies Aviation Awarded
Contract with Air FranceKLM in Canada

Menzies Aviation announced a new contract with Air France-KLM at Toronto
Pearson Airport, which will run for
three years, starting on Sept. 1, 2020 with
Menzies set to provide ground handling
operations and cabin cleaning services,
representing approximately 900-plus
flights per year.
"It is great to see us broadening and
strengthening our existing relationship
with Air France KLM," John Redmond,
Menzie's executive vice president, Americas said. "This award is a testament to
the success of our partnership so far and
the hard work delivered by Menzies Aviation employees on the ground."

GTA dnata Set to Launch
Vancouver Operations

GTA dnata, dnata's joint-venture company in Canada, has been awarded a fiveyear ground handling license and will
establish operations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The company

will provide ramp, passenger and cargo
warehousing services to airlines with a
team of highly trained, customer-oriented aviation professionals. GTA dnata
will commence operations at YVR in the
fourth quarter of 2020.
"We are thrilled to expand our network
and launch operations in Vancouver,"
said Mario D'Urso, GTA dnata's chairman. "The time is right for us to make
this move as our commitment to safety,
quality and service excellence is now
more important than ever. We thank
the Vancouver Airport Authority for
this opportunity and look forward to
a successful start-up and much future
success."

Swissport Wins Qatar
Airways Cargo Business

Swissport and Qatar Airways Cargo
renewed their agreement covering airport
ground services and cargo handling at
Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The contract includes ramp
handling and air cargo warehousing as
well as the handling of general cargo,
pharmaceuticals, dangerous goods and
temperature-sensitive goods. The contract is valid until the end of 2025.
Via its Manchester and Birmingham
warehouses, Swissport can also link
Qatar Airways Cargo to regional airports
across the UK utilizing its road feeder

services to Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol,
East Midlands, Glasgow and Newcastle,
which are not served directly.
These new five-year contracts begin
Sept. 1, 2020.
"We are honored to again be entrusted
by Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the
leading air cargo carriers," said Rudolf
Steiner, Swissport's senior vice president
cargo for EMEA. "Through consistent
performance and reliable quality delivered across all airports, we continue to
prove the value of our services to our
global customers."

SAS Awards Major Ground
Services Contract to WGH

Widerøe Ground Handling (WGH) has
signed a new contract with SAS to work
in partnership delivering ground services
at 12 Norwegian airports.
"We are very proud that SAS have reiterated their confidence and trust in us.
The fact that we have regained the contract at 12 out of 15 airports shows that
the effort invested by the whole company
in recent years has paid dividends," says
Marius Myhre, CEO of WGH.
This new partnership will take effect
from Feb. 1 and encompasses the following airports: Kirkenes, Alta, Lakselv,
Svalbard, Evenes, Bodø, Trondheim,
Kristiansund, Molde, Stavanger, Haugesund and Ålesund. WGH will also retain
a presence in Kristiansand, Bergen and
Tromsø.
"SAS has great partnerships with our
ground services providers at Norwegian
airports. We look forward to continuing
to ensure safe, secure travel experiences
for our passengers in cooperation with
WGH," said Gunilla Olsson, VP of global
line stations at SAS Ground Handling.

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