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WFS Opens New Cargo Terminal
at Brussels Airport
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has
future-proofed its growing handling operation at Brussels Airport with the opening
of a modern 250,000-tonne capacity cargo
terminal, designed to optimize speed and
deliver self-service and real-time information for airlines and freight forwarders.

The new 25,000 sq. m. facility is in
addition to WFS' 11,000 m. warehouse
and office operation at the airport which
opened in the Brucargo West development
zone in 2019.
" Brussels Airport and its cargo community are very progressive, " said Marc
Claesen, senior vice president commercial
EMEAA at WFS. " WFS is taking the leading role in providing the market with a
product and digital tools which meet the
requirements of modern-day cargo handling, and which gives us the capacity to
grow. We believe more airlines will choose
to partner with us. "
The new cargo terminal incorporates
a dedicated pharma zone, which will
become both IATA CEIV Pharma and
GDP certified in 2021. It also combines
a perishables handling facility and will
house a new EU Border Inspection Post
and is fully equipped with state-of-theart security access controls and cargo
screening technologies in compliance with
WFS' global commitment to deliver the
highest standards of safety and security.
The new facility is part of a €100 million investment by Brussels Airport in the
cargo zone at the airport.

ISAGO Aligns with ICAO Ground
Handling Manual
The International Air Transport Association
(IATA) announced that the 10th edition of

NBAA Maintenance
Conference

March 24-25

NBAA Leadership Summit
Virtual Event
the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Standards Manual is now
available. The standards and recommended
practices contained in the latest edition have
been updated to align fully with corresponding guidelines issued by the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
ISAGO is a standardized and structured
audit program for ground service providers that aims to improve ground safety by
reducing ground damage and accidents/
incidents.
" Fully aligning the ISAGO Standards
with ICAO's Manual on Ground Handling (ICAO Doc 10121) ensures that GSPs
on the ISAGO registry apply the same
global best practices in ground operations,
including at the same level required of airlines and airports for the management of
safety, " said Catalin Cotrut, IATA's director
audit programs.
ISAGO now includes the audit of
passenger, employee health and other
requirements that reflect the new operational circumstances brought about by the
COVID-19 pandemic. This also includes
state- and industry-developed best practices and guidelines so that GSPs can specifically address these pandemic related
issues/requirements.

April 20

European Business Aviation
SAF Summit
Virtual Event

April 20-21

inter airport CONNECT
Virtual Event

April 25-27

CNS Partnership Conference
Miami, FL

April 27-29

MRO Americas
Orlando, FL

May 18-19

EBACE Connect
Virtual Event

dnata Adopts IATA's DG
AutoCheck Platform for
Dangerous Goods Handling

dnata became the first global air services
provider to adopt IATA's Dangerous Goods
AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) platform for the
acceptance of dangerous goods shipments.
IATA's solution will help dnata further
enhance safety and improve the handling of
dangerous goods at over 20 airports globally.
" We are delighted to deliver this
innovation to our customers. DG Auto-

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