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Worldwide Flight Services and products (WFS), a member of the SATS Community, has won a 5-yr license to provide ramp handling for plane at Fresh York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport’s Terminal 4.

The license changed into awarded by JFK Worldwide Air Terminal (JFKIAT) – the operator of JFK’s Terminal 4 – and follows an intensive review of doubtless carrier suppliers’ operations, presence at JFK and in North America, financial space, security file and processes, and carrier testimonials.

WFS is already an established provider of passenger products and services for airlines at JFK, serving 12 airlines across all terminals, for passengers travelling on higher than 3,500 flights each yr.

The recent under-the-soar ramp handling license becomes effective from October 1, 2024. It covers all ramp handling activities and cabin cleansing products and services.

“This is a colossal step forward for our ground handling operation at JFK’s Terminal 4. It permits WFS to provide a full, halt-to-halt carrier for passengers and plane,” mentioned Mike Simpson, CEO the Americas at WFS. “We commend JFKIAT on their thorough evaluation of handling suppliers as piece of their alternative course of, which underlines the importance of this license. This equipped WFS with the chance to camouflage our strengths and capabilities in providing accurate and world class ramp handling products and services to boot to our breadth of trip in ground handling operations, our dedication to security, native recordsdata, worldwide reach, and financial strength to fund investments.”

“We’re angry to enter into this strategic partnership with WFS to provide World Class Floor Dealing with products and services to T4 airlines,” mentioned Susana Desa, Vice President of Operations at JFKIAT. “Their progressive and sustainable potential to under soar operations completely aligns with the values of JFKIAT and Terminal 4.”

Fresh York’s JFK is one in all WFS’ 81 stations in Canada and the United States offering community connectivity throughout North America and globally.

Dayna Harap