![]() But that changed in the first half of 2019 amid a global slowdown. Tonnage growth continued as the airline posted its 13th straight year of increase in 2017, and in the last five years, compound average tonnage growth has been 12%. Service was added to Oslo, Norway Phnom Penh, Cambodia Karaganda, Kazakhstan Seattle Houston London and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The following year saw a 30% year-over-year rise in tonnage for January 2016 and a third weekly flight to Singapore added. During his tenure, the airline set a record with over 100 touchdowns in Frankfurt, Germany, in a single month during 2015 and earned Best Overall Carrier of the Year at the Payload Asia Awards. Lazarez joined ABC in 2013 as operations director, becoming general director in 2015. " believes that the decisions aimed at restructuring of management team and increase of operational effectiveness will allow the group to get back to the growth strategy this year," the company said. In a short statement announcing the change, the company said Glushnev's "key focus will be to restore ABC customers' confidence." Glushnev was most recently director of operations for ABC. Volga-Dnepr's Board of Directors has appointed Nikolay Glushnev general director of AirBridgeCargo. This facility is in addition to the handler’s 9,000 sq m handling centre at Brucargo West, which opened two years ago.A 6% cargo volume decline has led to a shake-up for Volga-Dnepr Group, the managing company for three air cargo carriers - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) and ATRAN Airlines (ATRAN). In addition to Liege, WFS also provides cargo handling services for ABC in Frankfurt, Madrid and Paris as well as in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles and Hong Kong.Įarlier this year, WFS also opened a new cargo terminal at Brussels Airport. We thank ABC for giving us this great opportunity, which supports our own long-term plans in Belgium.” ![]() “These types of contracts provide stability for both partners, are great news for our employees, and enable us to support AirBridgeCargo’s long-term growth strategy which requires us to deliver high quality, reliable and innovative cargo handling services for its global customers. This 10-year contract in Liege follows our announcement in June of a three-year handling agreement with ABC at our new cargo terminal in Atlanta. The 12,500 sq m cargo terminal can process up to 150,000 tonnes of airfreight each year and it has a dedicated pharma zone for temperature-controlled products, enabling WFS’ team to handle pharma and perishable goods.īarry Nassberg, group chief commercial officer at WFS, commented: “We are extremely proud that AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Volga-Dnepr Group are making this long-term commitment to working with WFS. WFS has subleased half of ABC’s new cargo terminal at Liege Airport. The handler will also process cargo for other Volga-Dnepr Group airlines at Liege when required. Freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has selected ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its cargo operations at Liege Airport.Īs part of the 10-year contract, WFS will process cargo on AirBridgeCargo’s Boeing 747F incoming and outbound flights, which fly from Liege 15 times per week. ![]()
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