SF Airlines Honors WFS with Partnership Award

Published: Monday, January 27, 2025

SF Airlines awarded WFS for outstanding freighter handling and warehouse services at LAX and JFK, recognizing quality and reliability.

The award also acknowledges the safety and security compliance delivered by the WFS team in LAX and JFK as well as the strong communication between SF Airlines and WFS personnel.

WFS won its first contract with SF Airlines in North America in 2018 for cargo handling at New York JFK and later added Los Angeles to its working partnership.

SATS and WFS also provide cargo handling services for the cargo airline in Singapore, Bangkok, Frankfurt, and Liege.

“WFS is honored to have received this award and to be supporting SF Airlines’ Overseas Strategy to expand its international logistics capabilities through the reliability and safety of our operations. SF Airlines is successfully leveraging strategic partnerships like the one with SATS and WFS to strengthen its network reach, freight capacity, and service capabilities in key global markets,” said José Canales, SVP, Commercial & Business Development, Americas at WFS.

Cargo Handling services

In July 2024, SATS, the world’s largest provider of air cargo handling services and Asia’s pre-eminent provider of food solutions, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SF Group, the leading express delivery and logistics service provider in China and globally, to expand strategic collaboration and supply chain optimisation into a global footprint.

This included the official opening in October 2024, of a new airside logistics centre for SF Express Singapore located at the SATS Core A warehouse in Changi Airfreight Centre.

The new facility optimizes export and import operations, resulting in improved flexibility and faster turnaround times for customers.

The development facilitates the enhancement of SF Express Singapore’s expansion across Southeast Asia and globally.

SF Airlines Expands Fleet and Operations

Last year, a B747-400F arrived at Ezhou Huahu Airport, officially joining SF Airlines’ fleet.

This marked the first new capacity addition for SF Airlines in 2024. Another aircraft of the same model was also delivered to Ezhou Huahu Airport, increasing SF Airlines’ fleet size to 87 with these two 747 aircraft.

This marked the first time SF Airlines added new capacity at Ezhou Huahu Airport.

The airline plans to operate the new aircraft on international routes from Ezhou, expanding its network and positioning Ezhou as a gateway to “cover the whole country and link the whole world.”

According to the fleet development plan, the airline retired one B747-400 at the beginning of the year and put two newly introduced B747-400Fs into operation starting in March.

This increased the total number of this aircraft type to four, further enhancing the overall capacity of the fleet.

In response to growing market demand, the airline is actively improving its safety management and strengthening its operational and security capabilities.

This effort aims to continuously develop safe, efficient, and reliable air logistics services, contributing to stable economic development.