Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has completed its acquisition of Aviapartner Cargo’s operations at Brussels Airport.
WFS said the purchase has now received “full regulatory approval” and added the deal would add full freighter ramp handling, towing, and airside transportation capabilities.
WFS will also take over Aviapartner Cargo’s 33,000 sq m cargo terminal at the airport, which houses two specialist pharmaceutical handling areas, a Phyto Sanitary inspection point, and dedicated mail and courier handling services.
“Over 200 Aviapartner Cargo employees will join WFS under the terms of the agreement,” WFS said.
“The acquisition supports WFS’s growing footprint and investment in the Belgian air cargo market,” it added.
Philippe Torry, WFS managing director, Belgium, said: “The addition of freighter and ramp handling capabilities to the WFS portfolio in Brussels will also boost our growth opportunities with both existing and new clients.”
Terms of the deal were not revealed. News of the deal first broke last month.
WFS said that it had opened its own operation in Brussels in 1992 and currently provides warehouse handling for over 50 airlines at two facilities spanning nearly 30,000 sq m.
Meanwhile, Aviapartner has provided cargo handling services at Brussels Airport for 75 years, including the provision of warehousing for freight forwarding companies.
Aviapartner will continue to deliver ground handling services for passenger airlines and executive/private aviation at Brussels Airport.
