Outsourced aviation company Atlas Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with SATS and its Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) handling arm to expand global cooperation.
It aims to build on the existingworking relationships, particularly in North America where WFS provides handling for the airline at Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Miami, New York JFK, and Seattle. The agreement will expand cooperation in Singapore, the headquarters of the SATS Group, as well as in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and includes warehouse services, freighter ramp handling, and crew transport solutions.
The MoU is the first of its kind between Atlas Air, which operates the world’s largest fleet of B747 freighters and SATS, one of the world’s largest providers of air cargo handling services.
The partners will collaborate on the development of digital and automation solutions to provide expanded supply chain visibility and traceability of cargo throughout the combined networks.
They have also pledged to achieve further collaboration on major international airfreight trade lanes and cooperate on green and low-carbon initiatives.