Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has achieved Cargo iQ certification for its cargo handling operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA).
The accreditation covers some 50 major airport stations in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and Thailand.
Supported by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Cargo iQ is composed of some 60 major airlines, freight forwarders, ground handling agents, trucking companies, and IT solution providers globally. The group’s mission is to create and implement quality standards for the worldwide air cargo industry through a system of shipment planning and performance monitoring based on common business processes and milestones.
Cargo iQ’s Master Operating Plan (MOP) describes the standard end-to-end process of transporting air cargo and introduces standardized performance monitoring for the duration of shipment movements from consignor to consignee.
These include key export milestones such as shipment acceptance into the warehouse, confirmation that shipments are ready for carriage and have been manifested, and departed.