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Menzies set to open Sydney cargo site

Menzies Aviation is to open a facility at Western Sydney International Airport’s Cargo Precinct in late 2026. It will operate a 22,500sqm (237,000sq ft) facility for the next two decades, specializing in pharmaceutical and cool chain products, e-commerce and heavy cargo. With an elevating transfer vehicle (ETV) system capable of handling over 150 main deck ULD’s, it is expected to handle in over 150,000 tonnes a year. It will have direct airside ... [+]

WFS plans to take over Menzies in Amsterdam Schiphol

Worldwide Flight Services Holland, a member of the SATS Group, is expanding its presence in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), with the proposed acquisition of Menzies World Cargo (Amsterdam) B.V., Menzies Aviation’s general cargo handling operations at the main international airport in the Netherlands. It would increase warehouse capacity and cargo handling ... [+]

Kerry signs Macau memorandum

Hong Kong forwarder Kerry Logistics Network’s  Kerry eCommerce subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding on global customs clearance with Menzies Aviation and Menzies Macau Airport Services. It aims to strengthen Macau Airport's e-commerce cargo competitiveness and provide seamless customs clearance services for Kerry eCommerce exports through the island. [+]

Menzies appoints Mid-East cargo chief

Menzies Aviation is to appoint Anood Al-Suwaidi as senior vice president of cargo for the MEAA region from 1 January 2024. She joins Menzies Aviation from Etihad Airways where she recently served as network safety and compliance manager for the cargo division. The company has also promoted Lina El Mallah to ... [+]

Beau Paine to lead Menzies global cargo

Menzies Aviation has appointed Beau Paine as global head of cargo alongside his current role of senior vice president cargo for Oceania and South East Asia (OSEA). He joined Menzies in 2005, and has led the Australian cargo team since 2018, and the wider OSEA team since 2021. Menzies recently opened ... [+]

Freight expert joins Menzies Aviation

Menzies Aviation has appointed Carlos Font as executive vice president of Air Menzies International, replacing Jonathan Clark who has decided to take on a new role. He joins Menzies Aviation from Shipa Freight and iContainers, a digital freight forwarder, where he has been chief executive since 2019. His previous roles ... [+]

New boss for AMI

Menzies Aviation has appointed Jonathan Clark as chief executive of its Air Menzies International (AMI) airfreight and express wholesaling subsidiary from January 2018. Clark was most recently at Cargolux Airlines, where he has served as Africa director since 2016. [+]

Former Menzies boss moves to WFS

Former Menzies Aviation chief executive Craig Smyth has been appointed CEO at airfreight handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) from 29 August. He takes over from Olivier Bijaoui, who resigned in July. In his 20 years at Menzies, Smyth is credited to building the business up into one of the world’s ... [+]

Menzies signs online delivery deal

Menzies Distribution has signed a deal with cross-border e-commerce delivery specialist B2C Europe to collect packaged orders from its retail customers and deliver them to UK processing centres. B2C managing director Stuart Rivett said the move would help his company widen its customer reach in the UK market. [+]

Reaching the places other parcels carriers cannot

Menzies Distribution has acquired Inverness-based AJG Parcels in order to enter the e-commerce parcel market. It will focus on hard-to-reach areas, where it will act as a neutral consolidation partner for major parcel carriers. Beginning 20 years ago as an owner-managed operation, AJG Parcels now makes around 9,000 deliveries and ... [+]

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