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WFS completes Aviapartner Brussels buy

[ March 2, 2026   //   ]

The Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) arm of global handler SATS has completed its acquisition of Aviapartner Cargo at Brussels Airport.

The purchase has now received full regulatory approval and will add full freighter ramp handling, towing, and airside transportation to WFS’s capabilities. Over 200 Aviapartner Cargo employees will join WFS under the terms of the agreement.

WFS opened its own operation in Brussels in 1992 and already provides warehouse handling for over 50 airlines at two facilities totalling nearly 30,000sq m. It also has a presence in Liège, offering ramp and warehouse handling for 12 airlines as well as e-commerce logistics specialist Cainiao.

Aviapartner has provided cargo handling services at Brussels Airport for 75 years, including warehousing for freight forwarders. As part of the acquisition, WFS will take over Aviapartner Cargo’s 33,000sq 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. Aviapartner will continue to deliver ground handling services for passenger airlines and executive/private aviation at Brussels Airport.

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