WFS grows international Pharma
Opens several new facilities worldwide
JFK International Airport is
the home of the only GDP Certified
Pharma facility, Worldwide Flight
Services, (WFS) in Building 66.
When opened in 2019, Worldwide
Flight Services (WFS) and Swiss
World Cargo became New York’s
first Good Distribution Practice
(GDP) compliant Pharma facility
with the certification at JFK airport.
Michael Simpson, WFS’ executive
vice president Americas, said:
“We will continue to expand our
network of certified facilities, adding
to our current list of JFK and
Miami in the Americas as well as
multiple locations in Europe.”
And they did, adding Good Distribution
Practice (GDP) certifications
for its temperature controlled
Pharma facilities across the globe
in Copenhagen, Miami, Paris CDG
airports and most recently at two
hubs in So. Africa In October 2019.
The awarding of GDP accreditation
in Johannesburg and Cape Town
followed an audit of WFS’ cargo operations
by DQS, one of the world’s
leading certification bodies for
management systems worldwide.
These investments also include
equipment and supplies. WFS
Pharma in Paris is the only facility
owned by a ground handler dedicated
This all-new award recognizes the crucial importance of safe, efficient and pioneering cargo handling services.
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WFS CONGRATULATES JOE PALERMO & HIS JFK TEAM
WINNERS OF PRIDE OF GROUND HANDLING AWARDS
Worldwide Flight Services Joe and his team, Hugo Pena, Eddie Delasales, Michelle Petgrave, Tameka Thomas, Donna
Ramdyhan, Tenisha George, Rajkumar Sukhra, Amin Hosein are recipients for the Best Cargo Handling Operations Award.
Worldwide Flight Services was chosen from a global selection of providers and received the coveted Best Cargo Handling
Operation award from Ground Handling International at their conference in Amsterdam in the last quarter of 2019.
WFS is the only GDP certified Pharma facility at JFK Airport, Bldg.66 under Joe Palermo's management.
For More WFS Information Contact: Phil Jensen, pjensen@wfs.aero
to pharmaceuticals at Paris
Charles de Gaulle (CDG). and will be
fully GDP certified and also become
IATA CEIV Pharma certified when
opened. This is part of an initiative
launched by Group ADP within
the cargo community at Paris-CDG
Airport, to fully support WFS’ dedicated
temperature-controlled service
to maintain strict control of
the distribution chain, therefore
protecting the quality and integrity
of healthcare and life science products.
WFS will have a strategic advantage
in the air cargo handling
market with a stronger, more competitive
and enhanced service. WFS
Pharma facilities are served by exclusively
designed temperature-controlled
three-pallet trailers and cool
dollies as part of WFS’ end-to-end
airport handling solution and works
in accordance with the strict temperature
requirements for specific
pharmaceutical product groups. As
an additional measure of WFS compliance
and excellence, Building 66
Manager Joe Palermo and his staff
were bestowed with the Pride of
Ground Handling Award by Ground
Handling International in November
of 2019.
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