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Bahrain awards baggage handling contract
to Vanderlande
Vanderlande has been
commissioned to sup-
ply baggage handling systems for Bahrain International Airport
(BIA). The agreement is for the design, manufacture and instal-
lation of a system capable of processing 4,700 bags per hour.
The announcement was issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain's
Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT), in
cooperation with Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), and is part
of a major airport overhaul – the Airport
Modernisation Program (AMP). The
system will feature an early bag store
with capacity for at least 600 items of
luggage and eight reclaim belts. Upon
completion, it will help to elevate BIA's
infrastructure and services, and increase
the airport's capacity to 14 million pas-
sengers a year.
Worldwide Flight Services
Acquires Consolidated
Aviation Services
Worldwide Flight Services announced
on February 29 that the company com-
pleted the acquisition of Consolidated
Aviation Services. Financial terms were
not disclosed. CAS, headquartered in
New York, serves over 250 airline cus-
tomers. WFS, which was acquired by
Platinum Equity in September 2015,
operates at major airports in more than
22 countries on fve continents. WFS
serves 300 airlines globally, including
the handling of four million tons of car-
go and 50 million airline passengers per
annum.
Dedienne Aerospace, Satair
Group Partner for Sales in
Middle East and Africa
Satair Group and Dedienne Aerospace
have entered into an exclusive agree-
ment that allows Satair to sell Dedi-
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