News / Shake-up for ground handling as WFS founder launches Transborder Aviation network

From left: Simon Caviezel, Claudine Bonthoux from France Cargo Handling & Olivier Bijaoui

The ground handling market – and e-commerce – is set for a makeover with the formation of a new global network by WFS founder Olivier Bijaoui and Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS) founder Simon Caviezel.

The pair have set up US-based Transborder Aviation Holdings, which plans to identify acquisition targets and potential new operations and take on the incumbent handlers – including WFS.

This month Mr Bijaoui announced he had bought a stake in Paris CDG-based France Cargo Holdings, which has 12 domestic locations, as ...