Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) has signed a new long-term cargo handling agreement with China Airlines, further extending their partnership at Frankfurt Airport, Germany's main air cargo hub, to over 25 years.

China Airlines signed its first cargo handling agreement in 2000 with FCS, a subsidiary of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), part of the SATS Group.

Today, it is FCS's longest-standing airline customer, transporting some 25,000 tons of cargo annually on its Boeing 777 flights connecting Frankfurt and Taipei.

The new contract commences in August 2024.

It also further extends China Airlines' partnership with WFS, which handles cargo for the airline in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as in India, Thailand, and North America.

"Over two decades, we have established a strong collaboration and partnership with China Airlines and its team in Germany. We are proud of the reliable flight operations we jointly deliver and appreciative of the airline's long-term commitment to FCS," said Claus Wagner, managing director of FCS.

"Our success in winning this most recent tender in a very competitive commercial environment is driven by our constant focus on providing high quality service levels and competitive advantages for China Airlines and its customers," he added.

FCS is the largest airline-independent cargo handler at Frankfurt Airport, Europe's largest cargo airport.

FCS operates a 48,000-square-meter warehouse with direct access to the airport apron. The company serves around 50 international airline customers and manages approximately 600,000 tons of cargo per year. This also involves an increasing number of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical shipments, which are handled in their specialised facility certified for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and IATA CEIV Pharma.

FCS also provides solutions for e-commerce handling and special handling as well as storage for vulnerable cargo and Dangerous Goods shipments, including radioactive material.