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    ECS expands augmented GSA concept

    2022-02-07T11:32:17Z

    ECS Group has continued to roll out its augmented GSA concept with the addition of 10 new products.The company's augmented GSA concept was announced last year and allows customers to pick and choose which services and products they would like to utilise rather than a 'one-size-fits all' solution.The concept is ...

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    ECS secures contract extension with Royal Brunei

    2022-01-31T12:20:43Z

    Photo: ECS GroupGSSA ECS Group has secured a two-year contract extension with Royal Brunei Airlines to represent the cargo division of the airline at a mix of online and offline destinations across nine territories and 26 countries.These territories are South East Asia, Australia, China, Middle East/Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, India, ...

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    ECS and Wiremind team up on technology

    2022-01-17T09:40:02Z

    GSSA ECS and flight optimisation technology firm Wiremind are teaming up to launch a new cargo-focused digital technology developer.The two companies - through ECS' Cargo Digital Factory solutions developer and Wiremind Cargo - will launch standalone company CargoTech, which aims to develop new digital solutions for the air cargo industry.Existing ...

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    ECS Group adopts CHAMP’s Cargospot SaaS version

    2021-10-13T10:52:18Z

    CHAMP Cargosystems and ECS Group have signed a new Cargospot contract, continuing a relationship which began in 2002, when the original contract was signed.The new contract is based on the latest Software as a Service (SaaS) version of CHAMP’s vastly improved Cargo Management Application, Cargospot.Cargospot brings “better service, better technologies, ...

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    ECS goes to a new level with Augmented GSA concept

    2021-10-11T13:11:41Z

    Adrien Thominet. Source: ECSECS has launched its Augmented GSA concept based on the four key pillars of new abilities, technology, commercial, and sustainability.Rapidly increasing use of digital platforms, ever more complex commodities and regulations, and a growing emphasis on sustainability, means that companies which do not or cannot adapt to ...

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    ECS Group promotes Thominet to executive chairman

    2021-09-13T11:46:12Z

    Image source: ECS GroupGeneral sales and services agent (GSSA) ECS Group has promoted Adrien Thominet from chief executive to executive chairman.Thominet, who has worked at ECS Group for more than 25 years, was previously chief operating officer in 2011 and became chief executive in 2017.Thominet commented: “Given the disruption and ...

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    CMA CGM air cargo service to launch with Chicago flights

    2021-02-23T17:08:05Z

    Shipping line group CMA CGM's entry into the air cargo market will begin on March 8 with flights between Liege and Chicago.Flights will be offered by the company's airfreight division, CMA CGM Air Cargo, and will be operated by Air Belgium using an A330-200F.The aircraft will be joined on March ...

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    ECS targets e-commerce with new mail business

    2020-12-07T14:28:16Z

    Cargo sales agent ECS Group is targeting the growing e-commerce market through the launch of a mail solutions business.GSA Mail Solutions will cater for airlines and postal operators allowing them to outsource mail and e-commerce activities, as well as offering transport solutions to postal operators through its 140 airline customers' ...

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    ECS continues digital drive

    2020-11-02T15:52:12Z

    ECS Group has rolled out a series of new new digital technologies to meet the changing needs of customers.The GSSA said it is now able to offer all of its clients the services of its Cargo Revenue Optimization department, which offers commercial planning, pricing, analysis, real-time reporting and decision-making support ...

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    ECS Group pays tribute to ground handlers' essential work during virus outbreak

    2020-04-08T10:04:10Z

    Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) cargo handler Global Services Handling (GSH) has been handling an increasing number of freighter flights following the coronavirus outbreak.Alluding to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the aviation sector, the handler's parent company ECS highlighted the "essential nature of handling teams, without whom airfreight ...

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    Etihad Cargo partners with ECS Group subsidiaries as part of strategised commercial transformation

    2020-02-28T11:18:54Z

    Etihad Cargo has entered into cargo service provider (CSP) agreements with ECS Group subsidiaries.As part of one of the agreements, Globe Air will provide Etihad Cargo with "customer services, reservations, post-flight support, operations support, accounting and billing support services" at Etihad Cargo's hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, ...

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    Nok Air signs up with ECS Group

    2019-11-07T09:10:29Z

    L-R: Chirasak Chandratat (AVS GSA TH), Monchai Jirakiertivadhana (AVS GSA), Wutthiphum Jurangkool (Nok Air), Pravej Ongartsittigul (Nok Air)Low-cost Thai carrier Nok Air has concluded a Total Cargo Management (TCM) agreement with GSSA ECS Group.AVS GSA Thailand, a subsidiary of ECS Group, is leading the contract to manage capacity sales and ...

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    Globe Air Cargo launches animal transportation service

    2019-10-16T12:50:19Z

    Globe Air Cargo (GAC) UK, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has launched 'PetCare by ECS Group', a service that transports pets by air to and from the UK.The service allows pets to travel on the same flight* as their owners, in a heat-controlled environment. It also advises customers of the ...

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    ECS recruits van de Weg as ‘disruptive force’

    2019-10-07T11:08:47Z

    ECS Group has recruited Robert van de Weg as chief commercial officer to act as “a disruptive force” to help the GSSA reinvent itself “to embody a new business model”.“We’re completely redefining the contours of what we do,” said Adrien Thominet, ECS Group chief executive. "We’ve created a robust set-up ...

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    Former ECS Group chief marketing officer launches new agency business

    2019-10-02T15:26:25Z

    Audrey Serdjebi, former chief communications and marketing officer at ECS Group, has launched an airfreight communications agency, Lemon Queen.Serdjebi says that the new agency can offer expertise in organising events such as the NexGenLeaders challenge at ECS, which aimed to recognise up-and-coming airfreight businesses and talent."Organising these challenges is the ...

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    ECS Group expands Australasia presence with Wexco acquisition

    2019-10-02T11:51:30Z

    Australia and New Zealand-based Wexco (not to be confused with Wexco Cargo GSSA) has been acquired by the ECS Group as it looks to expand its presence in the region."Through this acquisition, ECS Group is developing its presence all around the world and has reaffirmed its leadership position," ECS said."The ...

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    Globe Air Cargo Turkey signs exclusivity contract with EgyptAir Cargo

    2019-09-03T14:39:04Z

    Globe Air Cargo Turkey (GAC TR), a Turkish subsidiary of the ECS Group, has signed an exclusivity contract with EgyptAir Cargo. From September, GAC TR will market the airline's cargo.The exclusivity contract is a step forwards for GAC TR, which has been recognised by EgyptAir Cargo as a preferred sales ...

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    ECS continues European expansion with new office in Portugal

    2019-08-27T09:39:15Z

    ECS Group has opened an office in Porto (OPO), continuing the GSSA's European development strategy to expand its network.“Opening an office in Portugal was a necessity in order to meet growing market demand on the Iberian peninsula, to offer even more options to our clients, and, of course, to continue ...

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    Air Europa expands Nordic GSA deal to include Finland and Norway

    2019-07-05T10:47:49Z

    Air Europa has appointed Nordic GSA as its sales agent covering Finland and Norway.The deal comes shortly after the airline appointed the GSA, which is part of the ECS group, to look after its cargo business in Sweden.“It’s always extremely rewarding when an airline wants to take an existing partnership ...

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    ECS reveals winners of innovation competition

    2019-06-12T09:39:51Z

    ECS Innovation Project Grand JuryThe ECS group has revealed the three winners of its #NexGenLeaders innovation challenge.The #NexGenLeaders competition is split into three different categories – students, start-ups and employees of the ESC Group.In the ECS Group employees category, the winner is Cargo Assistant, represented by Jonatan Jiménez, who developed ...