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ECS continues recent acquisition spree in Morocco
GSSA ECS has continued its recent acquisition spree with the purchase of its Morocco-based partner.The ECS Group today announced it had acquired its partner of more than two decades EFIS MAROC.EFIS MAROC offers GSSA, air cargo, road and logistics services from its headquarters in Casablanca."Their expertise includes supervising the handling ...
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Royal Brunei selects Globe Air Cargo China for GSA services
Royal Brunei Airlines has contracted Globe Air Cargo China - part of the ECS Group - to provide General Sales Agent (GSA) services covering China.The deal aligns with the two firms' cooperation in other countries and will cover around 100 tons of cargo for 2023.Globe Air Cargo said the main ...
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CargoTech invests in CharterSync portal
Investment and development organisation CargoTech has invested in the CharterSync portal as it looks to recruit and expand.The investment comes at an important time for the cargo charter portal after it recently launched updates that cover the end-to-end process and is now looking to grow the team.In a recent interview ...
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ECS expands back office services with India addition
ECS has added a new service centre in India to its back office offering - Squair - on the back of rising demand for air waybill (AWB) verification.The new Squair Service Center is in Mumbai and is the first the company has opened in Asia.ECS said that as demand for ...
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MSC Air Cargo adds GSSA
Recently launched MSC Air Cargo has selected the ECS Group to act as its GSSA in North America, Europe and Mexico.The carrier said that ECS would provide local coverage in the two regions and Mexico in "order to best satisfy the customer demand, support our customers and maximize our capacity ...
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ECS predicts a rise in demand as airlines ramp up operations
GSSA ECS is expecting a rise in demand for its Total Cargo Management (TCM) services this year as holidaymakers continue to return to the skies and leisure airlines ramp up services.The aviation firm said that this year it expects a 30% tonnage increase for its TCM "all-in" operation this year ...
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ECS adds cargo data processing service
The ECS Group has launched a new data processing service as part of its "augmented GSA concept".The new QualityStars service provides two teams to support airlines with air waybill verification and customs reporting."Time and effort are required to verify, capture, and process AWB data, or send information to the Customs ...
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ECS positive for FLYONE's new destinations
GSSA ECS is hoping it will be able to capitalise on four new destinations added by customer airline FLYONE as part of its Total Cargo Managment (TCM) service agreement.The low-cost Moldova-based carrier has added new flights to Amsterdam Schiphol, Barcelona, Brussels and Dusseldorf to Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Sharm el-Sheikh and ...
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Putzger perspective: Thinking outside the cargo hold
By now most folks are wondering where the next big disruption is going to come from. The past two years have been a wild roller-coaster ride and there is little to suggest that we are on the verge of a return to stability.Nevertheless, airlines keep ordering freighters, and that includes ...
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NewsGlobe Air Cargo Korea scoops Air Premia deal
Source: ECS GroupAir Premia has selected Globe Air Cargo (GAC) Korea - part of the ECS Group - as its GSA for flights out of home hub Incheon International Airport (ICN).The deal will see the recently launched GAC Korea provide cargo sales, reservations, and ensuring the handling of regular and ...
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ECS expands augmented GSA concept
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 and Wiremind team up on technology
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 to meet airline flexibility with augmented GSA concept
The ECS Group’s new executive chairman Adrien Thominet believes the air cargo industry is at a crossroads, with the pandemic driving airlines to become increasingly flexible.Thominet tells Air Cargo News that in order to reflect its customers’ needs for flexible solutions, ECS has developed what it has labelled an augmented ...
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NewsPicture special: Take-off for CMA CGM Air Cargo at Liege
New market entrant CMA CGM Air Cargo on March 13 operated its first flight.The inaugural flight of the shipping group's air cargo subsidiary took off from Liege Airport in Europe and headed across the Atlantic to Chicago O'Hare in the US utilising one of its Airbus A330-200 freighters.A second Airbus ...
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NewsAir cargo heroes going not just the extra mile, but way beyond
Exceptional times call for exceptional measures. The past year has been a real challenge – and air cargo executives around the world have often asked us, the freight publications, to help express their gratitude to those who have kept the world moving.So nine airfreight titles have suspended competitive concerns today ...
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ECS targets e-commerce with new mail business
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
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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NewsECS Group pays tribute to ground handlers' essential work during virus outbreak
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
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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NewsJoint effort delivers Beaujolais Nouveau to Japan
From left to right, the three partners involved: Kim Van Assche, VP sales Europe at DHL Aviation; Taneda san of Nippon Express; and Jean Ceccaldi, managing director of Aero Cargo FranceDHL Aviation, Nippon Express and general sales and services agent (GSSA) Aero Cargo France (a subsidiary of ECS Group) have ...