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Jetstar Asia appoints ECS as its GSA
Singapore-headquartered low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar Asia has appointed ECS Group Asia Pacific as its general sales agent (GSA) for the airline’s freight business through Singapore Changi Airport and the 25 stations across its network in Asia.Effective as of 22 October, ECS will look to boost Jetstar Asia’s freight sales to ...
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Etihad Cargo expands ACP’s GSA coverage to include Brisbane
Effective as of October 1, UK-headquartered global general sales agent (GSA) ACP Worldwide will extend its current representation for Abu-Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland to include Brisbane.ACP will then handle the UAE flag-carrier’s freight sales across “all major freight hubs in Australia and New Zealand”, a ...
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Astral Aviation: Looking to the horizon
When you think of air cargo in Africa, there is a perception that the level of sophistication on offer is somewhat behind that of Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.And while there may be many areas of this vast continent that have poor infrastructure and lag behind on ...
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Ethiopian Cargo appoints GSSAs in Italy and France
Ethiopian Cargo has appointed Air consult and ATC Aviation Services as its new general sales and service agents (GSSA) in Italy and France effective from June 24 and July 16 respectively.ATC Aviation Services, a Germany-based GSSA, has 32 offices worldwide. The company has already been serving as a GSSA for ...
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ECS acquires Asia’s AVS
Airfreight general sales and service agency group ECS has acquired Asian specialist AVS, in a deal signed at the latter’s Singapore regional office on 21 June.AVS GSA Group, founded in 2007 and with 100 staff, consolidates cargo from the ASEAN region on its network of flights and interlines to the ...
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Network Cargo Management scoops TAAG GSA deal
Network Cargo Management (NCM) has been appointed as the exclusive general sales agent for TAAG Angola Airlines in the US, Canada and Mexico.NCM will market the national airline of Angola, which operates a weekly Boeing 747-400F factory built freighter with nose door from Liege, Belgium to Luanda the capital of ...
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Aeroméxico appoints Globe Air Cargo as GSSA in the Netherlands
Aeroméxico has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in the Netherlands.With a fleet of more than 120 aircraft, Aeroméxico serves more than 75 destinations globally and transported a total of 132,000 tonnes last year.Aeroméxico operates 10 flights per week ...
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Air Malta appoints NAS as cargo agent
Air Malta has appointed Network Airline Services (NAS) to be its general sales and services agent (GSSA) as it looks to expand its cargo volumes.NAS will start its GSSA duties from June 1 and will provide guaranteed income as part of a total cargo management agreement that will see the ...
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HAE to be American Airlines GSA in Africa
American Airlines Cargo has appointed HAE Group as its first general sales agent (GSA) in Africa.HAE Group is responsible for selling American Airlines Cargo services from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and South Africa.The outbound market from Africa splits roughly 50/50 between perishable and general cargo, and ...
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John Good Air achieves IATA agency accreditation
Recently launched airfreight agent John Good Air has achieved its IATA cargo accreditation, allowing it deal with registered airlines and agents.The accreditation provides John Good Air with industry recognition of its financial and professional competence.The company said one of the benefits of becoming an accredited agent is that members are ...
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Air Logistics Group scoops onboard courier deal
Wings On-Board Courier Network has appointed Air Logistics Group as its exclusive GSSA in Europe, the US and Canada.Air Logistics Group will provide full sales and customer service support for Wings On-Board Courier Network.Wings On-Board chief executive Tal Haimovich said: “We are delighted to establish our partnership with Air Logistics ...
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India and Europe the bright spots in difficult start to the year
Worldwide air cargo demand started the year slowly with only a slight increase in volumes recorded, but there was better news from Europe and India.In its monthly market analysis, WorldACD said there was “little to cheer” in January as global air cargo volumes increased by just 0.3% compared with a ...
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Global GSA parent firm wins Maastricht Airport concession
The parent company of Global GSA has been awarded a ten year concession to take over operations of Maastricht Aachen Airport as it looks to expand freight volumes.The Dutch airport announced yesterday that it had awarded the concession to Trade Centre Global Investments (TCGI), owner of Global GSA, as it ...
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ECS scoops Meridiana GSSA contract
ECS Group has won a contract to provide global general sales and service agent services to Italian leisure airline Meridiana.Under the three year contract, ECS will provide its total cargo management services to Meridiana, mainly focussing on its prime cargo routes to and from Mexico, the US and the Dominican ...
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HAE to grow GSSA offer in South Africa
A key factor in UK-based HAE’s takeover of neutral consolidator Groupair in Johannesburg will be the introduction of the new owner’s GSSA services into South Africa.Peter Kerins, vice president at air cargo industry services provider HAE, told Air Cargo News: “Groupair has been established for over two decades, with a ...
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ACP Worldwide appointed as Air China GSA in South Africa
Air China has chosen ACP Worldwide as its South African cargo GSA and it will sell capacity on the airline’s first ever non-stop, direct flight between China and Africa.The first inbound flight of the new service, which will operate between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport and Beijing three times a ...
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Africa: Home-grown talent boosts all-cargo sector
To date, there have been few African freighter operators on the continent, and almost no all-cargo carriers. That has started to change with the arrival of Astral Aviation in Kenya and Khuphuka Kings Airways in South Africa.Khuphuka, operating out of Durban King Shaka airport, started cargo services in early 2014 ...
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Saudia appoints ACP as GSA in South Africa
ACP Worldwide has been appointed South African cargo general sales agent (GSA) for Saudia Cargo.The carrier currently operates three times weekly B747 freighter flights from Johannesburg to Jeddah and Amsterdam, shared with Nairobi, and ACP will also sell belly space on the carrier’s three times weekly B777-200 wide-body flights between ...
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AMI appoints French in Africa
Airfreight wholesaler AMI has promoted its General Manager South Africa, Milton French, to the post of vice president, Africa, following the retirement of current incumbent Mike Todd.French has spent over 30 years in the freight industry, holding a variety of senior posts for leading forwarders including Mitchell Cotts, Micor Meadows ...
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Coyne appoints KIWI as Singapore GSA
Coyne Airways has appointed KIWI Logistics Cargo GSA as its general sales agent (GSA) in Singapore.The charter airline's chief executive Larry Coyne said: "Singapore is at the forefront of our push to increase sales in the Asia Pacific region and I am confident that, together with KIWI Logistics, we can ...