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NewsACP Worldwide promotes Entwistle
ACP managing director Rod EntwistleAviation management company ACP Worldwide has promoted Rod Entwistle to the newly created position of managing director.A 23-year veteran of the company, Entwistle has a total of 33 years' experience in the aviation industry and for almost 30 of those has worked alongside ACP's founder and ...
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Aero Africa opens a control tower office in Shanghai
Air cargo management group Aero Africa has opened a centralised customer service and solutions centre in Shanghai.Managed by Eric Dong, who has experience in the Chinese airfreight market, the control tower office will be responsible to sign local and independent customer service agents in the Asian region.It will also assist ...
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NewsAzul chooses Globe Air Cargo Argentina as its GSSA
Brazilian airline Azul has appointed Globe Air Cargo (GAC) Argentina, an ECS Group subsidiary, as its general sales and services agent (GSSA) in Argentina.GAC Argentina plans to expand the cargo activities of Brazil’s third-largest airline in Argentina, including opening up destinations that are currently passenger-only.Azul has signed a two-year GSSA ...
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Aero Cargo scoops Air Senegal GSSA deal
GSSA Aero Cargo – owned by the ECS Group - has won the contract to sell the freight capacity of new national airline Air Senegal across its network.Air Senegal began operating on a regional basis in 2018, running flights within Africa with the aim of becoming the “leading West African ...
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Shortlist revealed for the Air Cargo News Awards
Anticipation ahead of the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year Awards is continuing to build as the shortlist for the judged categories has been revealed.A team of five well-known industry judges painstakingly reviewed a record number of entries for the six categories that required companies to write an ...
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ECS signs total cargo management contract with TUI
Travel group TUI, which runs five airlines and owns 150 aircraft, has signed a total cargo management contract (TCM) with ECS, the global general sales and services agent (GSSA).Airlines with the Germany-headquartered holiday specialist serve over 300 destinations in 75 countries and operate an average of more than 3,300 flights ...
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ECS allows airlines to customise with TCE
Sales agent ECS has launched a new product that will allow airlines to pick and choose from its various services.The Total Cargo Expertise (TCE) product will allow ECS to offer each of its services individually, allowing airlines to pick the most appropriate combination to suit their requirements.The custom service covers ...
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ECS launches innovation competition
The ESC Group has launched a competition for air cargo innovators, with the eventual winners taking home funding worth up to €100,000.The #NexGenLeaders competition is split into three different categories - students, start-ups and employees of the ESC Group.Anyone fitting into one of those categories that has a project they ...
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Low-cost airline NokScoot appoints ECS in Asia
Low-cost airline NokScoot has appointed the ECS group as its GSA in Asia under a three-year total cargo management contract.The airline, a partnership between Singapore’s Scoot and Thai Nok Air, is based in Thailand at Don Muang International and operates 49 flights per week in Asia to China, Japan, India ...
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ECS appoints Krug as regional manager for Asia
ESC has appointed Jochen Krug as regional manager for Asia as the company continues to target expansion in the region.The GSSA said that Krug has more than 30 years of experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for several major groups, including Kuehne+Nagel, Schenker, Senator International Logistics and JH ...
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Air Namibia appoints Strike Aviation as GSSA for daily Frankfurt flight
Namibian flag carrier Air Namibia has appointed Strike Aviation Group in Germany as the cargo GSSA for its daily Frankfurt–Windhoek flight.Currently, Air Namibia operates an Airbus A330-200 on the route, with a capacity of 12 tonnes.Frank Ziesemer, president of Strike Aviation in Germany, commented: “We are very proud to become ...
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Gulf Air picks Aero Cargo France for Paris relaunch
ECS Group subsidiary Aero Cargo France is to represent the cargo activities of Gulf Air in France when the carrier relaunches services to Paris Charles de Gaulle.Flights from the French capital to Gulf Air’s home hub in Bahrain will connect with services across the airline’s network. As such, Aero Cargo ...
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Low cost carrier Jetstar Asia increases cargo volumes
Jetstar Asia is predicting it will carry more than 15,000 tons of cargo this year, a 25% increase on last year’s total.Operating with a fleet of A320s, the low cost carrier serves 30 destinations in southeast and north Asia as well as Darwin in Australia from its hub in Singapore.Jetstar ...
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Air Italy opts for Globe Air Cargo USA
Air Italy has appointed Globe Air Cargo USA (GAC USA), part of the ECS Group, as its general sales (GSA) for its US cargo operations.A spokesperson for GAC USA said that it intends to open up "new logistical solutions for the American market" with direct daily flights to Milan Malpensa ...
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Finnair Cargo goes with Air Logistics Group in mainland China destinations
Finnair Cargo has appointed Air Logistics China Ltd as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in mainland China.The agreement covers Guangzhou, Xi`an and Chongqing and goes into effect on September 1 2018.The deal has been effective In Nanjing since August 1 2018.Tomi Asikainen, sales director Asia for Finnair Cargo, ...
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ATC expands GSSA coverage with South American partner
ATC Aviation Services (ATC), the German general sales and service agent (GSSA), has taken a majority stake in a South American counterpart, Pacific Feeder Services (PFS), in a deal that took three years to negotiate.The link-up, described as "the perfect symbiosis for the South American market" was signed last week ...
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ECS Group adds to Americas network with BCS Air acquisition in Brazil
ECS Group has acquired BCS Air, the Brazil-based general sales and services agent (GSSA), a partnership that will provide airlines in Latin America and the US with the full range of cargo outsourcing solutions.BCS Air is an established GSSA with more than 20 years of experience in the air cargo ...
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VIDEO: Mercy Ships calls for air cargo industry support
Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) has become the first air cargo company based in the UK to partner with Mercy Ships for the charity’s annual Cargo Day initiative.Mercy Ships Cargo Day has been running for two years, and is a fundraising campaign that asks the shipping industry to unite on one ...
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ECS Group sold as it looks to fund future acquisitions
Cargo sales agent ECS has been acquired by investment firm Naxicap Partners to help continue the GSSA's acquisition strategy.Naxicap said that in a market ripe for consolidation, offering a strong pool of build-up opportunities, the company intends to pursue an active strategy of acquisitions, "generating significant commercial synergies", while continuing ...
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ECS targets Asian acquisitions with a deal expected this year
ECS Group will target more acquisitions in Asia as it looks to continue its expansion in the region.Speaking at the Air Cargo China event in Shanghai, chief executive of the general sales and service agent (GSSA) Adrien Thominet said that the company hoped to be able to announce an acquisition ...