Carriers
CMA CGM AIR CARGO launches three new destinations
Bringing its network to seven destinations CMA CGM AIR CARGO is adding Dubai (DXB), Beirut (BEY) and Istanbul (IST) as it continues to grow its commercial offer. ➤
GSA/GSSA
Airports
Virgin Atlantic Cargo kicks off new UK-Pak’n services
Virgin Atlantic Cargo commences flights between the UK and Pakistan from 7 December, supporting growing trade volumes between the two countries. ➤
Carriers
ECS plugs Condor, TUI, Sunclass into cargo.one
Condor, TUI and Sunclass, managed by the ECS Group, are going live on cargo.one to offer their capacity for online booking with real-time pricing and instant confirmation. Starting from November, the capacity of Condor, TUI ➤
Cool Chain
ATC Aviation ready for global vaccine distribution race
ATC Aviation Services, the Frankfurt-based GSSA, says it is ready for the start of Covid-19 vaccine distribution following the work of its internal task force. The task force is headed by Volker Dunkake, ATC’s charter ➤
Carriers
ATC is new GSSA for Alitalia in Germany
German general sales and service agent (GSSA), ATC, has won exclusive rights to represent the cargo business of Alitalia in Germany from 15 January. The company already represents Alitalia in Canada, Chile, Columbia, Peru and ➤
Carriers
Delta fills in missing piece of network puzzle with Mumbai
Delta Air Lines is set to begin its first flight between New York-JFK and Mumbai (BOM), the only nonstop flight between the two cities. The inaugural flight will depart New York on 22 December 2019. ➤
Carriers
Globe Air Cargo UK launches PetCare by ECS Group
Globe Air Cargo UK (GAC UK) launches a new service, PetCare by ECS Group, which transports pets by air to and from the UK. GAC UK manages the whole transportation chain from arrival at the ➤
Asia Pacific
ECS continues acquisitions with Wexco ‘down under’
The ECS Group has acquired Wexco – one of the leading GSSAs in Australia and New Zealand – as it continues its global growth track. ECS says the market can continue to count on one ➤
GSA/GSSA
ECS’s Turkish subsidiary GAC TR wins EgyptAir contract
ECS Group’s Turkish subsidiary GAC TR (Globe Air Cargo Turkey) has signed an exclusivity contract with EgyptAir Cargo to begin marketing of its cargo offering from September. GAC TR has been one of the Egyptian ➤
Carriers
Air Europa boosts Scandinavian presence with Nordic GSA
After several months of partnership with Nordic GSA in Sweden, Spanish airline Air Europa has just awarded its partner a GSSA contract covering Finland and Norway. Air Europa is the third-largest Spanish airline after Iberia ➤