Texel Air Australasia offers freighter capacity to Team Global Express
24 / 06 / 2024
737-800BCF. Photo: Texel Air
Australian logistics solutions company Team Global Express has begun a partnership with Texel Air Australasia that will see the cargo airline provide capacity across Australia using four freighters.
The four 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft, with Team Global Express livery, will be operated by the Auckland-headquartered airline on an ACMI basis as part of a seven-year partnership.
They will replace existing 737-300 and 737-400 aircraft. The seven-year partnership is worth A$480m, the partners said in a press release.
“The newly introduced planes enable more parcels to be delivered along regional flight paths on prioritised schedules, including additional morning pick-ups at destinations such as Port Hedland, Norfolk Island and Karratha,” Team Global Express said. “Through a more frequent and efficient schedule, these smaller hops can facilitate more overnight deliveries for regional customers.”
Team Global Express Group chief executive Christine Holgate said: “In a country as vast as Australia, airfreight plays a vital role in connecting distant cities and transporting essential goods such as lifesaving medications, perishable goods, machinery equipment and livestock.
“The new planes contribute towards a 20% improvement in cargo capacity, which creates a greater carbon saving per parcel.
“This partnership supports our new e-commerce product, which offers customers unrivalled speed across a single network.”
Team Global Express said in a LinkedIn post on June 21: “Our ability to deliver airfreight – especially to regional Australia – just got faster.
“We have introduced four Boeing 737-800 BCF freighter aircraft to our domestic air freight fleet, increasing our capacity and speed of delivery. These freighters replace four aircraft in the company’s total fleet of forty planes and are the first to proudly display Team Global Express branded livery.”
Texel Air Australasia also said in a LinkedIn post last week: “This week, Team Global Express launched its new B737-800BCF freighter service at an official event in Brisbane. This new aircraft service comprises four B737-800BCFs provided by Texel Air, operating as an ACMI carrier for the next seven years.
“We at Texel Air are incredibly proud to deliver this crucial new capability to Team Global Express. Branded in their new livery, these aircraft will enhance connectivity across Australia with increased speed and efficiency.”
Texel Air Australasia provides ACMI and charter services and was launched by Bahrain-based ACMI and charter cargo airline Texel Air last year.
Planespotters’ data shows that Texel Air Australasia currently has five 737-800BCF. The airline’s fifth 737-800BCF is currently in service for Parceline Express, a subsidiary of Freightways and New Zealand Post.
Established in 2013 by Chisholm Enterprises, Texel Air is an ACMI/charter cargo airline and aircraft maintenance repair organisation (MRO).
Owned by Australian equity fund Allegro Funds, Team Global Express operates a multimodal network – utilising trucks, ships, aircraft and rail – across Australia and New Zealand.
The company carries a wide range of cargo via more than 500 flights per week using 40 aircraft.
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