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    Globe Air Cargo Japan premieres with Air Premia’s Japanese launch

    2022-12-13T16:26:48Z

    ECS Group’s Globe Air Cargo Japan has become the GSSA partner of Korean airline Air Premia.Globe Air Cargo Japan is ECS Group’s first foothold in the country, and Air Premia’s newest ECS Group GSSA partner.ECS Group said that on December 23, an Air Premia flight will depart Japan for Korea ...

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    ECS adds cargo data processing service

    2022-09-09T15:59:08Z

    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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    CargoAi joins CargoTech group

    2022-07-05T15:49:32Z

    Online booking portal CargoAi has joined digital air cargo project CargoTech as the company looks to broaden its reach.Under the CargoTech umbrella, CargoAi will combine forces with ECS Group’s Cargo Digital Factory and Wiremind Cargo.“What CargoTech was missing in its portfolio until now, was an online distribution platform. CargoAi not ...

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    ECS positive for FLYONE's new destinations

    2022-06-20T10:32:13Z

    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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    ECS Group to develop APAC air cargo operations for Bamboo Airways

    2022-06-15T14:47:26Z

    Vietnamese leisure airline, Bamboo Airways has selected GSSA ECS Group to develop its air cargo operations in four countries as it expands its network across Asia Pacific.Three years after its first passenger flights in 2019, Bamboo Airways is placing a strong focus on cargo operations within its network, and recently ...

  • Insights

    Putzger perspective: Thinking outside the cargo hold

    2022-06-01T08:02:29Z

    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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    ECS Group set for further expansion and investment

    2022-05-27T15:23:03Z

    Adrien Thominet, ECS Group. Source: ECSThe ECS Group has this year announced major contracts in two of its target growth areas, South America and Asia, while it is also continuing to invest in its modular service offering.In April, ECS Group Brazilian subsidiary BCS AIR revealed that it was working with ...

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    ECS Group's Globe Air Cargo expands in Asia

    2022-05-12T09:54:53Z

    ECS Group is continuing its expansion in Asia with the recent opening of a Globe Air Cargo (GAC) branch in Seoul, Korea.The newest branch of ECS Group GSSA subsidiary GAC is a key strategic milestone in the Group’s network expansion plans which see the Far East, particularly Korea, China, and ...

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    ECS Group’s BCS AIR to be GSSA for DHL Aviation

    2022-04-26T09:58:16Z

    B767-300F. Photo: DHLECS Group’s Brazilian subsidiary, BCS AIR, is working with DHL Aviation to set up the airline’s first Brazilian connection and will serve as its exclusive GSSA when flights commence on July 10.DHL Aviation will operate a Boeing 767-300F from Viracopos via Bogota, Columbia to Miami, US, every day ...

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    ECS Group launches "world first" GSA mail service

    2022-03-21T10:58:01Z

    Source: ECS GroupECS Group has launched a dedicated mail and e-commerce service that is believed to be a world first for GSAs.The Group said its Mail & More module means it is the first GSA worldwide to provide a comprehensive mail solution with in-house digital process support to carry mail ...

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    Bluebird Nordic selects NordicGSA in Billund

    2022-03-14T10:23:30Z

    Source: NordicGSANordicGSA - part of the ECS Group - has won a contract to provide agency services to freighter operator Bluebird Nordic's new service to Iceland.NordicGSA’s responsibilities cover Bluebird Nordic’s Monday to Friday daily flight operations from Billund (BLL), Denmark, to Keflavík (KEF), Iceland, and back, with import distribution operations ...

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    Tech start-up drives digitalisation

    2022-03-02T08:55:37Z

    CargoTech has been established to accelerate digitalisation in the air cargo industry, discovers Damian Brett.Earlier this year, GSSA ECS Group and flight optimisation technology company Wiremind announced a new project: The two companies – through ECS’ Cargo Digital Factory and Wiremind Cargo – would launch standalone company CargoTech.ECS Group chief ...

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    ECS completes first Just Fly It charter flight

    2022-03-01T10:23:50Z

    The ECS Group's new charter business has completed its first flight in partnership with carrier Amelia International.The group added its Just Fly It charter service as part of its Augment GSA concept where it offers its various products on an individual basis without the need to become a full GSA ...

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    ECS expands augmented GSA concept

    2022-02-07T11:32:17Z

    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 secures contract extension with Royal Brunei

    2022-01-31T12:20:43Z

    Photo: ECS GroupGSSA ECS Group has secured a two-year contract extension with Royal Brunei Airlines to represent the cargo division of the airline at a mix of online and offline destinations across nine territories and 26 countries.These territories are South East Asia, Australia, China, Middle East/Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, India, ...

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    ECS and Wiremind team up on technology

    2022-01-17T09:40:02Z

    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 Group adopts CHAMP’s Cargospot SaaS version

    2021-10-13T10:52:18Z

    CHAMP Cargosystems and ECS Group have signed a new Cargospot contract, continuing a relationship which began in 2002, when the original contract was signed.The new contract is based on the latest Software as a Service (SaaS) version of CHAMP’s vastly improved Cargo Management Application, Cargospot.Cargospot brings “better service, better technologies, ...

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    ECS goes to a new level with Augmented GSA concept

    2021-10-11T13:11:41Z

    Adrien Thominet. Source: ECSECS has launched its Augmented GSA concept based on the four key pillars of new abilities, technology, commercial, and sustainability.Rapidly increasing use of digital platforms, ever more complex commodities and regulations, and a growing emphasis on sustainability, means that companies which do not or cannot adapt to ...

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    ECS Group promotes Thominet to executive chairman

    2021-09-13T11:46:12Z

    Image source: ECS GroupGeneral sales and services agent (GSSA) ECS Group has promoted Adrien Thominet from chief executive to executive chairman.Thominet, who has worked at ECS Group for more than 25 years, was previously chief operating officer in 2011 and became chief executive in 2017.Thominet commented: “Given the disruption and ...

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    CMA CGM air cargo service to launch with Chicago flights

    2021-02-23T17:08:05Z

    Shipping line group CMA CGM's entry into the air cargo market will begin on March 8 with flights between Liege and Chicago.Flights will be offered by the company's airfreight division, CMA CGM Air Cargo, and will be operated by Air Belgium using an A330-200F.The aircraft will be joined on March ...