All GSSA Articles – Page 15
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GSSA network selects e-Cargoware as preferred systems provider
Recently-launched GSSA network 1GSA has selected e-Cargoware as its preferred supplier of IT systems, gaining preferential rates for members.The network said e-Cargoware is already installed and operational at 1GSA founder member and UK representative, Select Airline Management.M&C Aviation, which was one of the first GSSA companies to join the 1GSA ...
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Oman Air appoints GAC as it looks to expand in Europe
Oman Air Cargo has selected ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo (GAC) as its sales partner in the Benelux region of Europe.The contract came into effect on April 1 and will provide the carrier with overnight transit cargo volume to its gateways in Paris (CDG), London (LON) and Frankfurt (FRA).According ...
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New GSSA group promises fresh approach
A new grouping of independent general sales and service agents (GSSAs) has launched to tackle what it says is an “under-served” market and to compete “more effectively” with the major players in the sector.1GSA, led by Select Airline Management founders David Lee and Colin Brett, and Pilot Marketing managing director ...
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Leisure Cargo appoints GAC as Dutch GSA
Leisure Cargo has appointed ECS subsidiary Globe Air Cargo as its general sales agent in the Netherlands.Leisure Cargo, which offers cargo capacity on a network of 14 leisure airlines, said that through GAC it will offer TUI-flights to Dutch Antilles, Mexico, Florida and various destinations in Europe as well as ...
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Air Logistics scoops seven country GSA deal from Finnair
Finnair Cargo has appointed Air Logistics Group as its General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) in seven countries across Europe.The exclusive GSSA agreement will take effect from April 1 and Air Logistics will provide full cargo sales, marketing, customer service, administration and operational support across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the ...
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ECS Group joins forces with Canada's Exp-Air Cargo
ECS Group has teamed up with Montreal-headquartered Exp-Air Cargo to consolidate its general sales and service agent presence in the Americas.Exp-Air Cargo, founded in 1990, is a specialist in airline cargo sales and management with a market focus spread across the US and Canada. Besides its Montreal headquarters, Exp-Air Cargo ...
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Finnair opts for ECS Group in Southeast Asia
Finnair has selected ECS Group as its new general sales and services agent covering six southeast Asian markets.Under the contract, ECS Group will market, promote and sell cargo products on behalf of Finnair on its passenger flights operating from several destinations across Asia into its European and North American network.The ...
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UIA calls for proposals from GSSAs
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is calling for proposals for GSSAs to cover a range of countries in Europe and the Middle East.The airline said it would like company's to provide offers to act as its GSSA in a total of 31 countries - ranging from the UK to United Arab ...
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The network is key to GSSA's expansion, says ECS
General sales and service agency (GSSA) ECS is hoping its recent network expansion will help fuel future growth as airlines increasingly require global sales services.The company’s chief executive and chairman, Bertrand Schmoll, said that over the last 15 years ECS had grown to have a presence in 47 countries from ...
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ECS and Jetstar Asia launch new website to promote services
General sales agent (GSA) ECS and its airline customer Jetstar Asia have launched a new website to promote the flights that the two companies are able to offer through their contract.The website will allow customers to find the products and services on offer, including the network of countries when Jetstar ...
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Air Logistics Group moves into Norway
Global general sales and services agent (GSSA) Air Logistics Group has confirmed that it opened the doors at a new office located in Norway on September 1.The Oslo office is managed by Frank Da Cruz, the GSSA’s station manager Norway, and overseen by Henrik Spove, Air Logistics’ regional director Scandinavia ...
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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 ...