All GSSA Articles – Page 16
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John Good Air achieves IATA agency accreditation
Recently launched airfreight agent John Good Air has achieved its IATA cargo accreditation, allowing it deal with registered airlines and agents.The accreditation provides John Good Air with industry recognition of its financial and professional competence.The company said one of the benefits of becoming an accredited agent is that members are ...
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Air Logistics Group scoops onboard courier deal
Wings On-Board Courier Network has appointed Air Logistics Group as its exclusive GSSA in Europe, the US and Canada.Air Logistics Group will provide full sales and customer service support for Wings On-Board Courier Network.Wings On-Board chief executive Tal Haimovich said: “We are delighted to establish our partnership with Air Logistics ...
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India and Europe the bright spots in difficult start to the year
Worldwide air cargo demand started the year slowly with only a slight increase in volumes recorded, but there was better news from Europe and India.In its monthly market analysis, WorldACD said there was “little to cheer” in January as global air cargo volumes increased by just 0.3% compared with a ...
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Global GSA parent firm wins Maastricht Airport concession
The parent company of Global GSA has been awarded a ten year concession to take over operations of Maastricht Aachen Airport as it looks to expand freight volumes.The Dutch airport announced yesterday that it had awarded the concession to Trade Centre Global Investments (TCGI), owner of Global GSA, as it ...
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ECS scoops Meridiana GSSA contract
ECS Group has won a contract to provide global general sales and service agent services to Italian leisure airline Meridiana.Under the three year contract, ECS will provide its total cargo management services to Meridiana, mainly focussing on its prime cargo routes to and from Mexico, the US and the Dominican ...
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HAE to grow GSSA offer in South Africa
A key factor in UK-based HAE’s takeover of neutral consolidator Groupair in Johannesburg will be the introduction of the new owner’s GSSA services into South Africa.Peter Kerins, vice president at air cargo industry services provider HAE, told Air Cargo News: “Groupair has been established for over two decades, with a ...
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ACP Worldwide appointed as Air China GSA in South Africa
Air China has chosen ACP Worldwide as its South African cargo GSA and it will sell capacity on the airline’s first ever non-stop, direct flight between China and Africa.The first inbound flight of the new service, which will operate between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport and Beijing three times a ...
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Africa: Home-grown talent boosts all-cargo sector
To date, there have been few African freighter operators on the continent, and almost no all-cargo carriers. That has started to change with the arrival of Astral Aviation in Kenya and Khuphuka Kings Airways in South Africa.Khuphuka, operating out of Durban King Shaka airport, started cargo services in early 2014 ...
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Saudia appoints ACP as GSA in South Africa
ACP Worldwide has been appointed South African cargo general sales agent (GSA) for Saudia Cargo.The carrier currently operates three times weekly B747 freighter flights from Johannesburg to Jeddah and Amsterdam, shared with Nairobi, and ACP will also sell belly space on the carrier’s three times weekly B777-200 wide-body flights between ...
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AMI appoints French in Africa
Airfreight wholesaler AMI has promoted its General Manager South Africa, Milton French, to the post of vice president, Africa, following the retirement of current incumbent Mike Todd.French has spent over 30 years in the freight industry, holding a variety of senior posts for leading forwarders including Mitchell Cotts, Micor Meadows ...
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Coyne appoints KIWI as Singapore GSA
Coyne Airways has appointed KIWI Logistics Cargo GSA as its general sales agent (GSA) in Singapore.The charter airline's chief executive Larry Coyne said: "Singapore is at the forefront of our push to increase sales in the Asia Pacific region and I am confident that, together with KIWI Logistics, we can ...
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HAE lands Turkish GSSA role in the US
UK-based HAE has been appointed the GSSA for Turkish Air Cargo, responsible for all sales and customer service activities in the US cities of Atlanta, Miami, Dallas Fort Worth, Portland and Seattle.Earlier this month, the Turkish carrier launched a direct A330-220 freighter service from Atlanta to Istanbul.Said HAE: “This will ...
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Brussels Airlines looks to the future with new GSSA
Brussels Airlines Cargo has switched its GSSA from European Cargo Services (ECS) to Air Logistics Group for belly-hold space on its passenger services.The carrier said the decision to break with its representative of 13 years was part of “an ambitious strategic plan to further grow its cargo business.”It said it ...
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American goes further east with FlyUs
American Airlines Cargo has extended its reach in eastern Europe with the appointment of FlyUs as its general sales agent (GSA) in both Hungary and Poland.Both countries are currently off-line destinations in the American Airlines network, with cargo being trucked from both Budapest and Warsaw to London, Frankfurt, Munich or ...
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Outsourcing to GSSAs to gather pace
Airlines will continue to outsource to general service and sales agents as they look to reduce costs, according to the ECS Group.Speaking at a press event at the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich, ECS Group chief executive Bertrand Schmoll said the company had noted increased demand for its GSSA ...
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GSSAs, working hard to keep pace with demand
Win some, lose some is the recurring theme in the general sales and service agency (GSSA) business.As fast as agents gain carriers, they lose others — often through no fault of their own — perhaps because a carrier they represent is taken over by another or a service to the ...
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Schiphol salutes Kales’ cargo contribution
This year’s Schiphol Aviation Award for Cargo has been presented to Kales Airline Services, in recognition of the GSSA's fundamental role in the development of cargo at the Netherlands airport.Kales, established in 1994, represents 95 airlines at the Amsterdam hub.The Schiphol Aviation Awards are presented every year to business partners ...
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Airbridge International expanding its network
GSSAs can increase their business in two ways: They can add more airline clients – or they can increase the amount of business they do with existing airline customers.Airbridge International (AI) is in the happy position of being able to do the latter, says general manager, Europe, Mark Andrew – ...
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Wholesaler AMI adds Schiphol to its network
Air Menzies International (AMI) – the trade-only airfreight and express freight wholesaler – is now fully operational at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.AMI Amsterdam has achieved IATA CASS status, so it can now buy space on departures direct from Schiphol, in addition to routeing cargo via its main London Heathrow operation.The company ...
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Pegasus appoints ABDA and Aviation Services as GSSAs
TURKEY’S Pegasus Cargo has appointed ABDA Cargo Services as cargo sales agent for its European operations and Aviation Services to cover the Balkans region.The freight division of the Turkish passenger carrier serves 78 destinations in 31 countries.ABDA becomes responsible for Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, while Aviation Services ...