New cargo carrier FarCargo selects Nordic GSA

Recently-launched Faroe Islands-based carrier FarCargo has selected Nordic GSA as its sales agent.

The GSA will offer the airline’s cargo space from Newark International Airport in New York to Billund in Denmark and to the Faroe Islands.

The agreement will also cover all electronic data interchange (EDI) transmissions and data capture.

Meanwhile, Globe Air will market the sector Newark to the European Union.

Both Globe Air and Nordic GSA are part of the ECS Group.

“Drawing from our past successes, such as the transformative partnership with Bluebird Nordic in 2022, which witnessed a remarkable surge in cargo volume previously unexplored, we anticipate a similar trajectory for FarCargo,” said Thomas Frederiksen, managing director – Denmark, Nordic GSA.

The airline was launched by fish farmer Bakkafrost in response to capacity limitations for its salmon exports from the Faroe Islands.

FarCargo took delivery of a Boeing 757-200 converted freighter earlier this year.

FarCargo said: “The aircraft has been repurposed for cargo operations and can hold up to 35 tons or 230 cu m of cargo.”

“The aircraft’s cargo hull has been modified to hold refrigerated cargo,” added the airline.

FarCargo said the 757-200 arrived in Copenhagen on January 17 to be transferred to the European flight register – from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

FarCargo has made an agreement with West Atlantic for the Swedish airline to operate the aircraft under its AOC, on behalf of FarCargo, until FarCargo is able to obtain an AOC.

The initial flight operation will be in Europe, to allow time for the flight crews and technical personnel to become familiar with the aircraft and to obtain all necessary certificates and permits.

Following this, FarCargo will operate between Vágar airport in the Faroe Islands and Newark International Airport in New York, via Keflavik Airport in Iceland. The return flight from Newark to Vágar will operate via Billund Airport in Denmark.

The route will gradually expand to multiple departures every week.

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