With companies such as ECS andAir Logistics trumpeting the benefitsof multinational GSAs, is there still aplace in the world for single countryGSAs? L¨¦on Meier, president of Airnautic,one of Switzerland's oldest GSAs andrepresentative in that country of ChinaSouthern, Air New Zealand and BimanBangladesh, certainly thinks so.With a history dating back to 1958, hesays the company has an unrivalledknowledge of the Swiss market, anda depth that the multinational GSAscannot match. For … [Read more...] about Airnautic proves there is still a place for the independent
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SGS to handle Icelandair at Paris
Icelandair has picked SASGround Services (SGS) asits new ground handler atCharles de Gaulle Airport inParis. The contract startedon February 1 and togetherwith SGS' current servicesto Icelandair in the Nordiccountries involves some 2,450departures per year. Icelandair is operating fourflights weekly to Reykjavik,increasing to nine weeklyduring the summer season. … [Read more...] about SGS to handle Icelandair at Paris
Charter Agency expands to Middle East
The Lufthansa Cargosubsidiary Charter AgencyGmbH has opened an officeat Sharjah InternationalAirport, which is the thirdstation worldwide of the rapidlygrowing German broker¨C after establishing branchesin Chicago and Hong Kong. Sharjah has been pickedas a new site because manyRussian charter companiesand carriers from the CIScountries have parts of theirAntonov or Tupolev freighterfleets based at the airport. So in case of an urgentbusiness case, "we can havevery quick access to the … [Read more...] about Charter Agency expands to Middle East
Air Logistics welcomes CAL expansion at JFK
Air Logistics America has welcomedthe third B747 freighter service thatIsrael-based operator C.A.L. CargoAir Lines last month launched to NewYork's JFK airport. Air Logistics said that the new servicewill add a much-needed Saturdaymorning departure that complimentsCAL's existing Thursday and Sundayflights which service Liege, Belgiumand Tel Aviv. Air Logistics America provides salesand service support both at JFK andtheir network of offices across the US.As synonymous as CAL is with … [Read more...] about Air Logistics welcomes CAL expansion at JFK
Swissport Cargo Services gets quality certification
Swissport said it has been certified asa fully compliant Cargo 2000 company,and that its internal management processesand quality-driven improvementprogrammes have been accepted by theCargo 2000 Board. Cargo 2000 brings together majorairlines, freight forwarders and theirsuppliers with the goal of implementingstandardised quality managementsystems. Based on detailed customer researchand with the assistance of leading ITcompanies, the Cargo 2000 group hasre-engineered the transportation … [Read more...] about Swissport Cargo Services gets quality certification
Lower rates will drive GSA growth in Asia, says ECS
Asia remains a difficult market for aglobal GSA like European Cargo Services(ECS), but that should change asair freight rates fall, predicts its presidentand CEO, Guy Tordjman. "Competition is increasing in Asia,and rates will not stay so high, so airlineswill have to compensate by reducingcosts," he says. "They will then seethe need to turn to GSAs much more than they have in the past." To be ready for that day, ECS continuesto try and develop its networkin the region, using Singapore as … [Read more...] about Lower rates will drive GSA growth in Asia, says ECS
