Air Logistics Group celebrates twenty years of service in India
On 14th June 2024, Air Logistics Group celebrates the significant achievement of 20 years of providing GSSA solutions in India. In June 2004, Air Logistics Group’s strategy to open in India became a reality, and it launched its Indian head office in Delhi. Ass it approaches its 20th anniversary, we reflect on a journey of […]
Hans Airways signs GSSA contract with Air Logistics Group
UK-based start-up airline, Hans Airways has appointed Air Logistics Group as its Cargo General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) network-wide. The exclusive GSSA agreement will take effect from 1 August 2021, with the East Midlands-based supplier providing Hans Airways with full cargo sales, marketing, online booking and customer service support across its network. This news […]
ALG supports India relief efforts
Air Logistics Group has contributed to international efforts towards the COVID relief by donating medical grade 5 litre oxygen concentrators to help COVID patients in India. These concentrators were imported by Air Logistics Group (India) from the UK through its East Midlands office during the height of the second wave in New Delhi to support […]
“The key to being a successful GSSA is agility”
The agility and quick thinking of GSAs has kept cargo moving through uncertain and turbulent times. Stephen Dawkins, chief executive officer, Air Logistics Group; Zafer Aggunduz chief marketing officer, Global GSA Group; and Ingo Zimmer, CEO, ATC Aviation Services spoke to ACW about how the unsung heroes of the past year have ensured goods got […]
Global challenges bring new opportunities
Global issues are affecting air cargo but Stephen Dawkins sees opportunities in the market, the CEO of Air Logistics Group tells Air Cargo Week. He admits that the first half of 2019 has been challenging with unpredictability continuing with factors such as Brexit, trade wars, currency volatility and economic tensions. While Dawkins does not see […]
Businesses adopt a wait and see approach
Businesses may have adopted a wait and see approach but whatever the future holds, trade will continue to flow says Chris O’Donnell, managing director UK for Air Logistics Group (ALG). He says the UK market has softened significantly since the end of 2018, and though Brexit is partly responsible, it is also part of the […]
Air Logistics Group builds on strengths after 25 years
In its 25th anniversary year, Stephen Dawkins, chief executive officer of UK-based Air Logistics Group (ALG) is in a position to examine the prospects for the wider GSA industry and where his business sits in the industry. He says: “The wider GSA industry continues to grow in a very positive direction as it has done […]
25 years of success for Air Logistics Group
Air Logistics Group is entering its 25th year in the air cargo industry, having grown dramatically since it was founded in 1994. The team consists of over 230 airfreight professionals spanning 88 offices in 48 countries, making it one of the largest and most recognisable GSSAs in the world. It has over half a billion […]
Positive growth throughout Asia Pacific
For Air Logistics Group (ALG), South East Asia remains a good place to do business. The GSSA has been enjoying bullish growth in the region, explains ALG CEO Stephen Dawkins. He says: “Our performance in South East Asia so far in 2018 has continued to show consistent year-on-year improvements against 2017 which was an exceptional […]
Finnair Cargo picks Air Logistics Group as GSSA for China
Finnair Cargo has appointed Air Logistics China as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in Mainland China. The Air Logistics Group company started working with Finnair Cargo in Nanjing on 1 August, and the agreement in Guangzhou, Xi’an and Chongqing will be effective from 1 September. Finnair Cargo sales director for Asia, Tomi Asikainen […]
Outsourcing and consolidation is the future
Where once cautiousness in outsourcing business prevailed among carriers and a high degree of fragmentation were hallmarks of the GSSA industry, times have changed according to industry players, Donald Urquhart reports. “Now more than ever,” airlines see outsourcing of cargo as a sensible option in terms of cost saving and incremental revenue, says Air Logistics […]
Air Logistics Group finds growth all over the globe
Air Logistics Group had an exceptional year in 2017 and chief operating officer, Stephen Dawkins says things are unlikely to slowdown any time soon. The general sales and service agent (GSSA) has a network of 88 offices in 48 countries, stretching across six continents, giving the company an impressive reach. Dawkins says that all regions […]
The good times keep rolling for Air Logistics Group
There has been an upsurge in business in 2017 since the confirmation of Brexit and the appointment of a new US president, and Air Logistics Group is expecting double-digit growth, chief operating officer Stephen Dawkins says. He says it is anticipating tonnage to rise 25 per cent in 2017 followed by 12 per cent in […]
Air Logistics Group celebrates 15 years in Belgium
Air Logistics Group will be celebrating 15 years of operations in Belgium on 11 September. Air Logistics B.V.B.A was founded in 2002 with three members of staff, moving a total of 800,000 kilos with its partner airlines in its first years. This has grown to nine team members and has moved over 18 million kilos […]
2017 turning into a stellar year for Air Logistics
Air Logistics Group’s director in the UK, Chris O’Donnell (pictured below) says in 2017 it has seen a surge in business like many others in the cargo field and it has been an “exceptional” year to date. He feels this is partly due to the confirmation of Brexit and the appointment of Donald Trump as […]
New US president and Brexit confirmation help business
Following the confirmation of Brexit and the appointment of the new US president, Air Logistics Group has seen an upsurge in business, chief operating officer Stephen Dawkins (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week. He says like all businesses in the cargo field, 2017 saw a surge in business, and pressures on the Euro and UK Pound […]
Finnair Cargo picks Air Logistics Group for important European markets
Finnair Cargo has chosen Air Logistics Group as its general sales and service agent for seven important European countries, effective from 1 April. Air Logistics Group will provide full cargo sales, marketing, customer service, administration and operational support across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, and Finnair says the deal is […]
Air Logistics predicting a very interesting 2017
The changing global political landscape could make for an interesting year in 2017, Air Logistics Group chief executive officer, Stephen Dawkins (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). He says the market this year has been similar to 2015 with yields continuing to come under pressure, but the UK voting to leave the European Union, […]
Christmas looking rosier with yield uptick
Christmas is looking a little bit rosier for the air cargo industry as some indicators, including yields show an uptick, sources have told Air Cargo Week (ACW). One of the clearest and broadest signs comes from ATC Aviation’s (chief executive officer) CEO Ingo Zimmer (pictured above). “We have increased our tonnages tremendously. In the first […]
TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum coming to Paris
The City of Lights – Paris – will be the stage for The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) 28th Air Cargo Forum (ACF) & Exhibition and it is set to be the biggest yet. ACF will be held from 26-28 October at Porte de Versailles in the centre of the French capital and the nation’s […]
Air Logistics Group opens new office in Norway
Global general sales and service agent (GSSA) the Air Logistics Group opened a new office in Norway on 1 September – bringing its network to a total of 88 offices across 48 countries. Air Logistics represents 12 airlines in Norway including American Airlines, Cargolux, Icelandair and Pakistan International Airlines. The office located in Oslo is being […]
Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards announced in Shanghai
Ecstatic winners raising their trophies aloft brought the glittering Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards to a successful end last night, which celebrated excellence in the airfreight industry. The luxurious Kerry Hotel’s Shanghai Ballroom was the venue, seeing nine rounds of a crescendo of cheering and applause for the prestigious accolades up for grabs. […]
Voting closes on 29 April for ACW World Air Cargo Awards 2016
Time is running out to vote in the prestigious Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2016 as voting will close this Friday (29 April). Awards are presented in nine categories ranging from Airfreight Forwarder of the Year to Cargo Airline of the Year and voted by members of the air cargo community. Visit here […]
Air Logistics wins Wings OBC contract
Air Logistics Group has been appointed as the exclusive general sales and service agent (GSSA) by the Wings On-Board courier network in Europe, the US and Canada. The group will provide full sales and customer service support for the Wings network. Air Logistics Group managing director, Helmut Mair says: “We are very excited to be the GSSA […]
Acquisitions in Asia top priority for Air Logistics Group
Air Logistics Group sees further consolidation in the general sales agents (GSA) market in Europe and is looking to invest in Asia this year. Chief operating officer, Stephen Dawkins (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week: “We foresee consolidation in Europe and continued investment in IT to better service our airline clients. We are planning further acquisitions […]