TUI, Condor and SunClass Airlines now live on CargoAi
CargoAi is increasing its offer to freight forwarders by making real-time prices and electronic bookings available on its platform for major leisure carriers: TUI, Condor and SunClass Airlines. This roll-out has been made possible thanks to the support of ECS Group, the GSSA of these airlines in Total Cargo Management. Pursuing its digitisation strategy for […]
Kenya Airways appoints new cargo GSAs in Europe
Kenya Airways has appointed the Paris-based ECS Group as the new cargo sales and service representatives for Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and the Nordics effective June 2020. The ECS Group will be tasked with commercializing airfreight capacity and handle all local cargo operations in these areas. They will also identify and open up new markets, customer […]
Handling agents – the cornerstone of air cargo in these times
Paris-based ECS Group pays tribute to the remarkable work of the teams at Global Services Handling (GSH), a French air cargo handling company based at Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport in France. Despite the difficulties GSH is facing in this period of unprecedented crisis, ECS Group is highlighting the essential nature of handling and […]
With 225 tonnes, Beaujolais Nouveau is big in Japan
ECS Group subsidiary Aero Cargo France joined forces with DHL Aviation and Nippon Express to fly 225 tonnes of Beaujolais Nouveau to Japan. The partners starting working together on the project earlier in the year with a contract signed in July and the first development in September. To move the wine from Paris Charles de […]
Sowing the seeds of success
This year has been challenging for the air cargo industry, but Turkey has been performing better than the worldwide market, says Nursel Guven. The managing director of Globe Air Cargo Turkey tells Air Cargo Week that the available data shows a decrease in tonnage, but revenue is increasing. She says worldwide tonnage and revenue was […]
ECS Group protects market share in challenging times
Despite the market falling at double digit rates, BCS Air has been able to maintain its market share, managing director João Ferreira tells Air Cargo Week. He says both imports and exports have fallen at double-digit rates, with the former affected by political and economic transition, which should resolve itself, and the latter due to […]
ECS Group manages operations for Nok Air
Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air has concluded a Total Cargo Management agreement with ECS Group to manage capacity sales and operations on routes. Through ECS Group’s network and TCM expertise, Nok Air will increase its cargo revenue, export volumes from Thailand and international transhipment cargo volumes to make full use of capacity on its fleet […]
Globe Air Cargo launches PetCare by ECS Group
Globe Air Cargo UK has launched PetCare by ECS Group to transport pets to and from the UK. Managing the whole transportation chain from arrival at the airport to collection at the reception centre, the service allows pets to travel on the same flight as their owners in a heat-controlled environment. GAC will advise customers […]
Robert Van de Weg joins ECS Group’s ‘revolution’
Industry veteran Robert Van de Weg, has joined Paris-based ECS Group to help with its revolutionary transformation. The KLM Cargo, Atlas Air, Cargolux and, most recently, Volga Dnepr Group veteran says: “ECS Group represents the future of our industry – reinventing it and driving it forward. Joining ECS Group means making a contribution to the […]
ECS Group welcomes Wexco to the family
Wexco, a major player in the Australasian GSSA market has joined ECS Group, strengthening its network in Asia Pacific. Founded in Australia in 1979 and extending into New Zealand in 2003, Wexco has a strong presence in the Australasian market, which ECS Group says was a crucial factor to make the acquisition. Bertrand Schmoll, chairman […]
Three years of smiles at AVS GSA in Thailand
Having joined the ECS Group network in 2016, managing director of AVS GSA Thailand, Chirasak Chandratat is delighted with the partnership. The subsidiary of ECS Group for Thailand is the GSA for 12 online airlines, one offline and in charge of total cargo management for two airlines, Nok Air and NokScoot Airlines. Two more airlines […]
A whole New World for GSAs
The US is something of a terra incognita as far as general sales agency is concerned, says local country manager at ECS Group, Francisco Hernandez. “In my eyes, the GSA markets in the US are in a very primitive stage compared to the rest of the world. There are still many untapped opportunities for airlines […]
Globe Air Cargo signs exclusive EgyptAir contract
ECS Group’s Turkish subsidiary, Globe Air Cargo Turkey has signed an exclusive contract with EgyptAir Cargo to market its cargo from 1 September. The subsidiary has been EgyptAir Cargo’s preferred sales agent for three years and signed the contract to manage marketing of cargo capacity on 21 August. Based in Istanbul and founded in 2015, […]
ECS Group comes to Portugal with Porto office
ECS Group has established its presence in Portugal with an office in Porto, staffed by three employees. The three staff, led by Susana Pacheco will set up the new entity at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and be tasked with setting up a long-term presence in the Portuguese market. Sauro Martinelli, regional manager Europe at ECS […]
When air cargo success took to the stage
In a major break from tradition, last week’s ACW World Air Cargo Award’s gala night of the airfreight stars saw the announcement of the winners of the ECS Group’s ground-breaking #NexGen Leaders industry initiative. In a second change to the proceedings, more than 10,000 voters worldwide had cast their votes in a new format where […]
AVS GSA appointed GSSA for Oman Air in Malaysia
ECS Group subsidiary AVS GSA has been appointed the exclusive general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Oman Air in Malaysia. The partnership will assist Oman Air to further strengthen its position with two daily flights departing from Kuala Lumpur operated by Airbus A330s and Boeing 787s. The main routes to be marketed under the […]
ECS Group’s Bertrand Schmoll joins TIACA board
ECS Group chairman, Bertrand Schmoll has been elected to board of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), making him the first GSSA representative. He was elected at a TIACA board meeting in Singapore last month as part of ongoing plans to grow the management team. Since joining ECS Group in 2000, Schmoll has made a […]
TCE ‘revolution’ launched by ECS Group
The creation of TCE by ECS Group – standing for Total Cargo Expertise – is a GSSA revolution, says Adrien Thominet, CEO of ECS Group, who claims it is the first structure of its kind to be created within a GSSA. ECS Group is reinventing itself with the innovative launch of a brand new service […]
‘Positive’ outlooks for ECS Group in 2019
This year “already looks set to be a strong year for ECS Group,” says Adrien Thominet, CEO of ECS Group. He describes a “whole host of positive developments designed, as ever, to improve our performance and expand our network.” The Paris-based GSA began a number of projects in the field of transformation in 2018, “many […]
ECS Group launches Total Cargo Expertise
The creation of TCE by ECS Group – standing for Total Cargo Expertise – is a GSSA revolution, says Adrien Thominet, CEO of ECS Group, who claims it is the first structure of its kind to be created within a GSSA. ECS Group is reinventing itself with the launch of a brand new service offering. […]
ECS launches #NexGenLeaders
Paris-based GSSA ECS Group is to help regenerate the airfreight industry by giving start-ups, students and its own employees a chance to showcase their talent and put it to use to benefit the industry. Through a six-month challenge, ECS Group “firmly believes that the airfreight industry needs to build a future that incorporates the ‘New […]
All it took was a smile
Paris-based GSSA ECS Group started 2019 with a wide smile on its corporate face when its new Total Cargo Management (TCM) project with Bangkok-based NokScoot came into effect. The GSSA has been contracted by five-year old Thai low cost carrier NokScoot to develop the airline’s air cargo operation. The relationship came into effect on January […]
60 seconds with ECS Group’s Adrien Thominet
ECS Group CEO, Adrien Thominet has been a prominent figure in the air cargo industry since joining AeroCargo in 1995. He took up the role of ECS chief operating officer in 2011 before taking over as CEO last year. ACW: You have been involved with ECS for a long time. What have you still to […]
Gulf Air picks Aero Cargo as GSA in France
Gulf Air has chosen ECS Group company Aero Cargo France to be its GSA for re-launched services between Paris and Bahrain. ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo is already Gulf Air’s GSA in the UK, and the French company says the partnership and confidence between the two companies will grow further with the new contract. […]
Jetstar Asia looks to 25% cargo uplift in 2018
In 2018, Jetstar Asia expects to carry more than 15 thousand tonnes of cargo, a 25 per cent increase year-on-year. Serviced by ECS Group under Total Cargo Management (TCM), the airline is fast becoming a key player in the South Asian cargo arena. Thanks to its partnership with ECS, Jetstar Asia works with all the […]
Blagojevic joins Skylog as general manager
German subsidiary of Paris-based ECS Group, Skylog has hired a new general manager. Boris Blagojevic-Lee will head up Frankfurt-based Skylog which operates as an exclusive business unit to serve IAG cargo, with well trained and experienced staff focused on the specific IAG products. Adrien Thominet, CEO at ECS Group said: “The recruitment of Boris is […]
Millet joins ECS Group as chief strategy and digital officer
Leading GSA, ECS Group, has appointed Cédric Millet as chief strategy and digital officer. Graduate of the renowned Ecole Centrale in France in 2000, Millet previously worked for Qatar Airways where he successively held the position of vice-president, revenue management and pricing and head of cargo – South Europe based in Paris. He also has […]
La dolce vita for Air Italy in United States
Air Italy, the former Meridiana airline, has moved its representation in the United States to Globe Air Cargo USA, a subsidiary of ECS Group. effective immediately. Miami-based Globe Air Cargo USA intends to open up new logistical solutions for the American market with direct daily flights for Milan (MXP) from Miami and New York, thanks […]
EXCLUSIVE: ECS moves to its samba beat
Paris-based GSA expands in South America with BCS Air acquisition ECS Group has added a precious jewel to its global crown with the acquisition of BCS Air, Brazil’s leading GSA, helping firm up its footprint in South America. The acquisition clearly cements ECS’ position in South America as the dominant international GSA group on the […]
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 […]