DECEMBER 2019

Robert van de Weg has joined Paris-based airlines general sales and services agents (GSSA) ECS Group, following his departure from Cargo Logic Management. He becomes chief commercial officer.

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04 DEC. 2019

Paris based airline general sales and services agent ECS Group has expanded its footprint in Australia and New Zealand with the acquisition of Wexco.

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‘SPECIAL’ AIR CARGO SHIPMENTS IN 2019

05 DEC. 2019

Whether it is a piano, live animals, artefacts, or any other special cargo shipments, the aviation industry is emerging as a quick fix solution. Glance through the entire journey of landmark shipments of 2019.

AeroLogic Vintage wine Beaujolais Nouveau lovers uncorked the first bottles flown into Tokyo from Paris on the third Thursday of November. The 225 tonnes of French wine was carried by two full charters plus another shipment by DHL Aviation, Nippon Express, and Aero Cargo France.

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INDIAN AIR CARGO STRETCHING WINGS EVEN IN TIMES OF TROUBLE

05 DEC. 2019

There is no doubt about the fact that slowdown is disturbing the air cargo industry in India. However, what is interesting is how the stakeholders are responding to it. It seems like everybody wants a bit of the Indian market and are taking a plunge into it even if it seems to be in trouble.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India showed a 5.3 percent decline in the domestic air cargo volume in August 2019 while World Air Cargo Data (WorldACD) for the same period reported a decline of 8.2 percent in the export volume from India. IndiGo, the largest domestic airline in India, that uses her huge belly spaces to move cargo, has reported record losses of Rs 10,620 million in the second quarter, while SpiceJet registered an Rs 462 crore widened loss and Blue Dart had its profits declined 35 percent.

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05 DEC. 2019

In addition to the interview on p. 14 of the ITJ 49-52/2019 published today, 6 December 2019, CEO of the ECS Group Adrien Thominet (right, pictured with president Bertrand Schmoll) said that the GSSA will continue to resolutely pursue its transformation strategy in 2020:

«Where digitalisation is concerned, we are working on new solutions to reduce the process costs for the airlines we serve. These solutions are already included in TCM (total cargo management) contracts, such as messaging, fuel management, etc. We are also focusing on the design of web portal solutions for booking and on honing our tools for business intelligence. Next year we intend to offer all these solutions à la carte, independent of GSA services.”

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09 DEC. 2019

Indeed, it is a difficult period but it’s hard to settle on the underlying reasons. It’s probably a combination of several factors, such as political and economic issues at the global level (trade wars, Brexit, customs tariffs, etc.).

The industry as a whole might also have its share of responsability: we need to be more proactive when it comes to addressing the air cargo industry’s delay in terms of digitalisation, for instance.

2020 could be flat in the worst case, be won’t deteriorate further.

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