US Airways awards UK & Ireland GSA contract to Globe Air Cargo
US Airways has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of European Cargo Services (ECS), as its exclusive general sales and service agent in the UK and Ireland.
The new contract took effect on February 1st 2010. Globe Air Cargo will market all cargo capacity for US Airways to the United States from the UK and Ireland on the airline’s daily flights from London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to their gateways in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
US Airways’ extensive network will enable freight forwarders and shippers in the UK to achieve fast, seamless connections to prime markets such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, Detroit, Greensboro, Greenville, Indianapolis, Memphis, Minneapolis, Newark, New York, Pittsburgh, San Juan, St Louis and many more.
Mark Pulling, Managing Director of Globe Air Cargo in the UK and Ireland, said: “This is a major success for us. On behalf of our airline customers we have established strong working relationships with hundreds of freight forwarders and courier/express companies in the UK and we will now be able to offer those customers direct routes and fast onward connections to important cargo markets throughout the USA using the US Airways’ network.
“Our successful sales team, network of offices, IT system, freight forwarder and courier customer base, knowledge of shippers with large and regular exports to the US and track record of producing excellent results for other major carriers all contributed to us winning this prestigious contract.”
Globe Air Cargo says US Airways’ with over 30 tons a day capacity will be filled by direct traffic bound for the airline’s main US hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte as well as cargo bound for other domestic destinations in US Airways’ network and express, courier and interline shipments. From its locations in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin, Globe will work closely with cargo agents throughout the UK and Ireland to market US Airways’ network.
About US Airways:
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,000 flights per day and serves more than 190 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,700 daily flights to 1,077 airports in 175 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com
The new contract took effect on February 1st 2010. Globe Air Cargo will market all cargo capacity for US Airways to the United States from the UK and Ireland on the airline’s daily flights from London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to their gateways in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
US Airways’ extensive network will enable freight forwarders and shippers in the UK to achieve fast, seamless connections to prime markets such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, Detroit, Greensboro, Greenville, Indianapolis, Memphis, Minneapolis, Newark, New York, Pittsburgh, San Juan, St Louis and many more.
Mark Pulling, Managing Director of Globe Air Cargo in the UK and Ireland, said: “This is a major success for us. On behalf of our airline customers we have established strong working relationships with hundreds of freight forwarders and courier/express companies in the UK and we will now be able to offer those customers direct routes and fast onward connections to important cargo markets throughout the USA using the US Airways’ network.
“Our successful sales team, network of offices, IT system, freight forwarder and courier customer base, knowledge of shippers with large and regular exports to the US and track record of producing excellent results for other major carriers all contributed to us winning this prestigious contract.”
Globe Air Cargo says US Airways’ with over 30 tons a day capacity will be filled by direct traffic bound for the airline’s main US hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte as well as cargo bound for other domestic destinations in US Airways’ network and express, courier and interline shipments. From its locations in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin, Globe will work closely with cargo agents throughout the UK and Ireland to market US Airways’ network.
About US Airways:
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,000 flights per day and serves more than 190 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,700 daily flights to 1,077 airports in 175 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com