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ECS takes stake in Niger Air Cargo
[ April 4, 2012 // Chris ]Paris-based general sales and service agency ECS Group has taken a controlling interest in new carrier Niger Air Cargo. The airline, launched in association with a private investor in Niger, will operate a weekly MD-11 or DC-10 freighter service from Liège to the capital Niamey. ECS is the exclusive global GSSA for the airline. Niger Air Cargo will operate its own warehouse in Niamey with a dedicated team of personnel.
CEO of ECS Group, , said: “We will also offer unique logistics solutions in the region with our cargo aircraft which will be important with regard to intra-African business opportunities, especially with Nigeria and Mali, as well as the domestic market. The registration of Niger Air Cargo will allow ECS to seal special pro-rate agreements with other carriers interested in this reliable link into Africa and intra-Africa.”
Tags: Air Cargo, Bertrand Schmoll, ECS Group, Niger Air Cargo