SAS Cargo takes over Sterling's freight activities

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SAS Cargo takes over Sterling's freight activities

SAS Cargo takes over Sterling's freight activities, formerly Maersk Air Cargo, from October 1. The takeover includes the freight sales agency for eight foreign airlines in the Nordic and Baltic countries and also
22 employees.

The acquisition is part of SAS Cargo's long-term strategy for growth and gaining of market shares and at the same time being able to develop the freight capacity in close cooperation with the customers. The former Maersk Air Cargo employees will join a new-established sales agency organisation (GSA) in SAS Cargo Group.

- With the takeover of this activity a new and exciting chapter in the SAS Cargo history begins as we will - in addition to our current business - also focus on growth in the freight agency business and will be selling freight capacity on aircrafts not owned by the SAS Group.
With this we are able to offer freight customers transport solutions from the Nordic and Baltic countries, which previously were not possible, says Kenneth Marx, President and CEO of SAS Cargo Group A/S.


For further information:
Ulrik Marschall, Head of Corporate Communications, SAS Cargo Group A/S
Phone: +45 23 22 67 33 or sas.cargo@sas.dk


Facts about SAS Cargo Group A/S
SAS Cargo had a turnover of 2,837 MSEK (310,000 EUR) in 2004 and 1265
employees in Scandinavia and 130 outside Scandinavia. SAS Cargo is an
independent company, 100 percent owned by SAS Group. SAS Cargo's revenue
comes primarily from transport of freight globally and from handling of
airfreight at terminals in Scandinavia, the US and the Baltic region.
Facts about Sterling's freight activity
Sterling's newly acquired cargo business, formerly Maersk Air Cargo,
offers airfreight capacity to approximately 500 destinations primarily
in Asia, the Middle East, Africa,
North America, Central America and South America. In 2004, the total
tonnage was more than 10,000 ton. The freight agency includes sale of
capacity on the following airlines: Air Baltic, bmi Cargo, Cathay
Pacific Airways, Finnair, Estonian Air, Iberia, South African Airways,
Qatar Airways and UPS Air Cargo.

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[Savipix]

Men inte den 767 som tillhör Star Air?

 

[Guest]

STAR AIR er noget ganske andet. Her er der alene tale om GSA virksomhed.

 

[HMWK]

Hva måtte SAS ut med for kjøpet?

 

[PP]

Nej Star Air har A.P Møller selv planer med - fra Travelpeople:

Fremover skal Star Air flyve for UPS i samme omfang som nu, men idet flyflåden udvides, bliver den overskydende kapacitet udbudt på markedet.

Karsten Vase Jensen, Senior Vice President i Star Air, siger til TRAVEL PEOPLE:

’Selvom vi ikke på nuværende tidspunkt vil udlevere detaljerede oplysninger om vore fremtidsplaner, kan jeg bekræfte, at vi fremover vil operere på andre markeder end blot det europæiske.’

Hvad disse planer helt præcis indebærer bliver spændende at se!

 

[sail4fun]

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SAS Cargo takes over cargo capacity from Sterling

Last night, November 1st 2005, SAS Cargo signed an agreement with Sterling Airlines regarding the take over of the entire cargo capacity on the complete network of Sterling Airlines. The agreement will add approximately 30,000 tons of extra capacity to SAS Cargo's European capacity annually.

Sterling Airlines' 30 passenger aircrafts operate daily to 80 destinations within Europe and this new agreement will bring additional possibilities to SAS Cargo's existing important markets as well as new destinations.

- With this new agreement we are increasing our total available cargo capacity within Europe and add a number of new destinations to markets where we often experience a bottleneck effect, especially between southern parts of Europe and Scandinavia, says Kenneth Marx, President of SAS Cargo Group A/S.

- We are very satisfied with this arrangement, and I am convinced that both parties will benefit from it. Transportation of cargo is a core business for SAS Cargo, but not for Sterling Airlines. Sterling's focus is on scheduled services and charter services for passengers, says Sterling CEO Almar Örn Hilmarsson.

The purchase of Sterling Airlines' entire cargo capacity is a part of SAS Cargo's strategy to provide increased capacity to relevant markets to the customers. The new agreement comes a month after SAS Cargo bought the General Sales Agency unit from Sterling Airlines (the former Maersk Air Cargo) and formed the business unit Cubic Air Cargo. With the new agreement, SAS Cargo has taken over all air cargo activities from Sterling Airlines.


For further information:
Head of Corporate Communications SAS Cargo Group A/S, Ulrik Marschall,
+45 2322 6733 or email: sas.cargo@sas.dk


Facts about SAS Cargo Group A/S
SAS Cargo had a turnover of 2,837 MSEK (310,000 EUR) in 2004 and 1265 employees in Scandinavia and 130 outside Scandinavia. SAS Cargo is an independent company, 100 percent owned by SAS Group. SAS Cargo's revenue comes primarily from transport of freight globally and from handling of airfreight at terminals in Scandinavia, the US and the Baltic region.
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