ACU APRIL-2018 Final LR

GLOBAL NEWS
American Airlines Cargo picks GSAs in Croatia, Slovenia & Kuwait
FORT WORTH: American Airlines
Cargo has further expanded its
international reach with the
appointment of General Sales Agents
( G S A s ) i n t h r e e a d d i t i o n a l
destinations outside of its network –
Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait.
This brings American's European
network to 18 cities in 12 countries,
the company said.
“These are two great new additions
to our international GSA
network,” said Richard
Hartmann, regional sales
m a n a g e r, A m e r i c a n
Airlines Cargo. “Both are
h i g h l y e x p e r i e n c e d
companies with a proven
track record in working
with exports to the USA.
Not only are they looking
to send cargo to the US,
but they believe there is
considerable demand for service to
onward destinations across our
network in Latin America.”
In Croatia and Slovenia R-BAG the
Central Eastern Europe and Balkans
specialist company has been chosen
to represent American from Ljubljana
Airport (LJU) in Slovenia and at
Zagreb International (ZAG) in Croatia.
Meanwhile in Kuwait, Al Rashed
International Group is now the GSA,
operating from its base in Kuwait City.
From Croatia and Slovenia, cargo will
be trucked from both countries to
European destinations already
offering direct service into the
American Airlines global network and
interline solutions will be added for
customers looking for express
products.
Out of Kuwait, wide-body interline
agreements into Europe to London
Heathrow (LHR), Paris (CDG), Madrid
(MAD) and Rome (FCO) will connect
seamlessly with American's own
services to the US and beyond.
Commodities outbound from Kuwait
are expected to mainly comprise of
general cargo, while out of Croatia
and Slovenia there will be a more
diversified range of goods including
specialist pharmaceutical shipments
and spare parts.