Globe Air Cargo France, the French subsidiary of ECS Group, and Air China Cargo are celebrating three decades of cooperation, underlining the long-term development of Air China’s cargo presence across the European market. Since the partnership began in the mid-1990s, both companies have expanded their collaboration from managing cargo capacity agreements to supporting a broad network of passenger and freighter operations linking Europe and China.
What began with cargo capacity agreements on Air France-operated services has since developed into a broader commercial and operational partnership spanning multiple European gateways. Today, Globe Air Cargo France supports cargo sales not only for Air China’s passenger operations from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Beijing and Chengdu, but also for the carrier’s daily freighter services from Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Liège. The cooperation mirrors Air China Cargo’s wider transformation into a major global freight operator with a growing long-haul freighter fleet.
Jean Ceccaldi, Chief Executive Officer of ECS Group, described the partnership as a relationship built on long-term trust, operational consistency and shared growth ambitions. Franck Tordjman, Managing Director of Globe Air Cargo France, added that close coordination between both companies over the years has helped maximize load factors and strengthen Air China Cargo’s market presence across Europe. The carrier currently operates a fleet of 24 freighters, including Boeing 777Fs, Boeing 747Fs and Airbus A330-200 passenger-to-freighter conversions, with Airbus A350 freighters scheduled to join the fleet from 2029 onward.
