All Nippon Airways (ANA) and ECS Group's subsidiary, Skylog Turkiye, have signed a GSA contract in the run-up to the airline's launch of its first direct flights between Japan and Turkey, beginning February 12, 2025.
Three Boeing 787-800 flights per week offer around 60 tons of cargo capacity and a strong Asia-Europe network connection.
In the announcement, the companies noted that Skylog Turkiye's access to CargoTech's leading digital solutions will ensure optimum commercial cargo support from the very beginning.
"The ECS Group subsidiary was awarded the responsibility for ANA’s cargo business out of Turkey due to its strong air cargo expertise and digitally enhanced commercial operations: two factors that set it apart from its peers," the announcement said.
Skylog Turkiye will be instrumental in promoting ANA's new market presence in Turkey, bringing in cargo revenue and growing its export volumes.
Three wide-body Boeing 787-800s will serve the Istanbul (IST) - Haneda (HND) route, offering the market around 60 tons of cargo uplift each week.
The airline's main transport commodities will be fish and other seafood products, a significant volume of automotive parts, and general cargo.
"Our inaugural direct flight from Tokyo Haneda, Japan, to Istanbul, Turkey, on 12 February 2025, represents an important milestone for us. Turkey and Japan celebrated 100 years of diplomatic relations in 2024. We are confident that together with Skylog Turkiye, we can contribute to the next 100 years from 2025," said Kenichi Wakiya, executive vice president of ANA.
"Just as we are committed to providing seamless connections for our passengers, we seek to offer the same for our cargo customers. Skylog Turkiye's local market knowledge and client base, along with its focus on top quality and technologically enhanced and efficient customer service, perfectly matches what we stand for at ANA."
"Together, we will also open sought-after cargo connections to the Middle East, Europe and Africa, which are all best served by Istanbul's impressive global hub and Haneda," he added.
Jean Ceccaldi, chief executive officer of ECS Group, said Skylog Turkiye shares ANA's philosophy that the new value of air cargo logistics goes beyond mere transportation.
"Our joint focus is on quality at all levels. Our commitment to service excellence, efficiency, and digital innovation, in combination with ANA's exceptionally high operational standards, offer a strong foundation for a long and successful partnership," he said.
Skylog Turkiye not only has access to advanced digital solutions by ECS Group’s in-house technology innovation hub, CargoDigital Factory (CDF), but also leverages other CargoTech member solutions.
CDF's Quantum provides comprehensive, error-free and seamless ad-hoc pricing support – one of four key technologies developed specifically for GSA processes on the basis of ECS Group's extensive industry experience.
CargoTech members, Wiremind Cargo and CargoAi complete the GSA's digital dashboard.
It added that Wiremind Cargo's SkyPallet ensures that each flight's capacity is optimized for maximum space utilization and revenue, while CargoAi's CargoMART offers customers the ultimate real-time booking experience.
