Coyne Airways has appointed a dedicated sales team in the United States to market its extensive network of air cargo delivery services to the Caspian region, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ray Wach, Rob Siegfried and Ilse Manner have 50 years of combined experience in the airfreight industry in both sales and operations. Ray, who already represents Coyne Airways in the Mid-Atlantic region, and his team will now have responsibility for sales across the USA with the exception of Texas and Florida where Terry Coyne will continue his marketing and sales role for the company.

The new dedicated team will take over from Air Logistics Group, Coyne Airways' current GSA partner in the USA, with effect from June 12th 2010.

As one of the leading, neutral providers of freighter services to the Caspian, Iraq and Afghanistan over hubs in Europe and Dubai, Coyne Airways is able to move cargo from almost any point in the United States to destinations in the Caspian and Gulf regions on a through air waybill.

Coyne's track record spans over 16 years of unbroken service to the Caspian, serving Tbilisi, Baku, Yerevan and western Kazakhstan. Over this period, it has securely delivered 175 million kilos of cargo. Since the start of flights to the Gulf in 2004, Coyne has also successfully completed over 2,000 flights to Iraq and Afghanistan and transported 55 million kilos of freight to the two countries.

Larry Coyne, CEO, said: 'The United States is a prime market for Coyne Airways where we have a strong reputation with customers for providing reliable and cost efficient deliveries to some of the more difficult to reach destinations. The oil and gas industry in the US is a particularly strong supporter of our services.

'I wish to thank Air Logistics Group for their support over the past 18 months. Our expanded, dedicated salesforce will build on the strong level of service delivered by ALG, providing the in-depth knowledge of our niche markets that only a dedicated sales team can offer.'

Coyne Airways has provided services from the US market for 15 years and its major interline partners now include Air France, Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Delta, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Virgin and Asiana Airlines.