PanAir Cargo has appointed European Cargo Services as its cargo general sales agent in 20 countries in Europe, Scandinavia and Singapore.

In Europe, the Panamanian cargo airline is now represented by ECS in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, UK and Ukraine.

PanAir Cargo, a'trademark of Cargo Three, Inc, commenced operations in 1991. In addition to'its main operational base strategically located'at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, PanAir Cargo has offices in the major cities of Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean. '

The airline operates two 24 tons capacity Boeing 727-200F aircraft and six Convair 580s to provide regional cargo services as well as supporting trade between the'Americas and'Europe.'Its network offers all-cargo services to Bogota, Cape Verde, Caracas, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama and Venezuela.

Andr's Eduardo Mart'nez Gomez, Executive Director of PanAir Cargo, said: 'Based on ECS proven expertise, dynamism, efficiency and reliability in developing business in the world market, 'PanAir Cargo'considers ECS the perfect partner. Working together, both organizations will support eachother'to achieve their goals for cargo transportation business in the Americas and Europe.'

Adrien Thominet, Director of ECS, added: 'With its extensive route network and all-cargo capacity, including a new freighter service into Central America from the Dominican Republic and Panama, Pan Air Cargo provides extremely attractive connections for freight forwarders in Europe into the growing markets in Central and Latin America and the Caribbean.'