News / Virgin cargo GSA deal with ECS raises eyebrows, but 'there's no conflict'

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Last week’s announcement that Virgin Atlantic (VS) had appointed ECS Group as its GSSA in continental Europe triggered concerns over a conflict of interest.  

However, ECS has outlined a plan to ensure independence. 

Virgin’s GSA deal had attracted a lot of interest following the news that its VP cargo sales, Steve Buckerfield, had gone on sabbatical and set up his own GSA, Azure Air Cargo. Rival agents were concerned that Azure might win the contract with its insider knowledge of Virgin. 

However, ...