Global
Supply Systems Ltd. was set up in 2001 as a British all-cargo
carrier whose principal business is providing aircraft on
long-term leases to other airlines on an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew,
Maintenance, Insurance) basis.
Operations
commenced on June 29th, 2002 using a B747-400F leased from
Atlas Air Inc. A second similar aircraft joined the fleet in
October 2002 and a third arrived in August 2003.
The first
customer for the company is British Airways, on whose behalf
we are operating scheduled services to Hong Kong, India,
Southern Africa and other destinations.
The company is
majority owned by a British entrepreneur and by Atlas Air
Inc., who hold the minority shareholding.
We are based at
London Stansted Airport and currently employ 18 ground staff
and 80 pilots.