“India will easily compete with Middle Eastern air cargo transit hubs”

India is already a transit point for ECS Group’s air cargo operations as explained by its Executive Chairman Adrien Thominet while speaking to Libin Chacko Kurian of STAT Media Group during the recently concluded air cargo India 2024. He pointed out that India can easily compete with Middle Eastern air cargo transit hubs as the growing market size and the number of airlines and capacity available will help. He also spoke about the purpose of being an augmented GSSA, expanding to new markets, bringing together air cargo technology startups and more. 00:00 Intro 01:55 What does it mean to be an augmented GSSA? 02:53 The purpose behind Cargo Digital Factory and CargoTech 03:35 Possibilities of bringing together digital cargo startups 04:14 How are airlines responding to ECS Group’s initiatives? 05:27 Two drivers of expansion and acquisitions 06:17 What does expanding to Morocco or Central America mean to ECS Group 06:57 air cargo India 2024 and booming Indian market 07:42 The beauty of the Indian air cargo market 08:33 India is also an air cargo transit point now 10:23 India should make efforts to reach the global standards on safety, transit, visibility