Startup ACE Belgium Freighters secures AOC

[caption id="attachment_14225" align="alignright" width="300"] An ex-Jade Cargo 747-400ERF purchased in a 2017 Taobao auction is now flying in CAL Cargo livery. It might end up flying in the ACE fleet.[/caption] All-cargo startup ACE Belgium Freighters, the Liege-based affiliate of CAL Cargo, received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) on 18 April and will soon commence commercial cargo operations from its base at Liège Airport (LGG), with scheduled flights to Tel Aviv (TLV). Eshel Heffetz , ACE’s CEO, told Cargo Facts the carrier is currently seeking approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for operations in the U.S., and that following approval, ACE will operate scheduled service to JFK four to five times per week and to ATL once per week. In the meantime, ACE will operate charter flights and some Larnaca (LCA)-TLV rotations. Currently, the ACE Belgium fleet includes on e 747-400BCF , w hich was transferred earlier this year from the fleet of ACE’s parent, Israel-based CAL Cargo Airlines. ACE plans to add a second 747F during the second half of this year – possibly 35169, which the company purchased in an online auction last year. Last June, ACE's parent ferried the ex-Jade Cargo 747-400ERF from Shenzhen Bao’an Airport (SZX), to Tel Aviv, where the aircraft underwent maintenance at IAI's MRO facility. The aircraft is now operated by CAL Cargo. Regarding commercial sales and marketing for the new venture, Heffetz implied that resources would be shared between CAL and ACE. “Our capacity will be managed via the Challenge Air Cargo commercial arm, which has already opened offices in France, the Netherlands and Belgium, with a German office planned for the near future,” Heffetz added.

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