ACE Belgium Freighters denies ‘ACE’ trademark claim in DOT response

[caption id="attachment_411824" align="alignright" width="450"] ACE Belgium Freighters' 747-400BCF, from the carrier's filing with the US Department of Transportation. Source: US Department of Transportation[/caption] Last week, Alaska Central Express, which operates as ACE Air Cargo, filed a notification of trademark infringement with the United States Department of Transportation concerning ACE Belgium Freighters’ pending foreign air carrier authorization in the US. In a letter to the DOT dated 21 May, ACE Belgium responded, clarifying that the operators’ names, aircraft and service areas are sufficiently distinct as to not cause confusion between the carriers, and urging the DOT to move forward with the issuance of its foreign air carrier permit. All-cargo startup airline ACE Belgium Freighters is based in Liège (LGG) and is an affiliate carrier of Israel-based CAL Cargo. Currently, ACE Belgium’s fleet consists of one 747-400BCF (24227), transferred earlier this year from CAL Cargo’s fleet [ FAT 004775 ]. Another CAL Cargo 747F (35169), acquired via auction on Taobao [ FAT 004178 ], may also join ACE Belgium Freighters’ fleet during the second half of this year. ACE Belgium’s CEO, Eshel Heffetz, told Cargo Facts that following receipt of a foreign air carrier permit in the US, the carrier plans to operate scheduled service to New York’s JFK airport four to five times per week and to Atlanta (ATL) once per week. In its response to the DOT, ACE Belgium emphasized the difference in its own aircraft and those operated by Alaska Central Express, which include two Beechcraft 1900C turboprop aircraft, only one of which operates in cargo configuration. The cargo services provided are also distinct, as ACE Belgium is pursuing trans-Atlantic service to the US, alongside operations from LGG to destinations in Europe, Israel, Asia, and Africa. ACE Air Cargo, on the other hand, operates its Beechcraft turboprops within Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. To conclude its response, ACE Belgium requested that the DOT move forward with the issuance of its foreign air carrier permit, and that it “flatly reject any request by Alaska Central that DOT bring enforcement action against ACE Belgium Freighters for unfair or deceptive practices or unfair methods of competition.”

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