Mercury Air Cargo & Three Prominent Ground Handling
Executives Form MAC Cargo Handling
Los Angeles, CA (May 4,
2009): Mercury Air Group, Inc. announced today the
launch of MAC Cargo Handling, LLCs, a joint venture between
its wholly owned subsidiary Mercury Air Cargo, Inc. and three
veteran ground handling executives, Anthony Bonino, Steve
Ballard, and Philip Scherer. The joint venture brings together
Mercury’s 25 years of cargo handling experience and
its leadership position as the largest third-party air cargo
handler at Los Angeles International Airport, with the entrepreneurial
approach that made Bonino, Ballard and Scherer well respected
leaders in the ground handling industry.
“I have known Tony since
he started out in the ground handling business and I have
enormous respect for what he has accomplished. Together, we
will be able to offer an innovative approach for airlines
to save money and actually help them make money through improvements
to their air cargo handling operations,” said Joseph
A. Czyzyk, Chairman & CEO of Mercury Air Group, Inc.
With the current state of the air
cargo industry, MAC Cargo Handling will focus on providing
airlines with experienced manpower and operations to improve
their bottom line and service levels. MAC Cargo Handling will
also be on the lookout for potential acquisitions and other
strategic opportunities.
“We believe that there
are opportunities throughout the United States and we look
forward to the challenges that lie ahead. Supported by Mercury
Air Group, our new venture offers experience and knowledge
at a level like no other company,” said Bonino.
About Mercury Air
Cargo, Inc.:
Mercury Air Cargo, Inc. provides cargo handling and warehouse
services, logistics services, air cargo charter and airline
cargo sales worldwide. Mercury Air Cargo’s Hermes Aviation
serves as a Cargo General Sales Agent (GSA) for a number of
the largest international airlines with offices throughout
the United States, Canada and Mexico. Hermes Aviation De Mexico
is the largest GSA in Mexico, sourcing thousands of tons of
cargo annually to and from Mexico, Central and South America.
Mercury Air Cargo provides air cargo services in its own warehouse
facilities on airports in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Montreal.
At Los Angeles International Airport, Mercury Air Cargo operates
the largest, on-airport refrigeration unit on the West Coast.
Mercury Air Cargo, through Mercury World Cargo, is a FAA Part
135 certified carrier, a member of the International Airline
Clearing House and a member of Cargo Network Services.
