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.
