ECS Group chairman is leading a new think-tank to support airlines in managing and evolving their cargo business. Aerion brings together commercial, digital, operational, and support expertise within a single framework to optimize performance and rethink traditional models.
It aims to offer airlines a high-level task force, ready to activate commercial, digital, regulatory, or organizational levers without the need for internal expansion.
It is described as a tailored strategic platform to help airlines structure, transform, and unlock the full value of their cargo operations. Rather than a service provider, it is an exclusive strategic partner, dedicated to strengthening the cargo models of airlines ready to move beyond traditional frameworks.
Aerion draws on the expertise of several companies with the ECS Group. Commercial: GSA services, market development, and flow management will be offered by ECS Group, Global GSA and Mail & More.
Its CargoTech arm will supply digital tools, platforms, data solutions and automation.
Operations including supervision, quality, compliance, and on-the-ground-handling comes via ECS Group’s Total Cargo Expertise (TCE) arm while support: legal, contractual, HR, billing solutions is from ECS’s back office service provider, Squair.
Each stream operates independently but can be combined.
Thominet will be supported by an executive board of directors overseeing operational execution. A separate Advisory Board, composed of leading figures in the air cargo industry, will shape strategic priorities and track market evolution.
He explained: “Imagine you’re leading an airline and you’re under pressure to do more with less — sell better, automate more, control costs, stay compliant. You don’t need another provider. You need a team that sees the whole picture, who can quietly and efficiently strengthen your cargo performance without the noise.