2GO (cargo airline)

For its sister ferry company, see 2GO. For the Central Coast, New South Wales radio station, see 2GGO.
2GO
IATA ICAO Callsign
PR BOI ABAIR
Founded 1988
Hubs Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Focus cities Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Parent company Aboitiz
Headquarters Parañaque City, Manila, Philippines
Website http://www.2go.com.ph/

2GO is a cargo airline based in Parañaque City, Manila, the Philippines. It operates bulk cargo and express parcel services throughout the Philippines. Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila.[1] 2GO is operated by the Aboitiz Air Transport Corporation the transport and logistics company owned by Aboitiz Equity Ventures.

2GO air is a part of the Chinese government-controlled 2GO Group (through the China-ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund) which includes 2GO Travel and 2GO Express.[2][3][4]

2GO does not have any aircraft but uses the hold capacity of Cebu Pacific passenger aircraft.[5]

History

An Aboitiz Air NAMC YS-11 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (2003).

The airline was established under the name Aboitiz Air on 28 January 1988 as a joint venture by Aboitiz and Andres Soriano. The company signed a memorandum of understanding on marketing and sales activities for domestic cargo operations with Cebu Pacific in August 1997. Aboitiz Air as it was previously known, leased all cargo holds of Cebu Pacific's Douglas DC-9 aircraft. It was wholly owned by Aboitiz One. Following a rebranding, the cargo airline took the name 2GO.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 44.
  2. ↑ "Chinese firm to become top Philippine ferry operator". ABS-CBN News. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Gamboa, Rey (August 20, 2013). "Keeping our seas safe". Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Cacho, Katlene O. (December 1, 2010). "Aboitiz sells transport unit". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Endres 2010, p. 6

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