Global Supply Systems
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Global Supply Systems
| logo = Global Supply Systems Logo.png
| logo_size = 261
| fleet_size = 3
| IATA = XH
| ICAO = GSS
| callsign = JET LIFT
| aoc = 2169
| destinations =
| parent = Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings
| company_slogan =
| founded = 2001
| ceased = May 1, 2014
| headquarters = London Stansted Airport
| key_people =
| hubs = London Stansted Airport
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
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| website = [http://www.gssair.co.uk gssair.co.uk]
}}
Global Supply Systems (GSS) was a British cargo airline based at London Stansted Airport. It provided dedicated freighters to airlines on a wet lease basis.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 86 | date= 2007-04-03}} The company held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it was permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=340 Operating Licence] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311005729/http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=340 |date=11 March 2007 }}
History
File:British Airways World Cargo 747-8 G-GSSE.jpg operated for British Airways World Cargo]]
The company changed its name{{efn|It was formed as a Shelf company in August 2000}} to Global Supply Systems Limited on 31 January 2001,[http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/c9bb2d1d9a7aa5fc047270b419659184/compdetails Companies House] and started operations on 29 June 2002. It began flying operations for British Airways World Cargo between London Stansted, Frankfurt and Hong Kong using a Boeing 747-400 freighter on dry lease from partner Atlas Air. The company was founded by Atlas Air and John Robert Porter and was majority British-owned (51%), with Atlas Air as minority shareholder (49%).
In January 2014, British Airways World Cargo as the airline's main customer terminated its contract with Global Supply Systems, effective from 30 April.{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=David|title=What next for Global Supply Systems?|url=http://cargofacts.com/what-next-for-global-supply-systems/|accessdate=2 July 2015|work=Cargo Facts|date=9 April 2014|archive-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110090102/http://cargofacts.com/what-next-for-global-supply-systems/|url-status=dead}} GSS was unable to find a new customer and ceased operations later that year.
The company continued to dry-lease two Boeing 777F aircraft to an international cargo airline.Global Supply Systems Limited - Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2015. {{which?|date=March 2025}}
Fleet
Global Supply Systems had operated three Boeing 747-400F which were later replaced by three Boeing 747-8F.[http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cx=partner-pub-8297169501225184%3Aa05n2n-tzky&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=british+airways+world+cargo&sa=Submit&search_active=1&search=&sheadline=&search_field=datedesc&submit=&siteurl=www.airliners.net%2F&ref=www.google.com.pk%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D1%26sqi%3D2%26ved%3D0CEYQFjAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.airliners.net%252F%26ei%3DPioYULPOBojxrQf0w4CQCw%26usg%3DAFQjCNE-YeS27lRE5q31GHfaceK4C3KnDQ&ss=5536j1480228j27 All three GSS 748F in BA livery]
See also
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050305133646/http://www.gssair.co.uk/ Official website]
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