History
The company changed its name to Global Supply Systems Limited on 31 January 2001, and started operations on 29 June 2002. It began flying operations for British Airways between London Stansted, Frankfurt and Hong Kong using a Boeing 747-400 freighter on dry lease from partner Atlas Air.
Global Supply Systems now operates a fleet of 3 Boeing 747-8 freighter on dry lease from partner Atlas Air in full British Airways World Cargo livery.
The company is majority British-owned (51%), with Atlas Air as minority shareholder (49%).
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