The Swedish logistics specialist West Atlantic has started to transfer the first cargo planes maintained by its British subsidiary to the Swedish parent company in Gothenburg and to the Spanish Swiftair. The background to this is the expected problems with the still sluggish negotiations on a new trade agreement between the EU and Great Britain after Brexit.

Only a few days ago two Boeing 737-800BCF previously registered in Great Britain were transferred to the Swedish aviation register, now a Boeing 737-400F followed, which switched to the Spanish Swiftair with a new Spanish registration. Lars Jordahn, CEO of Westatlantic, told the specialist portal ch-aviation that the transfers of aircraft away from the British subsidiary would be in connection with Brexit and an end to the common market after 2029. It is therefore to be expected that further freighters will leave the West Atlantic UK for Sweden or Spain in the next few months so that they can continue to be used within Europe without any problems.

It was only in April that the West Atlantic Group was taken over to 51% by the Spanish holding company LUSAT, which also owns the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair. In addition to their own cargo flights, both West Atlantic and Swiftair maintain close cooperation with parcel services such as DHL and FedEx.