Western Global Airlines (KD, Fort Myers Southwest Florida) is seeking to expand its scheduled cargo operations network, documents lodged with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) have shown.

According to the DOT, Western Global has applied for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in scheduled cargo flights from points in the US to countries with existing “Open Skies” Air Services Agreements with the United States via intermediate points.

"WGA anticipates expansion of its scheduled international all-cargo service beyond the U.S.-China/Hong Kong scheduled authority currently exercised," the carrier said. "The open-skies authority requested here is ideally suited to that purpose since it will maximize WGA’s flexibility and competitiveness. Issuance of such authority would eliminate the need for multiple applications for noncontroversial authority, conserving the Department’s and WGA’s time and resources."

WGA is currently permitted to run scheduled cargo flights from the United States to China and Hong Kong and also holds certificate authority to operate interstate and foreign cargo charters. It currently operates eleven MD-11Fs and two B747-400Fs.