Video: What events have had the largest impact on the industry in the last 40 years?

Air Cargo News is celebrating 40 years of breaking news and views.

As well as looking back through time ourselves at the biggest stories of the last 40 years, we decided to ask a selection of industry stakeholders what events have had the largest impact on the industry in the last 40 years.

Participants who kindly shared their insights included: Eric Mathieu, managing director, customer experience, American Airlines Cargo; Joost van Doesburg head of cargo, Royal Schiphol Group; Roger Hailey, freelance journalist and former Air Cargo News editor; Lothar Moehle – executive director, Cargo iQ; Pat Neville, airfreight director, UK&IE, DB Schenker; Roger Samways, vice president commercial, American Airlines Cargo; and Brandon Fried, executive director, Airforwarders Association.

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