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Lufthansa 'may sign another joint venture this year'
Putting together the joint venture with Japan's ANA in 2014 had not been an easy task – it had taken a year to settle the legal issues alone – but the effort had been worthwhile.Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter Gerber predicted that the German carrier would sign another, similar but ...
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IAG Cargo adds Cuba and Colombia to LatAm network
IAG Cargo is boosting its Latin America network by utilising a new passenger route into Colombia and a reopened route into Cuba.The A330 bellyhold services by the freight arm of British Airways and Iberia will connect Cali and Medellín in Colombia and Havana in Cuba to IAG Cargo’s worldwide network ...
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Vertannes joins SmartKargo
IATA's ex-head of cargo, Des Vertannes, has joined air cargo software company SmartKargo as a strategic adviser.Vertannes, who now divides his time between UK and Portugal, was at IATA for four years and before that led airline cargo teams at British Airways, Air Canada, and Etihad, in a career spanning ...
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Transavia man steps into the breach for Air France KLM Cargo
Transavia chief Bram Graeber has been appointed temporary executive vice president of Air France KLM Cargo, following the departure of current chief executive Erik Varwijk.Graeber was number two at KLM Cargo between 2003 and 2007, before leaving to head up Transavia, the leisure airline arm of the Air France KLM ...
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Swissport promotes Knudsen
Swissport International has promoted Nils Pries Knudsen to executive vice president global cargo services, with immediate effect.He will continue to report to Per Utnegaard, group president and chief executive at the provider of ground and cargo handling services.With 4.1m tonnes of airfreight handled per year, the cargo division is the ...
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Schmitt takes up Swissport role for Germany & Austria
Swissport International (Swissport) has named Dirk Schmitt as chief executive cargo services for Germany & Austria.He will be responsible for Swissport Cargo Services (SCS) Germany, employing approximately 400 staff.The task will include running Swissport’s cargo operations at nine online airports as well as several subcontracted European stations.Schmitt will take over ...
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Two new sales roles for Virgin cargo
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced two new vice president sales roles for its transatlantic and international business.Steve Hughes will transition from his role of regional vice president sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to the newly-created post of vice president sales Transatlantic.In his new role, Hughes will be ...
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David Wells to become FTA chief executive
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has named David Wells as its new chief executive officer, taking over from Theo de Pencier who is retiring after eight years leading the shipper and logistics industry group.Wells originally joined FTA in 2009 as finance and IT director and has subsequently taken on ...
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Finnair Cargo appoints Kuusenmäki
Antti Kuusenmäki has been appointed vice president, head of cargo at Finnair.Kuusenmäki has worked for Finnair Cargo for two years, being responsible for cargo network planning as well as revenue management and product development.Prior to joining Finnair he worked as commercial director of Flybe Finland. He reports to Juha Järvinen, ...
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Evans to step down from Swiss WorldCargo next year
Oliver Evans will step down as chief cargo officer and head of Swiss WorldCargo at the end of September 2015 to pursue self-employment in the air logistics industry on his way into retirement.Chief executive Harry Hohmeister said in a statement: “Oliver has been instrumental in setting a clear course for ...
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Van der Weide joins Cargolux
European freighter carrier Cargolux has appointed Niek van der Weide as its new executive vice president, sales and marketing.Van der Weide, who takes up his role with immediate effect, fills the position vacated by Robert van de Weg, who left in January this year and who subsequently joined AirBridgeCargo in ...
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Finnair cargo boss appointed chief commercial officer
Finnair has appointed Juha Järvinen, the carrier’s cargo managing director, as chief commercial officer and a member of the executive board.Järvinen, who takes up his new role in November, will also continue to be responsible for Finnair Cargo after his appointment. He succeeds Allister Paterson who will transfer to new ...
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Robert Keen to head BIFA
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Robert Keen as its new director general, to succeed Peter Quantrill who retires from the UK trade association in August.Mr Keen joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining BIFA in 1999. He was appointed an ...
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Hellmann appoints Marriott for UK air freight
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK’s commercial director, Matthew Marriott, is to head the company’s local air freight product.The UK role represents a change in focus for Marriott, who previously headed up road freight, and contract logistics.Marriott said: “Stepping into the air freight side of the business is a change of direction ...
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Volga Dnepr Group appoints new VP
VOLGA-DNEPR Group has appointed Anton Khodakovsky as its new vice-president for Japan and South Korea, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editorHe is responsible for developing the group’s ‘cargo supermarket' strategy in both Asian countries, as well as the company’s other interests in the region, which include establishing cooperation with trade authorities ...
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Antonov legend celebrates 80th birthday
Volga-Dnepr Group is celebrating the 80th birthday of Victor Tolmachev, the legendary chief designer of the An-124 ‘Ruslan’ and An-225 ‘Mriya’ transport aircraft, to mark his ‘outstanding contribution’ to the world of aviation.Tolmachev continues to serve the industry as technical director of Volga-Dnepr and as an advisor to the group’s ...
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Magdeburg Cochstedt appoints Hahn cargo boss
EAST German air logistics hub Magdeburg Cochstedt International Airport has appointed Stefan Maxeiner as its new director of business development.The former director of cargo operations at Frankfurt Hahn Airport played a major role in establishing it as one of Europe’s leading air cargo airports, says a statement.“We are delighted to ...
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K+N: 'There will always be a need for freighters'
LOGISTICS giant Kuehne + Nagel believes that freighter aircraft will continue to play an important role global supply chains, despite the rise in wide-body belly capacity.Thomas Lehmann, K+N’s senior vice president airfreight, South Asia Pacific, says that shippers still prefer freighters in areas like Asia, while main-deck capacity will retain ...
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Chapman Freeborn appoints Portuguese agent
CHARTER specialist Chapman Freeborn (CF) has appointed ALS Portugal Aviation & Logistics Solutions as its exclusive representative for the Portuguese market.CF has worked closely with the management team of Cascais-based ALS Portugal for a number of years and the new agreement gives local customers greater access to worldwide air charter ...
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Management changes at Turkish Cargo
TURKISH CARGO has appointed Tarik Parlak as its new regional cargo manager for central and southern Europe.Parlak formerly served as the carrier’s regional cargo manager for Africa.Mehmet Gürkan, whose previous position was cargo marketing and sales supervisor at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, will succeed him.“We are certain that Mr Parlak ...