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Damco: Finding fresh focus
Freight forwarder Damco is looking to take advantage of a rising market this year with a new business focus targeting specific areas, as its global head of airfreight, Ferwin Wieringa, tells Damian BrettThe last few years have been a period of change for the airfreight market, but also for freight ...
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NewsNew managing director for Jettainer Americas
Jettainer Americas MD Shailendar KothariULD management firm Jettainer Americas has appointed Shailendar Kothari as its new managing director.In his new role, Kothari is responsible for the company’s operational activities, as well as business and market opportunities in the Americas.Kothari has replaced Andrew Kreider, who left Jettainer last October 2019 to ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation hires new Americas CFO
Menzies Aviation has named Jennifer Gourley as its new chief financial officer, Americas, effective from March 16.Reporting to executive vice president John Redmond, Gourley will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth and will oversee the financial activities for the Americas region, where Menzies has operations at 115 airports in seven countries.Prior ...
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NewsAFKLMP Cargo announces Roelands promotion
Source: AFKLMP CargoAir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLPM) has named Gertjan Roelands as its new senior vice president of sales and distribution.Roelands, who succeeds Christophe Boucher – the newly-appointed executive vice president of Air France Cargo, will oversee the business's global commercial activities including digital services.Roelands joined KLM in 1999 ...
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NewsVIDEO: Emirates SkyCargo celebrates all-women cargo flights
To mark International Women's Day (March 8) Emirates SkyCargo has released a video (see below) following an all-women flight deck crew operating multi-stop B777F flights across four continents.Captain Ellen Roz from the US and first officer Heidi McDiarmid from Australia cover close to 30,000kms in 10 days on five freighter ...
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Former Atlas CEO Flynn scoops Amtrak top job
Former chief executive of Atlas Air Worldwide Bill Flynn has landed the top job at North American rail firm Amtrak.Flynn will take over as chief executive and president on April 15, succeeding former Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson, who joined Amtrak in July 2017 on a three-year contract.Flynn ...
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NewsAgility names new chief executive for logistics division
Global logistics provider Agility today announced its new chief executive of global integrated logistics (GIL) business: Chris Price (pictured), effective from May 1.Price, who has worked at Agility for thirty six years – in roles including chief executive Netherlands, chief executive for the UK and Ireland, and chief executive for ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel announces changes to board of directors
Kuehne + Nagel International (K+N) has announced that after forty-two years as a member of the board of directors, from May 5, 2020, Thomas Staehelin will not stand for re-election to the board.The proposed new member for election to the K+N board of directors is Dominik Bürgy, a tax expert ...
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DSV Panalpina confirms thousands of jobs to go as integration continues
Freight forwarder DSV has confirmed to Air Cargo News reports that suggest thousands of jobs will be cut as a result of the integration of Panalpina.A spokesperson confirmed a Wall Street Journal article that stated headcount would be reduced by between 3,000 to 4,000 during the integration of the two ...
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Pim and Barrera set to join Menzies Aviation
Menzies Aviation has made two new appointments to its US business: Edward Pim joins as chief operating officer and Raul Barrera as senior vice president, sales and operations.Both Pim and Barrera will be based in Dallas-Forth Worth and report to John Redmond, executive vice president Americas.Pim joins Menzies Aviation from ...
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NewsCSafe Global names Schafer as chief executive
Bill Mitchell (left), Chairman of PCI Pharma Services and a CSafe Global board member, congratulating Patrick Schafer, CSafe Global CEOPharma container solutions company CSafe Global has announced its new chief executive: Patrick Schafer.Schafer joined CSafe Global in 2012 as chief financial officer and he took up the role of interim ...
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New air cargo recruitment company aims to find the next generation
A new recruitment company has been launched that aims to help find the next generation of air cargo workers.IMC Careers is co-founded by Sebastiaan Scholte, ex-chief executive of Jan de Rijk and ex-chairman of TIACA, and Micheal Sales, who has held range of companies in air cargo over the last ...
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NewsCarousel Logistics appoints new CFO
Nigel WardLogistics firm Carousel has appointed a new chief financial and corporate development officer.Nigel Ward joins the organisation from business services provider, Kindertons. He takes on the responsibility of Carousel’s financial reporting and strategic investment relationships across Europe.As a member of Carousel’s executive board, Ward will also take a lead ...
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NewsWilson scoops new role at Pilot Freighter Services
Rochelle Wilson, Pilot Freight ServicesFreight forwarder Pilot Freight Services has promoted Rochelle Wilson to vice president, field sales.In this newly-created role, Wilson will be responsible for growing local sales and working closely with the regional vice presidents and local sales team to increase productivity and results.The company said that Wilson ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo expands Elison's role
American Airlines Cargo has expanded the role of Rick Elieson from president of cargo, to president cargo and vice president international operations.Elison will continue to lead both the cargo division and also the carrier’s international airport operations in 60 countries, taking over from Jim Butler, who was recently named senior ...
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NewsInstoneAir: The mane man
A 1970s meeting in a London pub was the starting gate for InstoneAir, an airfreight company that today specialises in equine transport and the movement of around 6,000 horses per year.The original Instone Airlines was formed in 1919 and began by flying customs documents across the English Channel for the ...
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UPS reaches deal with pilots
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) has reached tentative agreement with UPS Airlines on a new two-year contract extension.The short term agreement provides for improvements in compensation and retirement but specific details of the agreement will not be disclosed before the union presents it to all UPS pilots.IPA president Captain Robert ...
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Beeks scoops ASM role
Agency Sector Management (ASM) has appointed Ray Beeks, operations manager of Concordia International Forwarding, to its board of directors, replacing Brian Drakeley who has retired.ASM said that Drakeley was fundamental in shaping it into the company that it is today. With more than 20 years' experience on the board, he ...
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BIFA adds another Young Forwarder Network group
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added another regional group to the Young Forwarder Network (YFN) that it launched less than one year ago.The Northern Ireland regional group was launched at a meeting at the Belfast Harbour Commissioners offices, joining regional groups that have already been established in Anglia, ...
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NewsNew VPs at Air Menzies International
Tony Utting (L) and Tibor FodelmesiAir Menzies International (AMI) has named Tibor Fodelmesi as vice president Americas and Tony Utting as vice president of Europe, Middle East & Indian Sub-Continent.Fodelmesi's career spans 25 years, with posts held at several freight forwarders, including Seko Airfreight, MSAS Cargo International, DHL and most ...