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Eddie McMullen: 'A true character and a great aviation man'
Eddie McMullen, the founder of animal transport specialist Intradco, has passed away, aged 66.Chapman Freeborn, which acquired Intradco in early 2014, issued the following statement:"We are sad to announce that Eddie McMullen passed away on the 19 November, aged 66. Eddie serviced the air cargo industry over a career spanning ...
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Six Volga-Dnepr air crew killed in Bamako terrorist attack
Six Russian air crew working for Volga-Dnepr Airlines were among 19 people killed during the terrorist attack at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali in western Africa, on Friday.Malian and international troops stormed the Radisson Blu hotel to free guests and staff being held hostage. Two ...
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Oliver Evans joins drone maker Matternet
California-based drone provider Matternet has appointed Oliver Evans as head of global business development.For the last twelve years, Evans served as chief cargo officer at Swiss International Air Lines, responsible for its air cargo and postal business worldwide.“Oliver is one of the most recognised leaders in global air logistics. His ...
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Gunning to become chief financial officer at British Airways
Steve Gunning, the current chief executive of IAG Cargo, will become chief financial officer at British Airways in April next year, replacing Nick Swift who is leaving the airline to pursue other opportunities.Gunning will work with Alex Cruz, who is replacing Keith Williams as chairman and chief executive of British ...
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Alban François appointed as new VP Cargo Brussels Airlines
Alban François has been appointed vice president of global cargo at European carrier Brussels Airlines.From January 2016 he will roll out the new commercial strategy of the growing Brussels Airlines Cargo department, together with commercial partner Air Logistics Group.“Cargo is a key growth pillar for Brussels Airlines”, says Brussels Airlines ...
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CEVA Logistics: Leaner and fitter
CEVA Logistics had an interesting birth, starting life in 2007 as a merger between the logistics business of TNT and brash American-based forwarder EGL.CEVA’s owners, Apollo Manage-ment, a US private equity firm, famously bought the latter in the teeth of opposition from EGL’s founder, Jim Crane.It seemed an odd match. ...
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Kerry Logistics appoints Blank in Europe
Kerry Logistics has appointed Thomas Blank as its new managing director of Europe with effect immediately.Blank has over 35 years of experience in logistics and international and domestic freight forwarding, having previously served as managing director of Southeast Asia for Panalpina, senior vice president at UTI, managing director at Geodis ...
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XPO man to lead transport experts
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK has appointed former XPO Logistics director Kevin Richardson as its new chief executive from on 1 December. He will take over from Steve Agg, who is stepping down after nearly ten years in the role on 1 January.Richardson was XPO’s ...
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Holt lands Cargolux flight ops role, Ketellapper to focus on China JV
Cargolux Airlines has appointed Jason Holt as its new nominated person flight operations.Holt succeeds Wieger Ketellapper, who will concentrate on the development of the planned joint venture airline in Zhengzhou, China.The change took effect on October 15, following the approval of Luxembourg’s Civil Aviation Authority.Holt has only recently taken up ...
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Outspoken shipper stalwart van Doesburg says farewell
Outspoken air cargo shipper representative Joost van Doesburg is leaving the sector but has a last message for airlines and forwarders.Van Doesburg, airfreight policy manager at the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), said: “We should not invest a lot of time in optimising the current situation, like e-freight, because it is ...
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Students take wing with Pegasus
Pegasus Airlines’ Cargo directorate and Bahcesehir University’s faculty of economics, administrative and social sciences co-hosted the ‘International Transport and Logistics Conference’ at the Besiktas Campus in Istanbul.Hosted by Pegasus Airlines Cargo vice president Aydin Alpa and Dr Yavuz Gunalay, vice dean of Bahcesehir University’s faculty of economics, administrative and social ...
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Finnair Cargo boss Kuusenmäki says goodbye
Finnair’s vice president head of cargo, Antti Kuusenmäki, is to leave Finnair Cargo in November to pursue other career opportunities. He has headed Finnair Cargo since December 2014.Juha Järvinen, Finnair's chief commercial officer and Finnair Cargo’s managing director, said: “Antti Kuusenmäki has been an important part of our Cargo team ...
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Lange joins FedEx forwarding arm
FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage arm of the US parcels giant, has appointed Udo Lange as executive vice president and chief operating officer.Dr Lange is responsible for overseeing all global air and ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage operations for the company.Lange has more than 20 ...
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New finance chief for CEVA
Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics has appointed a new chief financial officer, Arjan Kaaks.Kaaks, who reports to chief executive Xavier Urbain, joins CEVA from Benelux privately-owned retailer Maxeda DIY Group, where he was chief financial officer (CFO) and an executive board member.Previous employment includes spells at O’Neill Group, the sports lifestyle brand, ...
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Sinker to find SEKO solutions
SEKO Logistics has appointed Randy Sinker to the new post of chief client solutions officer. Based in Chicago, he will work closely with SEKO’s Customer Solutions Group teams in Europe and Asia Pacific, with responsibilities including client ‘on-boarding’, account management and customer service.Chief executive, William Wascher, describes the appointment as ...
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IATA chief Tyler to step down
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and chief executive Tony Tyler is to retire in June 2016 after serving five years. His successor will be appointed at the next annual general meeting in Dublin in June 2016.Before joining the airline organisation in 2011, Tyler worked at John Swire & ...
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TIACA recruits two
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has made two appointments - Warren Jones as director and Kenneth Gibson as business development manager.Warren Jones, who was recently president of IATA’s cargo network services (CNS) arm, will be based at the Miami headquarters where he will develop the association’s sales activities and ...
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Thiele joins Cargolux in Germany
Cargolux Airlines has appointed Christian Thiele as its new country manager Germany, taking over from Tony McNichol in October.The European all-cargo carrier said: "Christian Thiele is a proven cargo specialist and executive in the cargo industry. In over 30 years, he gained a comprehensive understanding of the business by building ...
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Swiss gets new CEO in group realignment
Swiss has announced the appointment of a new chief executive as part of a broader realignment of the Lufthansa Group.Thomas Klühr, currently a member of the executive board of Lufthansa German Airlines, will succeed Harry Hohmeister as chief executive of Swiss in February 2016, with the position of chief operating ...
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Air Cargo Americas expects 5,000 visitors
This year's Air & Sea Cargo Americas conference and exhibition, which is being partnered by Air Cargo News, is expected to attract more than 5,000 visitors.The show, which happens every two years, will be held at the Miami Airport & Convention Center between November 4 and 6.In 2013, the show ...