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BACA appoints Nick Weston to position of deputy chairman
Nick Weston, chief executive of UK-based Weston Aviation, has been elected to the position of deputy chairman of BACA – the Worldwide Association of Air Charter Professionals, the world’s largest air charter organisation.He is to share the role of deputy chairman with Volker Meissner of ARGUS International during what BACA ...
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Alexis Labonne becomes Hermes CTO ahead of H5 rollout
UK-based Hermes Logistics Technologies has named Alexis Labonne chief technology officer ahead of the rollout of Hermes 5 (H5), the latest version of its cargo management system, this year.Labonne takes over the role from Oded Lavee, heading up a team of air cargo technical experts working to harness Cloud services, ...
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SEKO Logistics gets set for ambitious expansion
Chicago-headquartered SEKO Logistics is forging ahead with its expansion plans: growing its network, adding partners, making acquisitions – and altering its leadership.William Wascher has become chairman while James Gagne takes on the role of chief executive alongside his existing position as president.Gagne said: “We are continuing to focus on organic ...
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Frank Van Gelder appointed Pharma.Aero secretary general
Collaborative pharmaceuticals platform Pharma.Aero has appointed Frank Van Gelder to the post of secretary general.He said: “The dynamism and support we see from many different stakeholders, strengthen the [belief] we can really make a difference in the supply chain of life science products in airfreight. We can only do this ...
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Shawn Richard takes on newly-created air cargo role at SEKO
SEKO Logistics has appointed Shawn Richard vice president global airfreight – a new position set up in response to increasing demand driven by booming cross-border e-commerce.Chief commercial officer, Americas, Terry Unrein, said: “SEKO’s roots are in airfreight but the real significance today is how it is driving the growth of ...
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CEVA appoints new managing director for UK, Ireland and Nordics
CEVA Logistics has appointed Eddie Aston to the position of managing director, UK, Ireland and Nordics (UKIN).Aston joins CEVA from Northgate, the commercial van hire and leasing organisation, where he was UK managing director.Said Aston: "Driving growth further is my key priority, and having been away from logistics for a ...
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FedEx's Binks to retire in June
David Binks, FedEx Express Europe president and chief executive of TNT, will retire in June to be succeeded by Bert Nappier, currently FedEx Express senior vice president of finance - international.Binks, who started with FedEx in 1983 as part of an acquisition in the UK, rose through the ranks, leading ...
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Unilode pursues a global growth agenda
Unilode Aviation Solutions is looking to expand its global footprint and is also focused on extracting more value from its asset fleet of 120,000 unit load devices (ULDs).Benoît Dumont is chief executive of Unilode, which changed its name from CHEP Aerospace Solutions in February 2017 after it was sold in ...
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Etihad's Fordree moves to Menzies
Robert Fordree has rejoined Menzies Aviation as vice president-cargo development, to oversee the development and growth of the company’s cargo handling business.The 27 year aviation industry veteran joins from Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, where he transferred to in 2011 to take responsibility for the global cargo network as well ...
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Crane Worldwide promotes Nielitz to country manager role
Crane Worldwide Logistics has promoted Christian Nielitz to country manager for Germany.Nielitz joined the company in June 2014, starting his career as gateway development manager and was appointed to branch manager for Duesseldorf in 2017.Gerard Ryan, regional vice president Europe, Middle East, India and Africa at Crane Worldwide Logistics, said: ...
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Wildhagen moves to AEI from Precision
Conversion firm Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. has appointed Eric Wildhagen as vice president of engineering from Precision Aircraft Solutions.Prior to joining AEI Wildhagen was chief engineer at Precision Aircraft Solutions where he worked on programme management for passenger-to-freighter conversions.Prior to this position he worked with both GDC Technics and Jet Aviation ...
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Whitehead to leave Hactl chief executive role after eight years
One of the most well-known faces in the air cargo industry, Mark Whitehead, will leave his position as chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) in March after eight years at the helm.Hactl said that Whitehead would be replaced by Wilson Kwong, currently chief executive of the ...
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Reuter retires after 39 years at Dachser
Thomas Reuter has retired after 39 years at Dachser, the Germany-headquartered global logistics services provider.As previous announced, Reuter is stepping down as chief operations officer of air and sea logistics, handing over his responsibilities to Jochen Müller who joined Dachser from Schenker in October 2016 as part of the transition ...
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GECAS appoints Kelly to newly created commercial role
Declan Kelly has been named chief commercial officer for GECAS.In this newly created role, Kelly will lead all originations activities for GECAS’ fixed wing aircraft and is responsible for the commercial strategy, building synergy and share practices between GECAS’ regions.He brings 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry and report ...
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Harrell to lead UPS freight forwarding arm in Europe
UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for Europe.Harrell will be responsible for the strategy, performance and revenue growth of the US parcel and logistics giant's freight forwarding services across Europe. He will report to Nando Cesarone, president of UPS Europe.“Mike has the global perspective and industry ...
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Johnson-Ferguson to drive PwC’s transport and logistics business
Management consultants PwC has appointed Charlie Johnson-Ferguson to lead its UK transport and logistics advisory business, taking over from Coolin Desai, who has led the industry sector since 2011.Johnson-Ferguson has over 16 years experience in industry, helping public and private sector clients on a range of projects including infrastructure financing, ...
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Atlas appoints trio of senior executives
US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air has announced three senior appointments for its management team.Richard Broekman has been promoted to senior vice president global sales and commercial development.In his new role, Broekman will lead the global sales activities for the company’s ACMI and CMI business and continue to report to Michael ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo: Keeping it simple
It was a busy first 90 days for Dominic Kennedy after becoming managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, spending time with teams in functional areas that were not part of his previous role as director, commercial planning with the UK carrier.There are equally busy times ahead as Kennedy looks to ...
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Jim Szczesniak named airport manager at Ted Stevens Anchorage International
Jim Szczesniak has been appointed manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (TSAIA), joining the major US passenger and cargo hub on January 22.“Jim has extensive experience in aviation and business,” said Marc Luiken, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Commissioner, adding: “He started his career in aviation where ...
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Peli BioThermal appoints new VP as it looks to grow
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has appointed Dominic Hyde as its new vice president of Crēdo on Demand as the company looks to grow its rental operation.Hyde has more than 23 years engineering expertise and leadership experience. He will oversee the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental operations.Prior to Peli ...