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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints account manager for Australian business
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Jarrod Paterson has joined as account manager – Melbourne to support the launch of new Melbourne services by the airline’s partner, Virgin Australia.Paterson joins Virgin Atlantic after nearly four years with GSA Australia Cargo, latterly as station manager Victoria.Earlier in his career, he worked for ...
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Cowan takes over at Manchester Airport
Andrew Cowan is to become chief executive of Manchester Airport, taking over from Ken O'Toole, who has been named chief of sister airport in the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), London Stansted Airport.Meanwhile, Collette Roche has been named chief of staff for MAG, responsible for shaping the development of the Group’s ...
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Pekoske takes charge of US air security
The US Senate has confirmed David Pekoske’s appointment as head of the country’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA).Pekoske, who was earlier endorsed by President Trump, is a US Coast Guard veteran, where he was lately vice commandant.He will be tasked with ramping up airline security and raising morale at the TSA, ...
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Kreutel takes the helm at Fraport Cargo
Felix Kreutel will take over as head of Fraport’s cargo development and management department on 1 October. He joined the airport operator in 2000 and has, since 2015, been vice-president of the Fraport’s cargo and logistics department.He will succeed Dirk Schusdziara, who will become head of the commercial affairs department ...
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Oxentine to head American Airlines global cargo sales
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Lisa Oxentine as managing director, global and key accounts – cargo sales, taking over from Roger Samways after he was promoted to vice president of the cargo sales division earlier this year.Oxentine joined American Airlines in 1987 and has held positions in several parts of ...
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Freighter operator Western Global recruits three-star general
Florida-based all-cargo carrier Western Global Airlines has appointed General Brooks Bash as president.Having served as an advisor to the airline for the past two years, he was also recently chief commercial officer for AAR Airlift Group. During his career in the US Air Force, he rose to Lieutenant General.Western Global, ...
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Hendrik Falk heads over to Swiss WorldCargo
Former AirBridgeCargo vice president North and South America, Hendrik Falk has joined Swiss WorldCargo as head of cargo for the US west, south, and South America. He will be responsible for all aspects for the carrier’s cargo business in the region, based in Atlanta, Georgia.He said that Swiss WorldCargo has ...
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Virgin rethinks cargo succession plan as Kennedy takes top spot
Dominic Kennedy is being promoted to managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, rather than David Geer, as previously announced.David Geer, who was due to take up the post in mid-August, will instead become senior vice president revenue management.Dominic Kennedy, who is currently director, commercial planning will take up his new ...
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Rising star at Crane Worldwide
Specialist logistics company Crane Worldwide has promoted Chris Mitchell from director of global specialized solutions in Asia to vice president, global specialized solutions based in Singapore.Originating from the UK, Mitchell has been based in Asia since 1998 and has been involved in the development and execution of projects primarily in ...
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Ben Ward to run converter PEMCO
Ben Ward has been appointed general manager of passenger to freighter conversion specialist PEMCO World Air Services.Ward brings over 30 years of experience to his new role and most recently served as PEMCO’s chief financial officer. Prior to joining the company, he held numerous accounting and financial positions at KPMG, ...
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Shawn Cole named vice president of Delta Cargo
Shawn Cole has been named as vice president of Delta Cargo, after the division's president took on the extra responsibility of airport customer service earlier this year.“Shawn is a solutions-driven Delta executive of nearly 10 years,” said Gareth Joyce, president – Delta Cargo and senior vice president – airport customer ...
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Supply chain apprenticeship scheme set for launch
The world’s first apprenticeship route to supply chain leadership roles is set to be launched in 2018.The supply chain leadership professional integrated degree apprenticeship has been developed by an employer group consisting of around 25 organisations and a number of Universities, and is led by the Uniserve Group and the ...
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DHL warns of supply chain talent crisis
Logistics giant DHL has warned that the supply chain sector faces a global staff shortage as the industry fails to attract enough people.The company warned that the US Bureau of Statistics estimates that jobs in the logistics sector are set to grow by 26% between 2010 and 2020, while another ...
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BIFA elects new national chairman
Mark Bromley has succeeded Fred Osborn as the elected national chairman of UK freight forwarder group BIFA for a two-year period.Osborn becomes immediate vice-chairman for a two-year term. Alongside him is John Stubbings, group director and company Secretary of the Woodland group who was elected Vice-Chairman by the board.Bromley has ...
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Delta Cargo appoints Eric Anderson as Asia Pacific sales director
Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Eric Anderson as director, cargo sales for the Asia-Pacific region, effective August 1.Anderson, who will be based in Tokyo, assumes the role previously held by Eric Wilson, recently promoted to managing director, global cargo sales.Anderson will lead the cargo sales team across Asia-Pacific, said ...
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New air cargo vice president for SkyTeam
Airline alliance SkyTeam has announced the appointment of Nico Van der Linden as vice president of its air cargo partnership.Van der Linden, who took over the role on July 1, has more than 30 years of air cargo experience. Previous positions include management posts at both KLM Cargo and Air ...
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Senior appointments at Virgin Atlantic Cargo
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced two senior appointments to its sales team as it sees “soaring volumes”, most notably from its UK home market.Ryan Ellis takes up the position of head of global accounts while Ray Wood joins the airline as regional sales manager for the UK.Ellis joined Virgin Atlantic ...
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Stavros Evangelakakis new chairman of Cool Chain Association
Stavros Evangelakakis is the new chairman of Cool Chain Association (CCA), taking over from Sebastiaan Scholte who has served in the role for five years.Evangelakakis, global product manager of Cargolux Airlines, has been a board member of the CCA since 2012.Scholte, chief executive of Jan de Rijk Logistics, said: “The ...
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Heading for the Brexit, UK aviation considers its options
What does the referendum result for Britain to leave the European (Brexit) mean for UK aviation and its air cargo industry?Without a clear idea of the rules of the game for negotiations between the UK and the European Union (EU), it is hard to paint a proper picture of what ...
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Van de Stadt lands DVB Bank's global head of aviation role
DVB Bank, the specialist in international transport finance, has appointed Eelco van de Stadt as global head of aviation, with effect from the beginning of August 2017.Van de Stadt, currently DVB's head of aviation finance North & South America, replaces David Goring-Thomas who was recently appointed to join DVB's board ...