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ACS appoints Thompson
Air Charter Service has appointed Richard Thompson as president of the company’s North America operations.Thompson will be responsible for the UK-based company’s operations in New York, California, Texas and Canada. He steps into the position previously held by Andy Christie, who was last month promoted to group director of ACS’s ...
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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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ACS promotes Nick Harris
Nick Harris of Air Charter Service (ACS) has returned to the company’s Dubai office to take up the role of cargo director for the region.Harris, who started his ACS career in the London headquarters almost eight years ago, previously worked in the Dubai office as a cargo manager between 2009 ...
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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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UTI promotes McClelland
GLOBAL air and sea forwarder UTi Worldwide has appointed Mike McClelland as its senior vice-president of contract logistics and distribution in the Americas.It expands on his previous responsibility for UTi's distribution business in North America."Mike has successfully led our North American distribution business through a transition from four separate subsidiaries ...
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New president at United Airlines Cargo
UNITED AIRLINES has appointed former KLM man Jan Krems as president of United Cargo and vice-president of the US carrier.He will be responsible for all aspects of the freight division, including sales, revenue management, customer service, product quality, marketing and technological solutions.Krems, who reports to Greg Hart, United's executive vice-president ...
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Kenya Airways appoints new CEO
MBUVI NGUNZE has been appointed group managing director and chief executive of East African flag-carrier Kenya Airways.From December, he takes over from Dr Titus Naikuni who is retiring at the end of November, having been at the helm for 11 years.“In January this year, the board of directors engaged the ...
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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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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 ...
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MASKargo boss resigns
MASKARGO boss Mohd Yunus Idris has resigned as the company’s chief executive officer.Unconfirmed local press reports suggest that poor ground handling standards and complaints from forwarders may have triggered the resignation, but a spokesperson for MASKargo said: "His decision to leave has nothing to do with what was reported".The country’s ...
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John Batten leaves Coyne Airways
COYNE AIRWAYS has appointed Liana Coyne as chief operating officer as part of a restructure that sees managing director John Batten leave the charter airline after seven months in the role.Batten, a former Swissport Cargo executive vice-president, joined the all-cargo carrier in September 2013 with the intention of launching services ...
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New editor at Air Cargo News
ROGER HAILEY has been appointed Editor of Air Cargo News. Roger has been writing about freight and logistics for 30 years, most recently as editor of Containerisation International, part of the Lloyd’s List Group.During his 18 years at the group Roger held a variety of senior roles, including news editor ...
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New sales manager at Geodis India
GLOBAL freight management company Geodis Wilson has appointed Sascha Von Ometzinski as national sales manager.Von Ometzinski will be responsible for sales and marketing development of Geodis' freight forwarding and logistics division in India.His main priorities will be strengthening and increasing the company’s trade lane activities, particularly with a focus on ...
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Lee leaves SIA Cargo to join Tiger Airways
SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO president Lee Lik Hsin is to be the new group chief executive of Singapore-based budget passenger airline Tiger Airways, in which the SIA group has a 40% stake.A public affairs spokesman for Singapore Airlines said that a statement on Lee’s successor at the cargo division would be ...