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Brian Pearce to retire from IATA
IATA's chief economist Brian Pearce planning to retire from the association in July this year, after having served at the company since 2004.During his time at IATA, Pearce — who also serves on the IATA's strategic leadership team — has built IATA’s evidence-based economic analysis capabilities into "the most authoritative ...
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NewsStoll takes top job at Swiss WorldCargo as Bhat heads to Lufthansa
Lorenzo StollLorenzo Stoll has been appointed as the new head of Swiss WorldCargo.He will assume his new function on April 1 and he succeeds Ashwin Bhat, who will take up new duties as chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Cargo from next month.Stoll is currently Swiss’s head of western Switzerland, with ...
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NewsNew regional MDs at Dachser Air and Sea
Dachser Air and Sea Logistics has appointed two new regional managing directors.Tobias Burger has been appointed as managing director of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business, while Ralph Riehl will occupy the same position in the Americas.Burger is currently responsible for the strategic development of the forwarder's air ...
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NewsNissen joins Billund Airport as market and route development manager
Denmark's Billund Airport (BLL) has appointed Kaspar Andreas Nissen into the role of market and route development manager, effective from March 1.Nissen's most recent position was air cargo specialist at Copenhagen Airport and prior to that, he held cargo roles at at SAS, Qatar Airways and Leman.Jesper Klausholm, head of ...
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Jacquet appointed interim CEO at Liege Airport after dismissal of Partoune
The Liege Airport board of directors has appointed Frédéric Jacquet as interim chief executive of the hub after the dismissal of Luc Partoune.The Liege Airport board of directors met on February 9 and decided to dismiss chief executive Luc Partoune with immediate effect.Reports allege that audits revealed several irregularities,which led ...
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BIFA urges forwarders to consider apprenticeship schemes
UK forwarder group BIFA has repeated its call for freight forwarding and logistics companies to consider recruiting apprentices.The group said that apprentice schemes have been cut back as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, but added that the industry needed to look to the future.One of BIFA's executive directors, Carl ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo teams up with Lemon Queen
Qatar Airways Cargo has selected Lemon Queen as its communications agency.The two companies have been working together on the airline's WeQare sustainability programme and will now look to expand the relationship.The partnership covers all aspects of Qatar Airways Cargo’s communications, both external and internal: strategy, creation, advertising, public and press ...
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NewsWarwick Brady takes CEO role at handler Swissport
Warwick BradySwissport International has appointed Warwick Brady as the company’s new president and chief executive.Brady will replace Christoph Mueller, who assumed the chief executive on an interim basis after he was appointed to the board of directors of Swissport in December of last year.Brady is currently the chief executive of ...
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NewsAir cargo heroes going not just the extra mile, but way beyond
Exceptional times call for exceptional measures. The past year has been a real challenge – and air cargo executives around the world have often asked us, the freight publications, to help express their gratitude to those who have kept the world moving.So nine airfreight titles have suspended competitive concerns today ...
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NewsWilson joins Amerijet in CCO role
Eric WilsonAmerijet has appointed Eric Wilson's as chief commercial officer, effective from February 8.Wilson will become a member of the executive team leading Amerijet's commercial division.His core focus areas will include sales, pricing, marketing, network development, commercial and strategic alliances and new product development.He will be based at the company's ...
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NewsElmore rejoins Hermes in COO role
Simon ElmoreHermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has welcomed back Simon Elmore as chief operations officer (COO).Elmore returns to the role after a two-year absence, during which he worked as a consultant on a number of aviation and e-commerce projects.Hermes said he was one of the team to design, build, and deliver ...
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Menzies makes a series of cargo appointments
Menzies Aviation has made a series of appointments as it looks to looks to grow in cargo.Rory Fidler joins Menzies in the newly created role of vice president cargo technology and is responsible for digital innovation across cargo operations."Rory has extensive experience in designing and executing digital transformation programmes as ...
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TIACA and Pharma.Aero highlight importance of 'air cargo community approach' in vaccine transportation
TIACA and Pharma.Aero have jointly released a second report for the airfreight and pharma industries, which outlines best practices for handling Covid-19 vaccines and transporting them by air.The report reinforces that vaccines are high-value, time- and temperature-sensitive items, as well as highlighting the importance of air cargo community efforts in ...
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NewsInterview: Glyn Hughes — Prepared for the challenge
Glyn HughesGlyn Hughes has switched roles but not focus following his departure from the IATA. He talks to Roger Hailey about the challenges ahead as director general of air cargo supply chain group TIACA.Glyn Hughes, with deep air cargo industry knowledge and a great sense of humour that includes painful ...
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NewsManagement change and a new facility for U-Freight
Robert Rens, U-FreightU-Freight has promoted Robert Rens from operations manager to operations director for the Netherlands, and it has also opened a new facility.The new role will see Rens take responsibility for work undertaken by current managing director in the Netherlands, Cas Scheij, who has reached official retirement age but ...
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Michael White joins PayCargo board
Cargo payment platform PayCargo has appointed Michael White to its board.White brings 25 years of experience in the airfreight sector, having held senior positions at Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Cargo Service Center, the Air Transport Association, SkyLink USA, Cargo Network Services, and most recently as the founder and president of ...
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NewsCargoAi appoints chief customer officer
Magali Beauregard, CargoAiOnline booking portal CargoAi has appointed Magali Beauregard as chief customer officer.Beauregard will take up the role on February 1 and has previously worked as head of commercial Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo and senior account manager at Booking.com.CargoAi chief executive Matthieu Petot said: "To head the customer ...
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British Airways' UK cargo handlers set to strike again
British Airways' (BA) cargo handlers in the UK are set to strike again over changes to pay and conditions.Nine days of discontinuous strike action (see timetable below) is due to start tomorrow (UPDATE: strike reduced to six days starting January 29) after talks between management and the union Unite collapsed.Late ...
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NewsAMI makes Americas appointment as it targets growth
Adam Cooper, AMICargo wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has named Adam Cooper as its new head of sales, Americas, as it looks to grow in the region.Cooper joins AMI from United Airlines where his career spanned 15 years in both sales and operations roles.Most recently, he held the position of ...
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NewsPollock takes up CEO role at Pilot Freight Services
Logistics provider Pilot Freight Services has appointed Zach Pollock into the role of chief executive officer.He succeeds Gordon Branov, who recently retired from the company.Pollock joined Pilot Freight Services in 2005 and his previous roles at the company have included: district manager, regional vice president, executive vice president of corporate ...