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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo appoints new president
Greg Schwendinger. Photo: American AirlinesAmerican Airlines Cargo has appointed Greg Schwendinger to the role of president, effective October 3.The appointment follows the departure of Jessica Tyler from the role in May. Tyler moved to the role of vice president, integrated operations centre within the airline.With more than 15 years of ...
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NewsCargo Start creates new business development role
Giovanna Cardinali. Source: Cargo StartAir cargo data firm Cargo Start has appointed Giovanna Cardinali in the newly created position of director of strategy and business development.Cardinali will be accountable for the development and implementation of the company's global commercial strategy, by overseeing the company’s sales, business development, marketing and product ...
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CharterSync appoints global cargo director
Digital charter company CharterSync has appointed Daniel Carriett as global cargo director.In a LinkedIn post on September 8, CharterSync said that Carriett has over 22 years of experience in senior management in the UK air cargo charter broking industry.He previously spent 18 years at a London-based charter brokerage where, latterly, ...
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NewsSwissport announces regional re-jig and new CIO
Dave Lynch. Source: SwissportSwissport has announced the appointment of a new chief information officer (CIO) and a re-organisation of its European clusters.Dave Lynch will be joining the ground handler as CIO and will also become a member of the executive leadership team.A starting date will be announced in due time. ...
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AGI teams up with Bijaoui as it looks to expand in Europe
Ground handler Alliance Ground International (AGI) has reached an agreement with industry stalwart Olivier Bijaoui to act as an advisor as it looks to expand outside of North America.AGI said that Bijaoui "has been a prominent figure in the ground handling industry for 35 years and brings great knowledge and ...
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NewsPromotions for Wong and Cheung at U-Freight
Freight forwarder U-Freight Group (UFL) has promoted two key executives based at its headquarters in Hong Kong.Amy Wong has been promoted to chief administrative officer, tasked with supervising the day-to-day operations, human resources and administration of UFL offices.She will also assist chief executive Simon Wong in analysing the operations of ...
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Coastair Group launches UK chartering venture
Liege Airport-based Coastair Group has launched new UK entity Coastair Chartering Ltd in line with its long-term growth strategy.Coastair Chartering will be based at Farnborough Airport and Alan Baldwin will be branch manager of the UK office.Baldwin is a former Volga-Dnepr Group employee where he held the position of new ...
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NewsNew chief HR officer at Kuehne+Nagel
Sarah Kreienbühl. Source: Kuehne+NagelKuehne+Nagel International has appointed Sarah Kreienbühl a member of the management board and chief human resources officer.Kreienbühl will start in her new role on April 1 and will succeed Lothar Harings who will retire in June 2023.In her new role, Kreienbühl will be responsible for global human ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics grows airfreight leadership team
Photo: SEKO LogisticsSEKO Logistics has made two senior appointments to its airfreight team to to accommodate demand for critical products, expansion of cross-border e-commerce, and new business from acquired companies.Christopher Gregg joins SEKO as senior vice president global airfreight from his previous role as vice president airfreight, North America, at ...
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NewsBolloré Logistics USA appoints new chief executive
Marc Sawaya. Source: Bollore LogisticsBolloré Logistics USA has appointed Marc Sawaya as its new chief executive as the firm looks to build on "positive growth".Sawaya will report to Bolloré Logistics chief executive for the Americas Yves Laforgue and has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain management, including ...
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NewsAir cargo veteran Christopher Foyle passes away
Photo: TIACAAir cargo industry veteran and former chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Christopher Foyle has passed away.In a LinkedIn post, TIACA said: “With heavy hearts, we share the very sad news of the passing of Christopher Foyle. Chris was not only a past chairman of the association ...
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NewsNewcastle International targets cargo with new appointment
Aileen Wallace. Source: Newcastle International AirportNewcastle International Airport in the UK has appointed Aileen Wallace as cargo business development manager as it seeks to expand its cargo connections.Wallace will work with businesses and other key stakeholders across the region to further develop cargo opportunities from the north east’s largest airport.She ...
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NewsHermes appoints senior product manager
Terry McGregor, Hermes. Source: HermesHermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Terry McGregor as senior product manager.Hermes said that the appointment is "part of a wider strategy to grow the company’s senior leadership team and strengthen technical expertise at the top level".McGregor will head the technology firm's product team in the ...
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NewsDronamics appoints chief communications officer
Blanca Garcia. Photo: DronamicsCargo drone firm Dronamics has appointed Blanca Garcia to its executive committee in the role of chief communications officer.Garcia joins Dronamics with over 25 years’ international experience working in consumer-facing and B2B global companies in the automotive, aviation, technology, financial services, pharma, hospitality, and FMCG sectors.“Blanca brings ...
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Delta Cargo promotes cargo sales talent
Delta Cargo has promoted US-based Michael Hatfield to general manager of cargo sales, east region.Hatfield previously spent more than eight years as general manager, cargo sales - strategic accounts at the Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered airline."Michael will maximise support, revenue and network opportunities in this important region, which offers incredible capacity and ...
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NewsCargoAi makes two appointments
Ibarra (L) and Sakurai (R). Source: CargoAiBooking portal CargoAi has appointed a vice president of operations and head of finance as it continues to expand.Veronica Ibarra joins CargoAi as its vice president of operations and oversees the day-to-day customer support and strategic operational activities for CargoAI products.Ibarra will be based ...
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IAG Cargo launches latest graduate programme
IAG Cargo has launched the latest iteration of its graduate scheme with interested participants now able to apply to the programme.The programme lasts two years and covers a range of head office functions from revenue management, human resources, marketing and transformation, with one place dedicated to data and analytics.The cargo ...
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NewsAvolon chief executive to step down
Photo: AvolonInternational aircraft leasing company Avolon's chief executive Dómhnal Slattery plans to step down from his executive role and the company's board in 2022.The board of the Dublin-headquartered company has appointed Andy Cronin, Avolon’s president & chief financial officer to the role of chief executive designate.Additionally, Paul Geaney, Avolon’s chief ...
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Lufthansa Cargo ground workers called on to take part in strike
Lufthansa Cargo ground workers are tomorrow set to join strike action being called by Germany's ver.di union.The union has called on the 20,000 Lufthansa ground workers it represents to take part in a strike running from 03:45hrs on Wednesday until 06:00hrs on Thursday over pay.Ver.di is currently negotiating for the ...
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NewsWomen in Aviation and Logistics seeks support as it transitions to not-for-profit association
Céline Hourcade, founder and managing director of Change Horizon and co-founder of WAL (left), Justina Messeiller, senior consultant, Change Horizon (top right), and Emma Murray, chief executive and founder, Meantime Communications, and co-founder, WAL (bottom right) established WAL as a not-for-profit on July 20. Photo: WALWomen in Aviation and Logistics ...