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NewsFinnnair Cargo appoints new Asia sales director
Jukka Hämäläinen. Source FinnairFinnair Cargo has appointed Jukka Hämäläinen as its sales director for Asia.He started in his position at the beginning of September and is based in Helsinki, Finland.Hämäläinen has held numerous sales and management positions during his career and has also worked nearly 20 year in aviation, focusing ...
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NewsTrans Global Projects appoints new Benelux head of operations
Source: Trans Global. Edwin van LethTrans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Edwin van Leth as head of operations in the Benelux region.Van Leth has worked in logistics for over 25 years, working across the region and multiple sectors, before specialising in project cargo.TGP chief executive Colin Charnock said: "Edwin will ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo appoints vice president Asia Pacific
Elodie Berthonneau. Photo: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has appointed Elodie Berthonneau as vice president of Asia Pacific from October 1.Based in Singapore, Berthonneau will head up the sales and handling organisation in Asia Pacific. This includes China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Oceania.Berthonneau joins Lufthansa Cargo ...
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Schirmer sentenced in Polar fraud case
Former Polar Air Cargo employee Robert Schirmer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty last year to taking part in a scheme to defraud the US cargo airline out of millions of dollars. Ex-executive Schirmer pled guilty last October to one count of conspiring to commit ...
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New director for Challenge Technic
Challenge Group has appointed Petur Thor Gudjonsson as the new technical director at Challenge Technic in Reykjavik, Iceland.Gudjonsson brings over 20 years of experience in line maintenance, having worked with companies including Air Atlanta, SO Tech, Wow Air, and GMT. His expertise spans both Boeing and Airbus fleets."Since joining the ...
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NewsVeyrac joins CargoAi's CargoWALLET
Olivier Veyrac. Photo: CargoAiCargoAi has appointed global payment expert Olivier Veyrac as senior vice president for payment solution at CargoWALLET.Prior to taking up his current role, Veyrac spent nearly eight years at San Francisco-based online global payments platform, Veem, most recently as vice president of business development.Before that he was ...
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NewsEFIS Maroc appoints new commercial director
Zouber Hachemaoui. Source: ECS GroupAir cargo sales agency EFIS Maroc - part of the ECS Group - has appointed Zouber Hachemaoui as its new commercial director.Under Hachemaoui leadership, the company will focus on "expanding its reach and providing tailored solutions to its customers".His appointment is part of ECS' efforts to ...
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NewsSmartLynx appoints fleet director
Photo: SmartLynxACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance), cargo, and charter operator SmartLynx Airlines has appointed Harris Manolopoulos as its new director of fleet.He will lead the fleet management department and be responsible for all aspects of SmartLynx's passenger and cargo fleet.In his role, Manolopoulos will focus on optimal fleet utilisation and ...
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NewsKale Logistics hires chief innovation officer
Sanjeev Madavi, chief innovation officer, Kale Logistics Solutions. Photo: Kale LogisticsKale Logistics has appointed Sanjeev Madavi as its new chief innovation officer to focus on introducing value-added services.In his new role, Madavi will lead Kale's continued expansion into multi-modal community platforms, aiming to enhance and develop new services that complement ...
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NewsDSV’s Beauchamp becomes vice chair at BIFA customs policy group
Nick Beauchamp. Photo: DSVDSV's director of global customs Nick Beauchamp has been elected as the new vice chair for the customs policy group at the British International Freight Association (BIFA).Beauchamp has been a member of BIFA's key policy group since 2019, providing an active role in significant discussions and connecting ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo announces new regional structure
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has changed its organisational structure into four regions to support business development and growth as well as improve customer experience.The carrier claimed its new structure will enable the carrier to align more closely with the needs of its customers with a new allocation of regions and ...
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NewsNew chief executive for Magma Aviation
Peter Kerins. Photo: Magma AviationUK freighter firm Magma Aviation has appointed Peter Kerins as chief executive to steer its growth strategy.Kerins brings over 30 years of aviation and logistics experience to his new role, having began his career in 1991 in freight forwarding sales.He has since worked at a variety ...
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NewsBoeing names Kelly Ortberg as new president and chief executive
Kelly Ortberg. Source: BoeingBoeing’s board of directors has elected Robert K (Kelly) Ortberg as the company's new president and chief executive.The move will becomes effective on August 8.Ortberg will succeed Dave Calhoun, who earlier this year announced his intention to step down and leave the company. He had served as ...
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Kuehne+Nagel eases back on cost cutting programme
Kuehne+Nagel has scaled back its cost-cutting programme as it responds to changing market conditions.The forwarder had originally estimated annual restructuring cost savings net of inflation of around CHF200m, but this has now been reduced to around CHF100m.Speaking on a conference call following its half-year results announcement, the forwarder's chief financial ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards finalists revealed!
Air Cargo News is delighted to reveal the finalists for this year's Air Cargo News Awards.The team of 10 independent judges analysed more than 70 entries across nine awards to narrow down a shortlist of 38 companies.The winners will be honoured by Air Cargo News and the wider air cargo ...
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NewsSwissport appoints North America cargo bosses
Ajay Barolia and Peter Weir. Photo: SwissportSwissport is growing its cargo expertise in North America with the appointment of Ajay Barolia as senior vice president cargo and Peter Weir as senior vice president cargo commercial.Barolia joined Swissport on July 15 from Qatar Airways, where he spent over nine years in ...
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NewsSwissport appoints Australia and NZ cargo general manager
Joel Greig. Source: Swissport. Copyright: Timo AckermannSwissport has appointed Joel Greig as the new general manager of cargo for Australia and New Zealand following the addition of freight operations at Sydney in late 2023.Greig will drive the growth strategy in the region, and enhance operational efficiency and service excellence, the ...
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Western Global pilots request mediation over contract negotiations
Pilots at US freighter airline Western Global have filed for mediation to help negotiations over a new contract.The pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), filed the joint request for federal mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB) to facilitate negotiations for their first contract.Once the NMB ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo appoints Kulkarni to new global sales role
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has appointed Anand Kulkarni to the newly created role of head of global markets to lead digital and regional sales.In the new role, Kulkarni will lead and manage the sales regions and the digital sales department of Lufthansa Cargo.This includes the regions Germany, Austria & Switzerland, ...
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NewsNew CEO for Maastricht Aachen Airport
Joost Meijs has been appointed as chief executive of growing cargo hub Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) and will begin the role on October 1.He succeeds interim chief executive Jonas van Stekelenburg and takes on the role 0f director of NV HBLM, which includes the operating companies Maastricht Aachen Airport BV ...