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Crane Worldwide promotes Nielitz to country manager role
Crane Worldwide Logistics has promoted Christian Nielitz to country manager for Germany.Nielitz joined the company in June 2014, starting his career as gateway development manager and was appointed to branch manager for Duesseldorf in 2017.Gerard Ryan, regional vice president Europe, Middle East, India and Africa at Crane Worldwide Logistics, said: ...
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Wildhagen moves to AEI from Precision
Conversion firm Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. has appointed Eric Wildhagen as vice president of engineering from Precision Aircraft Solutions.Prior to joining AEI Wildhagen was chief engineer at Precision Aircraft Solutions where he worked on programme management for passenger-to-freighter conversions.Prior to this position he worked with both GDC Technics and Jet Aviation ...
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Whitehead to leave Hactl chief executive role after eight years
One of the most well-known faces in the air cargo industry, Mark Whitehead, will leave his position as chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) in March after eight years at the helm.Hactl said that Whitehead would be replaced by Wilson Kwong, currently chief executive of the ...
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Reuter retires after 39 years at Dachser
Thomas Reuter has retired after 39 years at Dachser, the Germany-headquartered global logistics services provider.As previous announced, Reuter is stepping down as chief operations officer of air and sea logistics, handing over his responsibilities to Jochen Müller who joined Dachser from Schenker in October 2016 as part of the transition ...
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GECAS appoints Kelly to newly created commercial role
Declan Kelly has been named chief commercial officer for GECAS.In this newly created role, Kelly will lead all originations activities for GECAS’ fixed wing aircraft and is responsible for the commercial strategy, building synergy and share practices between GECAS’ regions.He brings 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry and report ...
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Harrell to lead UPS freight forwarding arm in Europe
UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for Europe.Harrell will be responsible for the strategy, performance and revenue growth of the US parcel and logistics giant's freight forwarding services across Europe. He will report to Nando Cesarone, president of UPS Europe.“Mike has the global perspective and industry ...
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Johnson-Ferguson to drive PwC’s transport and logistics business
Management consultants PwC has appointed Charlie Johnson-Ferguson to lead its UK transport and logistics advisory business, taking over from Coolin Desai, who has led the industry sector since 2011.Johnson-Ferguson has over 16 years experience in industry, helping public and private sector clients on a range of projects including infrastructure financing, ...
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Atlas appoints trio of senior executives
US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air has announced three senior appointments for its management team.Richard Broekman has been promoted to senior vice president global sales and commercial development.In his new role, Broekman will lead the global sales activities for the company’s ACMI and CMI business and continue to report to Michael ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo: Keeping it simple
It was a busy first 90 days for Dominic Kennedy after becoming managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, spending time with teams in functional areas that were not part of his previous role as director, commercial planning with the UK carrier.There are equally busy times ahead as Kennedy looks to ...
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Jim Szczesniak named airport manager at Ted Stevens Anchorage International
Jim Szczesniak has been appointed manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (TSAIA), joining the major US passenger and cargo hub on January 22.“Jim has extensive experience in aviation and business,” said Marc Luiken, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Commissioner, adding: “He started his career in aviation where ...
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Peli BioThermal appoints new VP as it looks to grow
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has appointed Dominic Hyde as its new vice president of Crēdo on Demand as the company looks to grow its rental operation.Hyde has more than 23 years engineering expertise and leadership experience. He will oversee the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental operations.Prior to Peli ...
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Balancing capacity and demand — TIACA looks ahead to 2018
TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has presented his New Year outlook for 2018 which sees continued revenue growth as e-commerce drives volumes.He also observes that, while perishables and pharma products have lagged behind other airfreight sectors, they both retain a stable growth profile because future demand for them is based mainly ...
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Wolfgang Meier to become president of Silk Way West Airlines in 2018
Wolfgang Meier will be appointed as the new president of Silk Way West Airlines from January 1, 2018, the Azerbaijani all-cargo carrier has confirmed.The current president, Kamran Gasimov, will remain in the top management team of Silk Way West Airlines as chief operation officer (first vice-president).Meier, formerly with Volga-Dnepr and ...
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Obituary: Richard Norris
“If you find meaning in running, chances are, you’ll find meaning in life.”No phrase more aptly describes Richard Norris’ approach to everything he did, whether conducting business in far-away locales, raising cattle in Virginia, running marathons in Paris and Padova (Padua), or riding a camel in Dubai. Running instilled an ...
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Success for Air Cargo News' Roger Hailey at journalist awards
Air Cargo News editor Roger Hailey last night scooped the Air Cargo Journalist of the Year Award 2017 at the prestigious Seahorse Club Awards.As well as Hailey scooping the overall air cargo award, sponsored by Air Canada Cargo, regular Air Cargo News contributor Chris Lewis received the runner up prize ...
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Dirk Reich confirmed as member of SkyCell board
Dirk Reich has been elected to the board of Switzerland-based SkyCell, a provider of temperature-controlled containers.He has previously served as chief executive of Cargolux Airlines International and been on the management board of global supply chain services specialist Kuehne + Nagel (K+N).In 2016, he founded R+R International Aviation AG, which ...
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Swissport appoints communications chief
Air cargo and ground handling company Swissport International has appointed Christoph Meier as vice president head of group communications.A Swiss national, he takes over strategic and operational responsibilities for all group communications, reporting directly to group president and chief executive, Eric Born.He joins Swissport from Lufthansa Group, where he was ...
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IAG Cargo reveals new look executive structure
IAG Cargo has made a number of changes to its executive management team to “align with its business priorities”.The new look executive team is charged with driving performance across premium products, digital transformation, customer service and global operations, the airline group said.The shake-up sees David Shepherd, currently commercial director, move ...
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Carr to head up Etihad Cargo after Kerr's departure
Etihad Cargo has announced that Justin Carr, who recently joined the carrier, will head up the cargo business to replace David Kerr.The airline said that Carr will take over the position of vice president cargo as Kerr heads over to UK-based freighter airline CargoLogicAir.Carr joined the company as vice president ...
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French charter manager for Chapman Freeborn
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed David De Clercq as charter sales manager for France.Based in Paris, he will help expand the cargo charter and on board courier client base, working the company’s existing team in Belgium.De Clercq previously held positions at firms including CityJet, Flightcare and Jetairfly and was most ...