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WFS appoints ex-Menzies Aviation boss as chief executive
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed former Menzies Aviation boss Craig Smyth as its new chief executive.Smyth will start the job on August 29 and takes over from Olivier Bijaoui, who announced he was stepping down from the role in July.He joins WFS following more than 20 years ...
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TIACA's Brittin to retire at end of 2016
Doug Brittin, TIACA’s secretary general since 2013, is to retire from the air cargo industry association at the end of this year, sparking a search to appoint his successor.TIACA chairman Sanjiv Edward said in a message to members: “Doug has done a great job since joining us, and while we ...
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Wilson appointed divisional director of Toll Global Express
Australia's Toll Group, owned by Japan Post, has appointed Bruce Wilson as divisional director of Toll Global Express, effective immediately.Wilson has been acting in this role since April, managing the express freight operations and business logistics solutions in Australia, including the Toll IPEC, Toll People and Toll Priority businesses.Wilson’s career, ...
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Çelebi chief Onno Boots steps down
Çelebi Aviation chief executive Onno Boots has stepped down but will continue as a consultant to the Turkish-owned handling company for its planned initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region.He has been at the helm of Çelebi Aviation Holdings Group since 2014.Çelebi added that it expects a new chief executive to be ...
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Cargolux appoints new VP of flight operations after departure of Holt
Cargolux has appointed a new interim executive vice president of flight operations following the announcement that current incumbent Jason Holt has decided to move on to a new opportunity.The Luxembourg airline said that Claude Zehren would take over all duties from Holt with immediate effect."Zehren has been with Cargolux for ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo names Steve Buckerfield as vice president sales
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Steve Buckerfield as vice president sales, to be based at Virgin’s headquarters near London Gatwick Airport.He will lead the airline’s global sales team and be responsible for sales across its international network.Prior to joining Virgin Atlantic, Buckerfield spent three years as managing director, UK & ...
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Schenker man to join reorganised Kuehne + Nagel
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (KN) is to set up two organisational units for Central/Eastern Europe and Western Europe from October 1, 2016.Central/Eastern Europe will have a head office in Hamburg while the Western Europe region will be headquartered in Amsterdam.Former DB Schenker chief executive for central Europe Dr Hansjoerg ...
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Aviation leaders talk about global humanitarian aid
Chief executives from major airlines and other partners have discussed the roles which the aviation sector can fulfill in delivering humanitarian aid.The interviews were conducted by Airlink, a non-profit organisation that links more than 35 commercial and charter airlines with humanitarian aid groups to fill cargo holds with aid goods ...
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Groth is West Atlantic's new chief executive
Fredrik Groth has been appointed West Atlantic's new chief executive after holding the interim post at the Gothenburg-headquartered dedicated cargo airline specialising in integrated mail and express freight solutions.Groth assumed his new role from May 25. He joined West Atlantic in January 2016 with over 25 years' accumulated experience in ...
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Tim Scharwath to be boss of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight
Deutsche Post has appointed Tim Scharwath as the new chief executive of its DHL Global Forwarding, Freight division.Scharwath will join the German logistics giant “within the next twelve months”. In the meantime Frank Appel, chief executie of Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL) retains responsibility for this divisionScharwath joins from rival ...
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K+N stalwart Scharwath looks for new challenge
Tim Scharwath, the member of the Management Board of Kuehne + Nagel International (K+N) responsible for global airfreight, is to leave the company within the next 12 months in order to “take on a new challenge”, a statement from the global supply chain giant has confirmed.During his 24 years with ...
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Raya gets new chief executive
Asian cargo airline Raya Airways has announced the appointment of Lee Shashitheren as its new executive director and chief executive.Lee, former commercial director of Raya Airways, has more than 20 years’ experience in the cargo airline business and takes over from the former managing director Mohamad Najib Ishak, who resigned ...
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AF-KLM's de Juniac to lead IATA from June
Another high ranking Air France-KLM executive is leaving the airline as boss Alexandre de Juniac has been announced as the successor to IATA chief executive and director general Tony Tyler, who is retiring.After confirmation by the IATA annual general meeting in June, de Juniac will take up his duties after ...
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Emirates Cargo's Nabil Sultan joins TIACA board of directors
Emirates' divisional senior vice president, cargo, Nabil Sultan, has been appointed to air cargo organisation TIACA's board of directors.Sultan has over 20 years’ experience in senior management roles at the airline and was promoted to his current role in 2013.“Air cargo is one of the primary drivers of the global ...
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GSF adds its thoughts on ‘The Value of Air Cargo’
Chris Welsh, secretary general of the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) – the trade body that represents national and reginal shippers – has offered his thoughts on the subject of ‘The Value of Air Cargo’, the tag line of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium taking place in Berlin this week between 15-17 ...
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An Irish welcome awaits at FIATA's World Congress 2016 in Dublin, October 3-8
Dublin will play host to more than 1,000 freight forwarders later this year when the global industry association, FIATA, holds its annual World Congress at the Convention Centre Dublin, October 3-8, 2016.In addition to the social programme, the congress coincides with FIATA’S 90th Birthday. Founded in 1926, FIATA now represents ...
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Air France-KLM cargo boss Bram Gräber to join maritime group Boskalis
Air France-KLM cargo boss Bram Gräber is stepping down to join Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster as group director maritime services for its offshore energy division.Gräber was appointed temporary executive vice president of Air France KLM Cargo in March 2015, following the departure of chief executive Erik Varwijk.Gräber will leave Air ...
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Chris Buckerfield: A well-known airfreight personality
Air Cargo News is sad to report the death of Chris Buckerfield, a well-know airfreight figure who enjoyed senior roles with Seaboard, Emery Worldwide and Air Express International.Buckerfield finally lost a long battle with illness, with his family at his side. Since his passing, the family has received well over ...
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UPS promotes grassroots talent
UPS has appointed Nando Cesarone as president of its Europe region and Ross McCullough for Asia Pacific, while Cindy Miller becomes president of global freight forwarding.Cesarone, a 25-year UPS veteran who most recently served as president of UPS’s Asia Pacific Region, will now be responsible for operations in 56 countries ...
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Boeing chooses new chairman
Boeing has elected chief executive Dennis Muilenburg as its next chairman, replacing Jim McNerney who is leaving the Seattle-based plane-maker’s board and retiring from the company as previously announced.McNerney had joined the board in 2001, and became chairman in 2005. Muilenburg succeeded him as Boeing's chief executive, and joined the ...