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Outspoken shipper stalwart van Doesburg says farewell
Outspoken air cargo shipper representative Joost van Doesburg is leaving the sector but has a last message for airlines and forwarders.Van Doesburg, airfreight policy manager at the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), said: “We should not invest a lot of time in optimising the current situation, like e-freight, because it is ...
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Students take wing with Pegasus
Pegasus Airlines’ Cargo directorate and Bahcesehir University’s faculty of economics, administrative and social sciences co-hosted the ‘International Transport and Logistics Conference’ at the Besiktas Campus in Istanbul.Hosted by Pegasus Airlines Cargo vice president Aydin Alpa and Dr Yavuz Gunalay, vice dean of Bahcesehir University’s faculty of economics, administrative and social ...
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Finnair Cargo boss Kuusenmäki says goodbye
Finnair’s vice president head of cargo, Antti Kuusenmäki, is to leave Finnair Cargo in November to pursue other career opportunities. He has headed Finnair Cargo since December 2014.Juha Järvinen, Finnair's chief commercial officer and Finnair Cargo’s managing director, said: “Antti Kuusenmäki has been an important part of our Cargo team ...
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Lange joins FedEx forwarding arm
FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage arm of the US parcels giant, has appointed Udo Lange as executive vice president and chief operating officer.Dr Lange is responsible for overseeing all global air and ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage operations for the company.Lange has more than 20 ...
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New finance chief for CEVA
Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics has appointed a new chief financial officer, Arjan Kaaks.Kaaks, who reports to chief executive Xavier Urbain, joins CEVA from Benelux privately-owned retailer Maxeda DIY Group, where he was chief financial officer (CFO) and an executive board member.Previous employment includes spells at O’Neill Group, the sports lifestyle brand, ...
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Sinker to find SEKO solutions
SEKO Logistics has appointed Randy Sinker to the new post of chief client solutions officer. Based in Chicago, he will work closely with SEKO’s Customer Solutions Group teams in Europe and Asia Pacific, with responsibilities including client ‘on-boarding’, account management and customer service.Chief executive, William Wascher, describes the appointment as ...
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IATA chief Tyler to step down
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and chief executive Tony Tyler is to retire in June 2016 after serving five years. His successor will be appointed at the next annual general meeting in Dublin in June 2016.Before joining the airline organisation in 2011, Tyler worked at John Swire & ...
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TIACA recruits two
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has made two appointments - Warren Jones as director and Kenneth Gibson as business development manager.Warren Jones, who was recently president of IATA’s cargo network services (CNS) arm, will be based at the Miami headquarters where he will develop the association’s sales activities and ...
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Thiele joins Cargolux in Germany
Cargolux Airlines has appointed Christian Thiele as its new country manager Germany, taking over from Tony McNichol in October.The European all-cargo carrier said: "Christian Thiele is a proven cargo specialist and executive in the cargo industry. In over 30 years, he gained a comprehensive understanding of the business by building ...
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Swiss gets new CEO in group realignment
Swiss has announced the appointment of a new chief executive as part of a broader realignment of the Lufthansa Group.Thomas Klühr, currently a member of the executive board of Lufthansa German Airlines, will succeed Harry Hohmeister as chief executive of Swiss in February 2016, with the position of chief operating ...
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Air Cargo Americas expects 5,000 visitors
This year's Air & Sea Cargo Americas conference and exhibition, which is being partnered by Air Cargo News, is expected to attract more than 5,000 visitors.The show, which happens every two years, will be held at the Miami Airport & Convention Center between November 4 and 6.In 2013, the show ...
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Birth of a B777F: What’s it all about ALFE?
A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 freighter is the subject of a new film that covers its production line manufacture, collection and transfer from Seattle to Frankfurt.The plane, registration code D-ALFE and subsequently named Hallo Germany by Lufthansa, was accompanied for three months by film team of director Thomas Aigner.The PilotsEYE.tv ...
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United CEO steps down amid corruption investigation
United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek and two other senior officials have stepped down from their positions as a result of an ongoing US federal investigation into alleged corruption.The airline said that along with Smisek, the executive vice president of communications and government affairs Nene Foxhall and senior vice president ...
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Jochen Thewes new chief executive of Schenker AG
Jochen Thewes has been appointed chief executive of Schenker AG and will lead the Germany railway Deutsche Bahn’s DB Schenker Logistics business unit.He will take up his new position on September 1, 2015, replacing Karl-Friedrich Rausch, who held the position on an interim basis. Dr Rausch has now left the ...
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Southern Air appoints Chase as COO
US-based ACMI service provider Southern Air has named Paul Chase as its chief operating officer.Chase will oversee all aspects of the cargo airline’s business, including safety, flight operations, systems and technical operations, fleet network, finance, maintenance and human resources.Chase joined the company in 2007 and has held positions of increasing ...
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Kurt Kraft to head Boeing freighter conversion and modification services
Kurt Kraft has been appointed to head Boeing's freighter conversion and modification services.In this new role, Kraft will have responsibility for all modification programs including avionics, flight decks, interiors and freighter conversions.Kraft previously served as director of 787 engineering at Boeing South Carolina and succeeds Dan da Silva, who was ...
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AMI appoints French in Africa
Airfreight wholesaler AMI has promoted its General Manager South Africa, Milton French, to the post of vice president, Africa, following the retirement of current incumbent Mike Todd.French has spent over 30 years in the freight industry, holding a variety of senior posts for leading forwarders including Mitchell Cotts, Micor Meadows ...
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Swissport appoints Knudsen
GROUND handler Swissport International has appointed Nils Pries Knudsen, senior vice-president of cargo Europe, to take over global responsibility for cargo services.Knudsen will report directly to Per Utnegaard, group president of Swissport International.Knudsen replaces John Batten, who has left the company to work for Coyne Aviation.He brings more than 30 ...
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Cargolux appoints new VP of flight operations
All-cargo airline Cargolux has appointed Jason Christopher Holt as the airline’s new executive vice president of flight operations to replace Marcel Funk, who earlier this year retired from the position.British-national Holt is 52 years old and joins Cargolux from Easyjet Airlines where he held the position as head of Gatwick ...
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Volga-Dnepr's Isaikin recognised by the Royal Aeronautical Society
Alexey Isaikin, president of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has been awarded Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) in recognition of his contribution to the industry.Martin Broadhurst, president of RAeS said: “Fellowship (FRAeS) is the highest grade attainable and is bestowed only upon those in the profession of aeronautics or aerospace ...