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Vertannes joins SmartKargo
IATA's ex-head of cargo, Des Vertannes, has joined air cargo software company SmartKargo as a strategic adviser.Vertannes, who now divides his time between UK and Portugal, was at IATA for four years and before that led airline cargo teams at British Airways, Air Canada, and Etihad, in a career spanning ...
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Transavia man steps into the breach for Air France KLM Cargo
Transavia chief Bram Graeber has been appointed temporary executive vice president of Air France KLM Cargo, following the departure of current chief executive Erik Varwijk.Graeber was number two at KLM Cargo between 2003 and 2007, before leaving to head up Transavia, the leisure airline arm of the Air France KLM ...
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Swissport promotes Knudsen
Swissport International has promoted Nils Pries Knudsen to executive vice president global cargo services, with immediate effect.He will continue to report to Per Utnegaard, group president and chief executive at the provider of ground and cargo handling services.With 4.1m tonnes of airfreight handled per year, the cargo division is the ...
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Schmitt takes up Swissport role for Germany & Austria
Swissport International (Swissport) has named Dirk Schmitt as chief executive cargo services for Germany & Austria.He will be responsible for Swissport Cargo Services (SCS) Germany, employing approximately 400 staff.The task will include running Swissport’s cargo operations at nine online airports as well as several subcontracted European stations.Schmitt will take over ...
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Duggan joins Saudi as charter sales director
Saudi Airlines Cargo has appointed Mike Duggan as director of charter sales, based in Jeddah.Duggan brings over 23 years of aviation experience, mainly in London and Dubai, including business development, aircraft wet leasing, and freighter management in several companies.Saudi Airlines Cargo operates a fleet of dedicated freighters and sells the ...
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Scholten joins FLS in Dubai
Peter Scholten, former Saudia Cargo vice president commercial, has been appointed chief executive of Fast Logistic Solutions Group (FLS), based in Dubai.FLS was founded in January 2015 as a holding company for Fast Forward Cargo, First Priority Cargo, Fast Forward Solutions and several other companies.FLS Group is a global transportation ...
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Two new sales roles for Virgin cargo
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced two new vice president sales roles for its transatlantic and international business.Steve Hughes will transition from his role of regional vice president sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to the newly-created post of vice president sales Transatlantic.In his new role, Hughes will be ...
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Thomas Howe becomes president of ACS California
Air Charter Service (ACS) has promoted Thomas Howe to president of its US west coast operation.Howe, formerly vice president of the US office, joined ACS at its cargo division in the London headquarters.He later transferred to Los Angeles to start up the cargo department on the west coast, making it ...
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Ambak joins Emirates SkyCargo
Henrik Ambak has joined Emirates SkyCargo as senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide.Ambak, a Danish national, joins the freight division of Emirates with 27 years of experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for companies such as Novia, CSLux and Cargolux Airlines.He started his career as a freight forwarder, ...
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David Wells to become FTA chief executive
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has named David Wells as its new chief executive officer, taking over from Theo de Pencier who is retiring after eight years leading the shipper and logistics industry group.Wells originally joined FTA in 2009 as finance and IT director and has subsequently taken on ...
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Lilian Chan takes new role at Hactl
Lilian Chan, executive director of Hactl – Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler – is taking up a new role as global ambassador for the company from February.Chan – for many years the commercial head of Hactl – will dispense with all office-based duties and administration, to focus on maintaining and ...
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ACS appoints Thompson
Air Charter Service has appointed Richard Thompson as president of the company’s North America operations.Thompson will be responsible for the UK-based company’s operations in New York, California, Texas and Canada. He steps into the position previously held by Andy Christie, who was last month promoted to group director of ACS’s ...
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Finnair Cargo appoints Kuusenmäki
Antti Kuusenmäki has been appointed vice president, head of cargo at Finnair.Kuusenmäki has worked for Finnair Cargo for two years, being responsible for cargo network planning as well as revenue management and product development.Prior to joining Finnair he worked as commercial director of Flybe Finland. He reports to Juha Järvinen, ...
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Evans to step down from Swiss WorldCargo next year
Oliver Evans will step down as chief cargo officer and head of Swiss WorldCargo at the end of September 2015 to pursue self-employment in the air logistics industry on his way into retirement.Chief executive Harry Hohmeister said in a statement: “Oliver has been instrumental in setting a clear course for ...
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Van der Weide joins Cargolux
European freighter carrier Cargolux has appointed Niek van der Weide as its new executive vice president, sales and marketing.Van der Weide, who takes up his role with immediate effect, fills the position vacated by Robert van de Weg, who left in January this year and who subsequently joined AirBridgeCargo in ...
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Finnair cargo boss appointed chief commercial officer
Finnair has appointed Juha Järvinen, the carrier’s cargo managing director, as chief commercial officer and a member of the executive board.Järvinen, who takes up his new role in November, will also continue to be responsible for Finnair Cargo after his appointment. He succeeds Allister Paterson who will transfer to new ...
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Robert Keen to head BIFA
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Robert Keen as its new director general, to succeed Peter Quantrill who retires from the UK trade association in August.Mr Keen joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining BIFA in 1999. He was appointed an ...
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Hellmann appoints Marriott for UK air freight
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK’s commercial director, Matthew Marriott, is to head the company’s local air freight product.The UK role represents a change in focus for Marriott, who previously headed up road freight, and contract logistics.Marriott said: “Stepping into the air freight side of the business is a change of direction ...
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ACS promotes Nick Harris
Nick Harris of Air Charter Service (ACS) has returned to the company’s Dubai office to take up the role of cargo director for the region.Harris, who started his ACS career in the London headquarters almost eight years ago, previously worked in the Dubai office as a cargo manager between 2009 ...
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Volga Dnepr Group appoints new VP
VOLGA-DNEPR Group has appointed Anton Khodakovsky as its new vice-president for Japan and South Korea, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editorHe is responsible for developing the group’s ‘cargo supermarket' strategy in both Asian countries, as well as the company’s other interests in the region, which include establishing cooperation with trade authorities ...