Today, 24NOV20, at the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM), the IATA Board of Governors will be recommending that Willie Walsh be appointed as Alexandre de Juniac’s successor. Though IATA had recommended the extension of Alexandre de Juniac’s tenure as its Director General and CEO, last December, de Juniac had made it clear that he would be stepping down once a replacement was found and a smooth handover could be secured. Read more >>
In total, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015 to achieve a better world by 2030 aimed at eradicating poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and prosperity for all people. Lufthansa Cargo today (24NOV20) announced its commitment to 5 of these goals in particular and will be aligning its activities accordingly. Read more >>
The former Jan de Rijk Logistics helmsman, Sebastiaan Scholte has been appointed CEO of the Kales Group, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His first day in office is today (23NOV20), Kales stakeholder, World Freight Company (WFC) announced in a press release issued this morning. Financed by British private equity provider 3i, WFC had acquired the Kales Group back in 2011. Read more >>
Investor AviAlliance is on its way to ascending into the top league of airport managers. Holding substantial capital shares in BUD, DUS, HAM, SJU, and ATH could just be the beginning. “We are always looking for opportunities to enlarge our line of business,” AviAlliance MD Gerhard Schroeder told CargoForwarder Global in an exclusive. The investor’s next scoop might be upping its stakes in Athens International Airport (ATH). Read more >>
The cargo is out there, the trucks are too, yet, given that driverless-trucks are still in their infancy and light-years away, one major problem often faced by fleet owners – and possibly exacerbated by the current pandemic – is having enough qualified drivers available. Continental’s Fleetmatch.app has addressed this problem in a similar way to the host of dating apps out there. Instead of “swipe right for love”, the option here is to “swipe right for routes.” Read more >>
Amid the worst financial crisis in the history of Lufthansa, the Group’s Executive Board has announced personnel changes at the top of three of its subsidiaries. Lufthansa Cargo CEO, Peter Gerber (56), will become the new chief of Brussels Airlines (SN). The 56-year old will be succeeded by the freight carrier’s current Chief Commercial Officer, Dorothea von Boxberg (46), on 01MAR21. Prior to this, on 01JAN21, Brussels Airlines’ helmsman Dieter Vranckx will assume the role of CEO at Swiss, following Thomas Kluehr, who will leave the company. Read more >>
The Berlin-based Federal Association for Aviation Security (FASAG) advocates having the same control mechanisms in place in all EU member states for securing air freight shipments. Despite identical framework conditions, the system still resembles a patchwork rug because of different control regimes allowed in one country yet forbidden in another state. "Urgent action is needed to harmonize the control regime, ending current competition distortions evoked by superfluous cargo tourism,” says professor Elmar Giemulla, Chairman of FASAG, in this exclusive interview. Read more >>
EDIfly’s Aviation Messaging 2.0 marks its 10th Anniversary. Built from scratch, EDIfly has developed into a household name for messaging solutions for the aviation industry. Starting in the Cargo arena, the team has successfully delivered many projects the world over. Currently, more than one hundred EDIfly servers are in production in airlines, ground handlers, airports, government agencies, logistics, etc. Read more >>
Brussels Airport’s Pharma infrastructure and Air Cargo Belgium’s dedicated BRUcure Task Force are on standby for the swift distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, as was demonstrated to the press on 18NOV20. Read more >>
Bird-strikes are not unusual during flight. Hitting a bear, however, has never before been recorded. The accident happened on the evening of 14NOV20, as the plane was taxiing to the parking area after landing in Yakutat, in the south-east of Alaska. Read more >>
Chile with its population of roughly 17.5 million people, is among South America's most economically stable and prosperous nations. To date, roughly 525,000 people in Chile have been
infected with COVID-19, and 14,500 of them have died. How is this virus changing people’s lives – and especially those standing on the payroll of shipping line Hapag-Lloyd? In the company’s
series “My life with COVID-19” series, H-L Communications Director Nils Haupt (NH) and his team take a look at the most affected countries to get first-hand information from the employees how
their lives have changed since March 2020.
In this issue, 30-year-old Marcelo Alejandro Saravia outlines his experience with the pandemic. The native Peruvian is employed in the Latin American regional headquarters of Hapag-Lloyd
based in Valparaiso, Chile, where he works as a Global Account Manager. Read more >>
Temperature-sensitive products are exactly that: sensitive. The wrong kind of packaging, build-up, or handling can destroy these shipments and lead to huge claims. Whilst airports, warehouses, and airlines have largely ramped up when it comes to handling temperature-sensitive goods, one weak link in the chain remains: exposure to the elements whilst the shipment is travelling to/from the warehouse to the aircraft. This is where La Couverture comes in – a revolutionary, hybrid take on standard thermo covers and thermo dollies, used to protect shipments requiring temperatures of +15°C to +25°C, whilst out on the tarmac. CFG spoke to the man behind the product, Marco Del Giudice, Founder & Owner, la Couverture. Read more >>
There has been speculation for some time about the merger of the two South Korean airlines. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the takeover plans. According to agency reports, Korean Air (KE) intends to acquire its smaller Korean rival, Asiana, for 1.8 billion won (€1.37 billion). The country’s mostly family-controlled influential business conglomerates known as Chaebol are pushing the plans ahead. Read more >>
Florida headquartered National Airlines (NCR) is Cologne-Bonn Airport’s latest customer. The carrier serves the German airport five times a week on behalf of integrator
UPS.
Simultaneously to the first landing of a National B747-400 freighter aircraft, CGN welcomed an Egyptair A330 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft with a traditional water shower, in
appreciation of the airline’s 10th anniversary of serving the airport. Read more
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25 years ago, you could read all about prescription medicines thanks to Amazon’s vast book range, now you can also order them via the online giant – and at a significant discount, if you are a Prime member. On 17NOV20, Amazon announced its “Amazon Pharmacy: Prescription Medications Delivered” service go-live in 45 U.S. states for customers aged 18 or over, thus tapping into an industry worth over USD 300 billion. Read more >>
