FIATA At Panama Crossing
      The theme of this year’s FIATA World Congress in Panama is: The Great Connection.
      I admit I have seldom heard a more appropriate, imaginative and yet concise motto for a FIATA event, and I have seen many of these slogans in my many years with FIATA. Connection is indeed the guiding principle in our work. What are forwarders doing in the end? Scout, establish and exploit each and every connecting opportunity that exists in the international trade, be it human, mechanical, digital, geographical or in any other form or manner. We are indeed “connecting” people with their goods, wherever they come from. Perhaps this could be another way of looking at freight forwarding services . . .

Messe Muenchen Readies Istanbul Acquires Air Cargo Americas
      “Supply chain security, which has been questioned again under pandemic conditions, brings Turkey and Istanbul to the forefront,” said Ekin Seren Ünsaç, Deputy General Manager of EKO Fair Organization, the organizer of International logitrans Transport Logistics Fair that meets this November 20-22 in Istanbul for the 15th time.

John's Pizzeria No Slices
      This week I celebrated my 83rd birthday, and I’d like to share a story with you, dear readers. It has little to do with air cargo, but I take this exception as a birthday privilege.
      Sometimes in life, you find that close relationships with which you’ve kept almost constant contact begin to slowly diminish to an occasional card or letter, or worse—evaporate into memory altogether. That happened with my great, good friend, Peter Castellotti, who I sadly just learned died July 30th in Staten Island, New York.

Escape From The World Trade Center Chapter 23
      Americans old enough to remember watched in horror as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 left nearly 3,000 people dead in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
     Now as we recall that sad day, 23 years later, pleased to report that Jim Larsen, 2001 Air Cargo Manager at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, who was sitting in his office on the 65th floor of Tower One in The World Trade Center when the planes struck, lived to tell his story about the experience in detail.

No Place Like Holm At Frankfurt Airport ACCF Meet
      By now almost everybody knows that Flughafen Frankfurt Airport dominates as Europe's largest air cargo airport and is among the world's top 15.
      With almost 50 percent of the total air cargo volume to and from Germany, FRA plays a central role in global logistics.

The Right People For The Careful Dance
      FlyingTypers engaged Jeffrey van Haeften in a conversation spanning through success (obviously) and second thoughts: it all started from explaining the possible confusion about SkyCargo’s role in Logistics and its importance.

Where In The World Is Peter Penseel?
      As we go to press we have learned that Peter is busy, "very happy at Delta Cargo" and in Europe last week, back in Atlanta soon.
Mark Twain said that 'the two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why'.
      For us, discovering that things are all right is always the wherefore.