Vol.
23 No. 38 Friday
September 20,
2024 |
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Chuckles
for September 20, 2024
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Security
Requirements & Transatlantic Trade In Balance
Anyone remembers what airports
looked like before 9/11? At FT
we do: we have seen so many changes in the last twenty years
it takes a storyteller to give you an idea, but changes in the last
fifty years are such that it is impossible to combine it all without
losing balance. And keeping a balance has not been entirely easy for
many, including Air Cargo News.
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Big
Deal In Belgium—EU Cross Border Forum
At Liege last week for the
5th year on September 10-11 came the 2024 version of a local event
that draws a large and interested group. Branded the EU Cross-Border
E-Commerce Forum 2024, the gathering delivered a nice turnout with
the always welcome signs of “sold out” for the two-day
event with its wide-ranging agenda.
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Vol.
23 No. 35 Thursday
September 5,
2024 |
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Chuckles
for September 5, 2024
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Woman
Of The Year At Big D
January 2024 marked the 50th
anniversary of the first passenger/cargo flight to Dallas Fort Worth
International Airport (DFW) and recalling that great beginning, the
folks down at "Big D" kicked off a year-long series of celebrations.
On August 20th at DFW there was a big
party for the Air Cargo Community at Bear Creek Golf Club Pavilion
and recognized Janet Loftis of ATC Aviation Services AG for excellence
naming her “Cargo Woman of the Year for 2024”.
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Berklay
Transport/The Shipping Guys
Say hello to Dennis Klainberg,
President of Berklay Transport/The Shipping Guys Cargo Service
First met Dennis (his first name is
my middle name) at JFK air cargo back in the 1980s when Berklay was
situate in the legendary Cargo Building 80 at JFK airport, where many
greats and pioneers of the air cargo business resided and were in
daily evidence, including the late Joel Ditkowsky, the Customs Brokers
Assocation guru.
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Kale
Logistics Solutions Unworldly Excellence
Summer '24 is fleeting and
as we head into Fall; it’s back to schedules. But right now
we are thinking about some “Topic A” events and people
ahead in air cargo. Here is Amar
More who was an almost unknown on these shores. The co-founder and
the current serving top executive (CEO) at Kale Logistics Solutions
is pictured with Donna Mullins, Kale VP Americas.
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60
For 60 Parabolic Arches
New York City has a way to
inspire people attending the U.S. Open Tennis next year at the beloved
host venue for the "Matches", beautiful Flushing Meadows
Park. Eleven parabolic arches,
proclaiming “Peace Through Understanding”; each 60 feet
tall appeared at entry points across the 646 acres of the 1964-65
New York World's Fair that took off here 60 years ago on April 22,
1964.
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Vol.
23 No. 34 Wednesday
August 14,
2024 |
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Chuckles
for August 14, 2024
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United
We Stand United We Fly!
Here is one of those increasingly
rare people among us today who delivers a welcome amount of excitement,
interest, energy and enthusiasm. After some words with the United
Airlines Cargo Vice President Cargo Sales EMEI, based in Amsterdam
it is clear that “Fast Jacques Leijssenaar has a pizzazz”,
that’s what this effusive guy has . . .
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Strong
Winds Of Change In Bangladesh
Some of our readers know we
as a family have been particularly affected by the recent events in
Bangladesh. We have intimate connections and we are still trying to
understand how the situation will evolve to put our minds to rest.
There is also a business aspect in this experience and this is the
point we wish to make for our readers’ information.
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Vol.
23 No. 33 Wednesday
August 7,
2024 |
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Chuckles
for August 7, 2024 |
Eduardo
Del Riego—The Man Who Is Changing The Way To Pay Cargo
Sometimes things happen that
change everything. The first flight, the first Tesla electric car,
the first cup of Starbucks coffee.
Here from 2023, is great Summertime reading in 2024; the rarest of
up close and personal interviews with a genuine original among us
today; Eduardo Del Riego, CEO of PayCargo.
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Save
The Date-AIFBA
TSA Action Meet
Currently AIFBA-Atlanta International
Forwarders & Brokers Association is gearing up once again for
a big day this month on August 20th as its 3rd Annual TSA Export Compliance
Forum is being conducted in partnership with local and national TSA,
other Regulatory agencies, and industry stakeholders.
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Happyfull
Summer Golf @ JFK Cargo
For anyone who finds air cargo
rewarding and is in or about New York City, not to be missed on August
15 , comes a feel good, all-day always sold-out event for fun, food,
sports, and all of your friends will be there.
The venue is located at Smithtown, Long Island, where once again The
JFK Dan Ferrante Memorial Golf Classic tees off at beautiful Stonebridge
Golf Links & Country Club.
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