Dear Geoffrey,

   Greetings from Dallas . . . I hope this finds you well. Since Madam Secretary has become a favorite show of ours, Louise and I enjoy watching young Geoffrey and seeing what a fine actor he has become. Congratulations to you and Sabiha for raising such a talented and well-rounded family.
   I wanted to share with you that I am retiring from the air cargo business and have sold the assets of Cargo Data Management to the company’s employees and a group of investors from the Pacific Rim. This is our 25th year in business and just to have survived the airline / air cargo maelstrom for this length of time is a feat in itself. We have reinvented ourselves several times just to stay ahead of the technology curve and installed our first Internet hosted fully integrated air cargo system using all e-AWB’s in 2003 with Cebu Pacific in Manila. It has been a great ride that started with Arrow , Midway and Evergreen in 1991 all signing contracts in the same week and wanting immediate installation…which brings to mind the old phrase “be careful what you wish for . . .
   A quick word of thanks to you specifically for putting a face and personality onto our industry. Yours is not a publication of facts and forecasts but one that addresses and lifts up the people that make this air cargo industry so unique. This is the fifth industry in which I have worked in my career ( someday I will get it right ) and no industry publication that I have seen comes anywhere close to providing the people oriented insight and honest reporting that you provide in Flying Typers and Air Cargo News.
   I have enjoyed our conversations over the years and look forward to seeing you again one of these days.

My best personal regards,

Garner McNett
gmcnett@cargodata.com