One of the nicest people we (or you) could ever hope to meet or get to know is Oliver Evans who served as Chief Cargo Officer at Swiss WorldCargo - Air cargo division of SWISS for half a lifetime before stepping back, retiring, and then reemerging as Head of Global Development at Matternet, a ground breaking drone delivery service based in Menlo Park, California that most recently was swooping from the sky to deliver life-saving vaccines.
     Oliver, also liking Switzerland, continues to live there.
     Not only live there but if he has his way there will be drones yodeling from the top of the Matterhorn someday.
     The thing about Oliver is that he is the tallest guy in the room at 6’4”.
     He commands respect for height and how he carries himself.
     But he is a gentle giant. In all the years we knew him and before that of him, he always spoke barely above a whisper; we never heard him raise his voice.
     The other thing was/is Oliver’s sense of working for the air cargo community.
     Oliver was always in on the formation of everything and frankly as the go-to-guy, everybody could count on, even in a pinch to add voice and reason and foresightedness into any situation.
     I think the last time anybody heard anything from SWISS WorldCargo before the mighty Lufthansa combine took over, were the last words he spoke for that wonderful airline.
     When he departed SWISS, our industry lost a community-minded air cargo builder.
     I exhaled when I learned he wasn’t going to become an air cargo writer as so often happens; truth be told he is a terrific writer, clear, concise and fun to read as well.
     So you can imagine my joy having connected again with Oliver via Linkedin:

     “Dear Geoffrey, Thank you so much for your kind message: what a nice surprise! I trust you and Sabiha are very well. We are all well, and managing despite the challenges and inconveniences brought on by COVID. Switzerland is treating us very well. I hope to have a chance to see you next year when we reschedule a road trip planned from Montreal to New York 2 years ago already, and cancelled twice!
     Very best wishes, Oliver.