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Another
op'nin', another show
In
Miami, Boston or Baltimoe,
A
chance for old friends to say hello.
Another
op'nin', another show!
As carpenters
were hammering away, preparing for The International Air Cargo Association
TIACA Air Cargo Forum November 12-14, inside the Miami Beach Convention
Center, all delegates were welcome to join an Opening Reception Monday
night. We caught up with one of the ACF sponsors, Jacques H.M. Heeremans
of Schiphol Airport-based Inter Aviation Services (IAS).
Inter Aviation Services, a company Jacques launched in 1987 has remained
happily independent and growing for the better part of four decades.
That big smile on Jacques’ face
is due to the fact that Inter Aviation is one of the few, and perhaps
only, big time GSSA to field an all-female sales force.
Pictured
at the gathering are from left, Jan Krems, President United Cargo,
Esther Romar, Business Development Director IAS, and longtime fave
Eric Hartmann, Regional Rep Latin America,TIACA, and of course Jacques
Heeremans.
About that all-female
sales force:
“It had to be,”
easy-going Jacques said:
“I
have six sisters and they would not have it any other way!”
“Proost, and good show all around!” |
Miami International Airport Cargo
Gets It On American Airlines Cargo
At
The International Air Cargo Association TIACA, good fortune bumped
us into this nice-looking group from American Airlines Cargo with
yours truly (r) and from left Indy Bolina, managing director head
of global sales; Tim Paliganoff, managing director global cargo operations
and Roger Samways, VP commercial.
The
AA colleagues are feeling frisky as they share a look ahead into to
2025.
“Digitization and a
strong year for air cargo will continue,” Roger smiled.
Asked what other realities lie ahead
he said succinctly:
“Important
for our forwarder and other partners to know that American offers
an extensive Transatlantic and Latin American network including a
plethora of cargo-friendly, widebody flights per week between the
U.S. and Europe and U.S. and Latin America as winter sets in.
“Currently as example American
is underway with seasonal services from Rio De Janeiro-Galeao International
Airport (GIG) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) via
a Boeing 787-8 aircraft while elsewhere increased services for Aeroporto
Internacional de Guarulhos/São Paulo - Governador Andre Franco
Montoroão (GRU) and Aeropuertos Argentina Buenos Aires Ezeiza
International Airport (EZE) offer shippers more opportunities via
our big MIA hub.
““Reality
is to do what you do best!” Roger insists. |
 Of
all the display stands at TIACA, most fun alongside the exuberant
Latin Spirit and almost full moon that semed to lift everyone in the
place, were the always active outstanding presentations of PayCargo
(941), United Cargo (711), Kale Logistics Solutions (701) and ATC
Aviation Services AG (1019).
ATC
always takes care to make sure the trade show experience is memorable.
This year while folks from all over
the Americas lined up to speak with Ingo Zimmer, ATC CEO and Timothy
Pfeil, President & Managing Director USA and Philip Thiermann,
Regional Operations Manager South America, enjoyed a brief encounter
with (in the picture) Ingo and Morgan Edwards, Global Head of Commercial
Aeromexico Cargo.
Earlier this past
summer on August 26, Aeromexico launched services between Cancun and
Miami that plans daily service with part owner Delta Air Lines on
December 19, at which point the SkyTeam partners will be operating
around 140 weekly arrivals and departures in Florida.
“Aeromexico
Cargo is a trusted partner and utmost in our service plan,”
Ingo Zimmer said.
Herr Zimmer also
said that ATC is “proud to announce a new collaboration with
Modern Transporte Aereo De Carga S.A. (Modern Logistics).
“The
best surprise is no surprise, so we work diligently to achieve the
highest standards of excellence through dedication and transparency
in our service delivery as the cornerstone to successful, sustainable,
and profitable business growth,” Ingo Zimmer declared. |
 Here
was a take on the trade show floor action at ACF from Alison Ricker,
Managing Director Global Sales, Delta Cargo:
“There
are trade shows going on all time, seemingly everywhere and sometimes
all at once.
“Love attending
TIACA because of access to a great variety of people from all over
the supply chain.
“Face-to-face
with forwarders, ground handlers, GSSA’s, airline partners,
latest digital advances, is just great and it’s all here.
The assertive Alison radiates excellence
and positive outcome in air cargo having picked up the standard for
Delta Cargo 21 months ago, after nearly 19 years at Lufthansa Cargo
where she gained a solid reputation for customer-driven results.
She gets the job done, and is also a
lot of fun with a knockout smile that is irresistible.
Worth
noting, Alison does not entertain short shrift for women in air cargo
either, noting gently:
“There’s
more room for female managers in the air cargo business today,”
she smiled.
To underscore that air
cargo recognizes it does better with more women building the industry,
this year Alison hosted a day of fancy dress and tradition at the
most elegant race track in the world, The Royal Ascot in Berkshire,
England where Delta Cargo sales leaders and esteemed customers had
a great time.
Ah Pygmalion! This
one is for the women, click here.
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 Something
To Taco ‘Bout!
Colorful Too!
Mexpress
Transportation . . . Booth Number 418 is a family
company founded 26 years ago in 1998; (L to r) Pat Gamel (son), Linda
and Mike Gamel (parents and founders), also daughter Lori, revenue
accounting (not pictured) round out the team.
Mexpress specializes in scheduled bonded LTL truckload transportation
from DFW and LAX to several Mexico destinations including daily departures
from both DFW & LAX to MTY, Monterrey. Other Mexpress destinations
from DFW include GDL, QRO, MEX, SLW and PBC.
From
LAX, services include GDL, thrice weekly; MEX every Friday, "We
cut backlogs from days to hours."
WWW.MEXPRESSTRANS.COM.
800-301-2080. |
Matthieu Casey is Managing Director Commercial
Cargo Air Canada Cargo.
“We are sure footed and work
purposefully to provide predictable stability for our customers.
“Air Canada Cargo operates with
a clear vision and strategy to achieve what we set out to accomplish.
“We are operating a half dozen
freighters connecting the Americas better than anyone else.” |
Life Is Uncertain
Eat Dessert First
 New
normal looking for food choices at The International Air Cargo Association
TIACA Cargo Forum was to drift to the back of the hall to a variety
of small food stands arranged across the width of the Convention Center
venue like food trucks with specialty offerings.
A
forest of card type tables with small chairs arranged in front of
the stands allow delegates at ACF to grab a meal ranging from Pizza
to Cuban food to Asian selections .
A
handy and somewhat available place sit and eat, but always good for
food on the hoof.
The food stands
are a good idea, as this army of cargo people and we imagine, any
trade show marches on its stomach, and the days of big companies sponsoring
meals for everyone seem as rare as seeing a B727 on the hardstand.
(There is a B727 at Miami International Airport parked on the 36th
side of the airport, but it is now used as a student training center.)
At ACF anytime dining and the ability
to allow conferees opportunity to schedule luncheon meetings without
leaving the ACF Booth venue was always at hand.
Also
as part of the event the entire offering at the back of the show actually
fills up the hall itself extending the action at ACF.
With
the exception of a few outstanding small plate offerings hosted by
individual companies, what we found at ACF that was original and imaginative,
was a landmark collection of desserts arranged on a long serving table
spanning about six feet smack dab in the middle of the WFS presentation
in Booth 511 at the show.
Here at
lunch time was sweet tooth central for devotees of chocolate brownies,
cheesecake, wonderful local flans, a forest of fruits and more.
WFS across the years has always come
up big in the imaginative food department for its offering to all
colleagues at air cargo events.
Here
they knocked it out of the ball park.
Good
to see long-time industry executive John Batten, Chief Executive Officer
– EMEAA/ Warehouse Management, Manufacturing Process Improvement,
greeting folks with a smile and a cupcake to assuage the rigors of
trade show combat and also affirming a simple truth: Life is uncertain,
eat dessert first! |
An All-Cargo
Recipe Miami-La Paz
 Said
hello to Alicia Greco, Manager Regional U.S. for Transportes Aéreos
Bolivianos, TAB Cargo at The International Air Cargo Association TIACA
ACF 2024.
Alicia has been at TAB
for 19 years and that adds up to most of the time that the airline
founded 25 years ago has been in business.
So
why TAB Cargo in 2024?
TAB MD-10-30Fs
move consignments between Miami and La Paz, where at 11,975 feet above
sea level, landing is always an adventure at the highest Capital city
in the world.
But lest altitude
be confused with attitude, here air cargo movement is handled by Alicia
down on the ground with a steady hand, accepting with ease all manner
of general cargo including animal shipments, oversize consignments,
perishables and medical goods, leather goods and automotive movements.
“As 2024 winds down, big demand
is for increased capacity across the route and that has kept us busy,"
Alicia said adding, "we can provide excellent service for your
freight from Miami to Bolivia, small or big, and we also offer charter
options."
Transportes Aéreos
Bolivianos offers charter flights to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay!
“When
I began in air cargo I was the only woman at my level on the job,
but had no problems.
“Air
cargo welcomed me, especially because I enjoy the work and the excitement
of meeting new challenges and coming up with solutions every day.
“We are at TIACA to reach more
people and deliver the message that TAB is a reliable resource that
provides excellent personalized service for air cargo from Miami to
Bolivia and beyond.”
Alicia’s
passion when it’s not all about air cargo is baking.
She
shared some photographs of exquisitely complicated and beautiful cakes
that she has created.
The TAB TIACA
footprint included some of Alicia’s delicious home-made chocolates,
each one created by hand and filled alternatively with mango and passion
fruit.
Deliciouso!
TAB
and Alicia get no argument from us. agreco@tabairlines.com |
The best trade show giveaway ever was
a small bottle of hot sauce that we picked up at Air Cargo Americas
& Transport Logistic Americas.
Since
we used up that bottle, have attended and looked around other events
in Miami, but alas that hot sauce and the horse it rode in on are
gone forever, not quite, (hot sauce gone) but Mexpress Transportation
(above) going 26 years strong.
So
in the spirit of the moment, here are some outstanding giveaways worth
remembering from that big TIACA ACF last week inside The Miami Convention
Center.
Clockwise from top: Dates
from King Salman International Airport Development Company, so good
your tongue will throw a party inside your mouth .
. . ATC Aviation Services AG keeping-track pad/stickums
so you can write and stick it somewhere all in one motion
. . . United Cargo came to the
rescue with small tissue packs and sanitizing wipes. Very thoughtful
in that crowded trade floor venue .
. . Tote bags carry a lot of weight and are almost
a virtual forest at industry events. Here SkyTeam Cargo came up with
a right-size tote to carry your phone and a couple business cards
and maybe some breath mints and still manage to project a sleek chic
image . . . Stunningly
beautiful handmade key chains from artisans in Colombia were shared
freely with attendees. Super elegance from LATAM Airlines. Created
from recycled airplane parts, seatbelt clips etc., (part of the airline’s
sustainability strategy). Sure to become a collector’s item,
these feel good unlocking the door back home .
. . Sock it to me was the thought as pairs of dark/light
blue comfy Delta Cargo hosiery, padded making the going great
. . . Who you gonna’ call
when someone says: "I’d love to do business but your service
sucks?” Give this Stressbuster “steel drum” from
PTS Logistics (PTSL) a big squeeze and feel the tension melt away.
PTSL based at O’Hare and Miami, with the only C.C.S.F facility
that handles steel drums . . . Love
the pin from Air India Cargo that captures the look and feel of the
airline that J.R.D. Tata founded in 1932 and recently somehow found
its way back into the TATA fold. This exquisitely beautiful and very
large pin is a distinct and joyous badge of honor proclaiming that
the Maharaja and Tata are so glad right now .
. . Shot in the dark flashlight from St. Louis Lambert
International Airport Marketing & Business Development was an
instant helpful & enlightening factor, packing all this stuff
in the hotel room, then searching over, under, around and through
our room before departing for home. |
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