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Vol. 16 No. 23 | Tuesday
March 7, 2017 |
The
10th Nordic Air Cargo Symposium is
being held March 29-30, 2017, at Crowne
Plaza in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nice Niche, Wide Range Of Topics
“Our niche in the air cargo
conference market is to organize high
quality events with no trade show/exhibition
attached.
Nordic Trinity
“You might say we have three
aims in mind with the Nordic Air Cargo
Symposium.
Amazon Drones On
“Only a few days ago,”
Lars said, “it was confirmed
that Mr. Raimund Paetzmann, (left)
former Head of EU Operations &
Real Estate, Amazon Europe, would
be our keynote speaker. King Salmon
“The only air freight commodity
in Nordics that is growing a lot is
Norwegian salmon.
Focus Scandinavia
“In terms of market report,
we note that more and more focus is
on Norway recently. The Major Concern
“One issue of concern in Scandinavia
is the fact that quite significant
volumes originating from these countries
are trucked into continental European
airports. e-Commerce On The Halfshell
“This year,” Lars-Gunnar
Comen said, “for the first time,
we will have a special focus on e-commerce.
Finnair Cargo Steps Up
“Our Conference Chairman is
Fredrik Wildtgrube, (left) Head of
Sales, Finnair Cargo. More: Tel. +46-33-129841.
Fax +46-33-228388. Cell. +46-70-7520753.
email LGC@euroavia.com |
The
UK and India recently concluded a
new aviation pact in New Delhi. Among
other attributes, the new pact eases
restrictions on the number of scheduled
flights between the two countries. India UK Flights Boosted
The agreement also opened all destinations
in the UK for Indian carriers for
codeshare flights. Reciprocally, the
UK carriers can also operate codeshare
flights to any international airport
in India through domestic codeshare
arrangements. Good News All Around
India’s Minister for Civil Aviation
P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju hailed the
agreement as good news for “our
businesses and tourists.” |
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I
remember once upon a time sitting
and watching the air cargo come and
go from the basement of a small hotel
named The Jade East. It was located
on a street with the decidedly unromantic
name of South Conduit Blvd. at John
F. Kennedy International Airport.
Voices Not Soon Forgotten Today
our memories swim with the people
we knew—from Buz Whalen to Henry
Kluck to John Grofik to Isaac Nijankin
(who we still talk to) to George Paetow
to Jerry Trimboli to Rudy Auslander,
pictured here with me (we still hear
from Rudy). Those days of Idlewild
to JFK burn bright and clear. Air Cargo Today At JFK It’s
been a long time and maybe too long
since we wrote about air cargo activities
at JFK. So what better time than now
to take a long at the happenings of
our old haunt? Tell Them Willie Boy Needs A Job
Topping the list of fine people we
have known in our 42 years on the
beat is William “Willie”
Mercado, who served Aer Lingus Cargo
for more than 35 years.
JFK Cargo Expo March 23 JFK
Airport can no longer say it is the
big story in global cargo. At this
point, it doesn’t even have
an airport hotel that can handle a
couple of dozen booths and a robust
business audience at some meeting
sessions for a trade show event. But
the JFK Air Cargo Association has
a “never say die” attitude.
For several years now, it has moved
off-airport to a small community venue
called Russo’s On The Bay in
Howard Beach, where it holds a wonderful
one-day cargo event. Thankfully, that
event is once again on for March 23,
2017. Among The Best In The World Make no mistake: despite an abundance of glitzy chandeliers, Russo’s is a heart and soul effort to build business. The JFK Air Cargo Expo is among the best one-day events in the world, thanks to some top notch air cargo people. JFK Airport Should Be As Good Certainly, the airport that serves as gateway to the greatest city in the world falls far short of the effort, quality, and excellence of its air cargo community, but New Yorkers—especially the air cargo lot—are a tough, dedicated bunch that soldier on and do their thing despite an indifferent, ineffective airport operator. Good Times & Goodfellas Russo’s
is smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood
that became famous to the world when
mobster John Gotti and some of his
boys reportedly lightened a Lufthansa
Cargo shipment of several millions
of dollars (see the movie Goodfellas).
Russo’s has space galore, valet
parking, and an elevator that allows
guest speakers (if they are so motivated)
to ramp up their arrival by entering
through the center of the dance floor. Tip Of The Hat Hats off to current Air Cargo Association President Joe Badamo and the entire ACA Board, including John Ryan, Jim Burnett, Phil Jensen, Bob Arens, Peter DeBenigno, Susan Zderko, Laura Cascino, and everyone else at this always interesting and varied air cargo organization. The Details “Our
Expo for 2017,” ACA President
Joe Badamo said, “is a one-day
morning until late afternoon event
that features top industry professionals
discussing the dynamics and challenges
of regulatory changes and modal impact.” ACA Monthly Meetings ACA
monthly meetings are noteworthy and
always worthwhile, with interesting
speakers and a reasonably priced meal
and cocktail hour. There is great
networking and lovely, interesting
people to converse with. |
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