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Vol. 20 No. 42 | Tuesday
October 26,
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These days retirements are not uncommon as some top people move out of the airline industry driven by the unforgiving downward pressure of the absolutely terrible airline passenger business brought on and moved forward by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, many of us wonder if air cargo “saved the airlines,” and now is ramping up, adding aircraft, freighters, new pharma capabilities and “gee whiz” IT capabilities, why would air cargo be losing so many gifted people? OK, the economics argument we guess, but what about the air cargo reality? These are not new thoughts, but we need to reflect on how the industry is going to be impacted by the loss of so many great people in air cargo that have moved out of every strata of our business since 2019, just as air cargo has gained almost mythical levels of fame and wonder for delivering the vaccines, and “saving the world”. Just learned that Johanne Cadorette, Manager Global Marketing and Communication Strategy at Air Canada is moving on to the non-profit sector. Johanne is a true professional in every sense of the word and skill. What is particularly outstanding about this lady was her openness and ability to put herself and her imagination at work in developing themes for Air Canada Cargo that are unique and resonate with readers. You have undoubtedly noted that the same press release news is carried across the board in air cargo media, resulting in the reader attention switch to turn off or maybe get stuck on hold. We try and take a different tact by creating stories that sidestep sameness and explore new ideas. Johanne has always been an ally in that effort. The hope is that whoever steps up to the plate next will be able to use the kind of imagination and inventiveness that Johanne shared with air cargo writers worldwide. Johanne, for air cargo was unique. We wish her well in her new role as she steps out. SSA |
IndiGo, India’s top carrier by market
share, has been known to be the strong and silent one. It innovates quietly
and moves on.
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Ah The Hope of Bygone Days |
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Story Behind The Headlines . . . Afghan refugee children are being fed from U.S. aid packages delivered by air cargo in Dasht-i-Qala, Takhar Province, Afghanistan, this week. Despite the debacle of the withdrawal of U.S. forces last month from that beleaguered country, U.S. flag cargo jets this week dropped 70,000 food packets over Afghanistan, continuing an ongoing humanitarian effort to get aid to civilians. |
Demise of Alitalia? In a nutshell, politicians, trade unions and rapacious entrepreneurs managed to taint one of the most promising endeavors of Italy and morph it into a wobbling bandwagon that burnt taxpayers' money for three generations . . . |
When The Best Laid Plans Needs Planes . . . Flughafen Frankfurt -Hahn Gmbh filed for insolvency this week. In a picture taken last Monday at the Rhineland-Palatinate, facility, the former American military base located about a stone's throw from FRA, the cargo area looks lonely and silent. Hahn has struggled for years and in truth has never really made it despite lots of dedicated, hard working people, and money poured into the facility. Operations during the reorganization are continuing. |
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