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Vol. 22 No. 7 | Tuesday
February 21,
2023 |
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Air Cargo Africa opened
today in Johannesburg barely four days after AirCargo Nashville closed;
in Pretoria located less than 45 miles away from JMB, the Police Minister,
a man named Bheki Cele issued a warning to people who live in or visit
South Africa that, “you'd better hide your wallet.” |
Jon Turner, Vice President, Air Canada Cargo is upbeat: “As Air Canada returned all temporarily converted passenger aircraft back to their core mission of flying passengers, the cargo team continued to grow market share across some of the largest global trade routes. The results achieved during this transition year validate our long-term growth strategy for Air Canada Cargo. In 2022, we introduced our second and third freighters and opened 13 new freighter markets. Our continued expansion would not be possible without strong relationships with our industry partners and the phenomenal Air Canada Cargo team working across the globe to develop our business. As we look forward to 2023 and prepare to welcome four additional freighter aircraft this year, we continue building a freighter program that complements our global passenger network and ensures shippers have access to reliable, year-round capacity,” said Mr. Turner. |
Right now air cargo people all around the
world are more or less steeling themselves to a 2023 business climate
that is a bit milder than last year, post pandemic, for example when the
sky seemed no limit. |
“I’ve got a rose between my toes from dancing barefoot through the hot house to you, pretty baby.” Received lovely greetings from the folks at Lemon Queen Public Relations Council in France on behalf of Qatar Airways Cargo with numbers that flower even greater as time goes by. For Valentine's Day, Qatar moved 4,000 tons of flowers in just two weeks from mainly Ecuador and Colombia in South America and Uganda and Kenya in Africa to 5 destinations including USA, Amsterdam, (of course) the Middle East, Japan and Australia. Qatar added flights to meet demand. Of course flowers cube out before they weigh out, so 10 blooming B777s additional to the sked from Nairobi to Liege, and the same Quito to Amsterdam and Miami looked like everything came up roses! “We are proud to put our expertise and efficiency at the service of our customers,” said Guillaume Halleux, Chief Officer Cargo. “As the launch of our Next Generation Cargo focus last Summer progresses, 'Moved By People' puts its best foot forward. “The future is in every decision we take—be it in technology, sustainability, diversity, the new generation of employees joining our company, our products and services, and how we approach our business in general,” Guillaume said at last summer's launch. ”We are shaping the air cargo industry of tomorrow—one that combines digital efficiencies with a unique, professional human touch.” So far taking a fresh, innovative approach to the business of air cargo is unique for Qatar Cargo. They are the class-act air cargo trend setter in the world today. |
Words
to think about at AirCargo Nashville as Keynote Speaker Vaughn Moore,
Executive Chairman and CEO of AIT Worldwide Logistics knocked it out of
the park speaking to an audience of 700 + logisticians.
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“I have been involved in the AfA Women’s Networking Event for over a decade along with my cohort Sasha Goodman, said Sandy Gregory, Sr. Director Air Strategy-Parcelcast. “Amanda Barlow and Rula Fakhouri were also instrumental in this year’s event. “We love being able to bring attention to the disparities in the air cargo industry and working together to improve. “Our event is open to all races and genders and is not only for women. “We need everyone to work as a team to ensure we are inclusive. “This year’s panel was focused on diversity in the workplace and we had some amazing speakers. “Our panelists (in photo above) included myself, Keysha Dampeer, MBA, Director of Airline Relations for Airspace; Dayna Harap, Vice President of Sales for Direct Expedite; Sasha Goodman, Rock-It Cargo; Melanie Baron, CHRL, Director of Human Resources at Air Canada and Francesca Molinari, Chief People Officer of Maergo. “They all were very dynamic and had a lot of great advice for the attendees. “I am so proud we were able to attract such amazing women and to have such a successful event. “We all appreciate the fact that Air Canada Cargo continues to sponsor this event in order to continue our efforts to diversify this industry.” These ladies cannot wait until tomorrow—they make logistics look better and are building a stronger business every day! SSA |
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? People At Trade Shows Get Awards! Here are five happy winners at this year’s AirCargo in Nashville. Clockwise from left to right: Sasha Goodman of Rock-it Global awarded The Jim Foster Award; Wally Devereaux of Southwest Airlines Cargo with The Domestic Airline Of The Year Award; Brennan O'Dowd, of 7L Freight accepting Freight Vendor Of The Year Award; Keith Davis of Sterling Transportation, Inc. receiving Surface Carrier Of The Year Award and Adel Ismail of Lufthansa Cargo with The Best International Airline Award. Interestingly with congratulations, honor and deference for a job well done, awards occupied an afternoon Monday at AirCargo minus any sniff of competition or that “vote for me” supercharged formal nighttime hoopla elsewhere. |
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Vol. 22 No. 4 Bruce Gave A Lifetime Chuckles for January 30 Move Over Buck Rogers Back To Where She Belonged 2022 Christmas Memory |
Vol. 22 No. 5 Fruit Logistica 2023 Qatar CEIV Certified Donna Milk Of Human Kindness Air India's Captain Zoya Brave Bessie Coleman |
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