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| Vol. 23 No. 35 | Thursday September 5, 2024 |
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By now almost everybody knows that Flughafen Frankfurt Airport dominates as Europe's largest air cargo airport and is among the world's top 15. With almost 50 percent of the total air cargo volume to and from Germany, FRA plays a central role in global logistics. Say hello to the Management and Board of the ACCF-Air Cargo Community Frankfurt e.V. , (above) as an important annual air cargo conference took off for the ninth time September 4-5 at the House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) GmbH, Bessie-Coleman-Straße 7 in Frankfurt, Germany. Air Cargo Community celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2024 has jointly organized the conference with Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (FRA UAS), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, HAUS61, Hessen Aviation.  Highlight
for 2024 FRA Air Cargo Conference invited early bird attendees on Day Two
to join a Sunrise Tour at 6 a.m at the airport today to see Lufthansa Cargo
Facilities, where dawn patrol attendees can sniff the Jet A and experience
action up close and personal.But before that yesterday on September 4 over at HOLM, the conference got underway at 08:00, and later at 09:35 with a session on E-commerce titled: “E-Parcelization of cross-border freight – how to capture the opportunity ahead?”. Air Cargo Conference sessions continued all day long including (of course) “Sustainability”on tap for the late afternoon: “How GenAI is Shaping the Future of Airfreight Through Digitization and Automation.” Day One concluded with a nice Dinner served at a “sustainable” 17:45 right after the aforementioned session. (Bravo we say! Wish more trade shows would adopt this model) Today September 5th includes a networking breakfast sponsored by ATC Aviation Services AG, so fuel up for another day.  Day
Two Sessions include a deep dive into into “External influences on
the logistics industry” including “How to grow airfreight in
Germany” and an exclusive peek into the future Frankfurt CargoHub.Closure of this two-day event today around 15:10. Note that ACCF is being held on a street named after pioneering aviatrix Bessie Coleman. I would have attended this gathering if only to say that I spent time on the street where Bessie Coleman lives. More about Sweet Bessie here. GDA |
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January 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the first passenger/cargo flight to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and recalling that great beginning, the folks down at "Big D" kicked off a year-long series of celebrations. On August 20th at DFW there was a big party for the Air Cargo Community at Bear Creek Golf Club Pavilion and recognized Janet Loftis of ATC Aviation Services AG for excellence naming her “Cargo Woman of the Year for 2024”. For her part Janet, taking nothing for granted, said: “What an honor! “I couldn't have done it without all of the DFW Cargo community support!,” she enthused adding: “Congratulations to all the other DFW Cargo Award winners: Expeditors International B.V., Ben Dawson, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), American Airlines Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, and Air Canada Cargo!” Janet spent over 22 years at American Airlines Cargo and then moved to ATC as Sales Manager 12 years ago, and has since leveraged her great personality and wonderful skills to building an enthusiastic following, both at home and around the world. Since 2022 she has served as ATC's Nippon Cargo Airlines NCA Cargo Head of Product at DFW. ATC Aviation Services AG founded 1971 in Switzerland and headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany is one of the biggest and most experienced GSSAs worldwide. Thanks Janet, and best wishes to that big enthusiastic bunch of cargo professionals building “Big D”, as they step off proudly raising cargo for the next 50 years. GDA/SAA |
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Say hello to Dennis Klainberg, President of Berklay Transport/The Shipping Guys Cargo Service First met Dennis (his first name is my middle name) at JFK air cargo back in the 1980s when Berklay was situate in the legendary Cargo Building 80 at JFK airport, where many greats and pioneers of the air cargo business resided and were in daily evidence, including the late Joel Ditkowsky, the Customs Brokers Assocation guru.
Dennis celebrates 40 years at Berklay, a family-owned business launched by his father Bernard Klainberg in 1965, having lasted as an industry force, and all we can say is, God Bless ‘em as they continue to operate a full service, IATA freight forwarder, providing all manners of shipping advice and services, with agents worldwide, specializing on shipments of motorcycles, artwork, and trade shows everywhere. As old friends, we share a combined passion for the U.S. Open Championships Tennis Matches going on right now in nearby Flushing Meadow Park in Queens, New York City where he is pictured having set up shop last week. “Let's Meet at the U.S. Open,” Dennis proclaims, and we say, why not! From Monday, August 26 to Labor Day, September 2, Dennis “The Shipping Guy” was deep dish into supporting both the (USTA) United States Tennis Association Foundation and the Queens Tourism Council. “If you intend to visit the open, let us know and we'll show you around,” Dennis assured. “Turns out that Dennis and I have another shared passion, and that is advancing knowledge of the nearby home at 34-56 107th Street of the late, great musician Louis Armstrong, that today is a Museum. “I recall often on my way coming and going, whilst attending Newtown High School during the 1950s, seeing “Sachmo” as musicians and his friends called the greatest jazz & pop musician of the 20th Century, sitting on his front stoop (porch) having a smoke and talking to the neighbors and other people (including me), who walked on by.” As Super Summer 2024 winds down, we look ahead to the finals of U.S. Open conducted in Queens since 1887, originally at The West Side Tennis Club in nearby Forest Hills. Once again we celebrate a year with some dear hearts and gentle people and super match ups at Flushing Meadows. dennis@TheShippingGuys.com GDA |
Summer '24 is fleeting and as we head into Fall; it’s back to schedules. But right now we are thinking about some “Topic A” events and people ahead in air cargo. Here is Amar More who was an almost unknown on these shores. The co-founder and the current serving top executive (CEO) at Kale Logistics Solutions is pictured with Donna Mullins, Kale VP Americas. Both came along before and after COVID and revolutionized the ground air cargo game at a growing list of key U.S. aerial gateways. In the beginning Kale forged a partnership with giant Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (HJIA) to deliver America’s first New Generation Airport Cargo Community System (ACCS). Developed by Kale Logistics in partnership with the Atlanta Air freight community and Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, the Kale Logistic ACCS went live December 17, 2019 and the world has not looked back with anything but admiration ever since. On August 20, Amar addressed the Atlanta International Forwarders & Brokers Association (AIFBA) at its 3rd Annual TSA Export Compliance Forum held in partnership with local and national Transportation Security Administration (TSA), other Regulatory agencies, and industry stakeholders. Amar discussed what Kale Logistics Solutions has brought to the table and elevated to high art; the correct application of infrastructure at the U.S. airports and the need to enhance aerial air cargo gateways using digital technology. Today Kale Logistics Solutions is charting an unworldly level of excellence in IT solutions serving the global logistics industry. On October 18-19 in Istanbul, Turkey, Kale carries its collaborative focus a step further as its flagship thought leadership Clear View series for air cargo gathers for a two-day, deep-dish dive. This unique to air cargo, first-of-its-kind interactive forum has participation from several global industry leaders, airports, leading airlines, cargo handlers, associations, regulators and prominent consultants. By invitation only, Clear View offers industry leaders the opportunity, minus any type of commercial hype, to go face-to-face and share ideas , insights, and network with like-minded peers. Previously Clear View has successfully met in Cancun 2024, Dubai in 2016, Athens 2017, Bangkok 2018, Cape Town 2019. For late 2024 and continuing into early 2025, a global meetings landscape has emerged for air cargo filled with no shortage of pay-to-attend events, some of which are a dizzying cacophony of speakers and subjects. In our view, Clear View comes off as a focused-on subject breath of fresh air. More information here. |
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York City has a way to inspire people attending the U.S. Open Tennis next
year at the beloved host venue for the "Matches", beautiful Flushing
Meadows Park.Eleven parabolic arches, proclaiming “Peace Through Understanding”; each 60 feet tall appeared at entry points across the 646 acres of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair that took off here 60 years ago on April 22,1964. Today the Arches with the elegant branding "Peace Through Understanding" suspended near their apex are all long gone. The one Arch that still exists today is situated at the site of the 5,200 seat Island Garden Arena on Hempstead Turnpike now demolished, that was owned and operated by Arnold ‘Whitey’ Carlson. I remember the Arch from my days of working for the New York Nets Basketball Team, that was owned by my friend, the late great Roy Boe. We spent time at the Arena watching all Nets home games before the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (that Roy inspired) was built. I used to eat in the Diner outside Island Garden and always wondered what the Arch was? Roy told me, “the Arch was moved here from the 1964 World’s Fair." The Arch and the diner are still there. Today undefeated in the game of survival, a World’s Fair Arch from six decades ago finds work as a billboard for a shopping center. Been thinking now that it is 2024, and there is movement toward preservation of the half dozen former World’s Fair Buildings, how cool would it be to move an iconic Arch back to its rightful place somewhere, greeting millions of annual visitors at Flushing Meadows Park? Why not bring back that universal message “Peace Through Understanding”? Put a little love in everybody’s day beats a punch in the nose, we say. Speaking of survival, maybe a genuine hero and a very great human being could cut a dedication ribbon for a returned Arch at the Park? His name is Lou Carnesecca who turns 100 years of age next January 5, 2025. “Sweet Lou” went to work for Roy as Coach of the Nets, so he worked at Island Garden in the shadow of the Arch. Recently we talked to Lou, the great winningest coach at St. John's University. We discovered each other again waiting in line at our local Rite-Aid Drug Store getting our meds. We could all use “Peace Through Understanding” I enthused. “Remember to stay between the lines,” Coach Carneseca advised. GDA  (Editor’s
Note: When it comes to preservation at an airport, (where all of us in one
way or the other work), with thanks to you, dear reader for your support,
air cargo has made a difference.In 1980, together we saved LaGuardia Airport’s Marine Air Terminal (MAT) by having it declared a historic landmark. So despite the recent USD$8 billion dollar rebuild end-to-end at LGA airport, MAT could not be touched and lives on in 2024 to impact and inspire future generations of aviation enthusiasts and travellers alike. |
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