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Vol. 24 No. 19             Sunday April 13, 2025

Dubai Saved An Air Cargo Asset
  
Not sure if H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai, the chief force behind Emirates Airlines will cut the ribbon at IATA WCS, the big cargo show in town this week, but I remember standing with him, when he visited the TIACA show in Seattle, Washington in 1994.

Air Cargo Going Where Exactly? Reflecting On IATA Op-Ed
     
April 2025 will not go down in history for being peaceful and unexciting. This probably means that delegates travelling to Dubai on April 15th for IATA’s WCS will come to the event with a bunch of burning questions. Choosing the timing for an event is a skilful exercise; agendas will remain in conflict no 

Up Close Delta's Peter Penseel

Peter Penseel joined Delta in June 2024, responsible for leading the Cargo Commercial division with a focus on driving revenue and profitable growth, delivering industry-leading customer service and ensuring operational excellence within Delta’s Cargo business.

IATA FIATA Can Join Forces
    “Thriving in an uncertain future” is the subtitle of one of the event streams at IATA’s WCS in Dubai and it captures everyone’s attention today with this message: “Aviation is committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, including the air cargo sector. At the World Cargo Symposium, Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s Chief Economist and SVP, Sustainability, put this challenge into context.”

ICAO Cargo Debut Roaring Success
Ask Amar More Kale Logistics Solutions Founder and guiding spirit who just attended ICAO’s first ever Global Air Cargo Summit at Istanbul April 9-11 about that organization moving into organized air cargo events and the erstwhile executive  always on the go in between flights onto Dubai for World Cargo Symposium that kicks off on Monday April 14 puts it this way:

Vol. 24 No. 18             Thursday April 10, 2025

FIATA IATA In Merry Go Around
  
“This is Major Tom to Ground Control
          I'm stepping through the door
          And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
          And the stars look very different today.”

     That is the sequence of verses that David Bowie made immoral in his 1969 hit song “Space Oddity”. Whenever I think of flights, aircraft, air cargo, freighters, ULD’s, pallets, you name it, I get dragged into a sort of ground control to Major Tom feeling. I enter the capsule with great hopes, but then I often find myself stranded in outer space with many, many questions, “one hundred thousand miles” from home.


Pre-Tariff Deadline Freighter Flights
    How about exhaling for a double entendre ?
     "You know why right now everybody is investing in Ireland?
     "The Capital is always Dublin!"

     But back to where the rubber meets the road, or rolls down the runway

Chuckles for April 10, 2025

Marie Epstein's Birthday
    April 8 was Marie Epstein's Birthday.
     Great lady of air cargo (retired) . . . Pioneered herself into the heads and hearts of an entire industry. Many happy's, always, dear Marie.

Vol. 24 No. 17             Tuesday April 8, 2025

Indian Tariffs No Fooling
  
On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump with "friendly" reciprocal tariffs celebrated “liberating day” in the White House Rose Garden stating, “we’re getting back some of the wealth that very, very foolish Presidents gave away because they had no clue what they were doing.”

Autonomous Ramp Tugs @ Hong Kong International
    Unless for some reason you have been on the front lines out on the ramp at Airport Authority Hong Kong, you are probably unaware of the silent revolution going on as this airport embraces autonomous self-driving vehicles.

We Shipped A Small Package From China
     
Recently after a series of articles we published (here) and (here) on the subject of De Minimis, we created a shipment to measure what impact if any, a small package moving from Hong Kong China to New York City might encounter?

When Human Beings Talk Humanitarianism
    Somewhere between the mechanical bull and an opulent sumptuous gathering in Dallas, Texas Early in March 2025, several sessions at AirCargo Conference did manage to get down to where the rubber meets the road for the three unique host associations including Air & Expedited Motor Carriers Conference (AEMCA), Airports Operators Council North America (ACI-NA), and Airforwarders Association (AfA).

Love This Show More & More Every Year
    Came across an uplifting post on Linkedin and thought to share it here with some additional thoughts of the recently concluded AirCargo Conference in Dallas, Texas.

Vol. 24 No. 16             Friday March 28, 2025

FIATA In Springtime—Connecting Emissions & Business Sense
  
After a long journey, as both Italian and Swiss railways decided that this Sunday was the best day for network and equipment maintenance, I arrived in Geneva after dusk.
     On Monday 17th of March at 9 o’ clock, as sharp as a Swiss clock, the FIATA Headquarters’ meeting began with a rather ambitious programme, harbouringOppenheimer, died at 2:37 pm Saturday March 15.

Gen Z & The Seasoned Logistician
    Just as some space fliers from that big international air cargo station in the sky arrived in Florida, USA recently, earlier in the day it felt somewhat like an arrival from a parallel universe as the FIATA Headquarters Session turned futuristic, hosting a panel of older and younger people in conversation about the future. 

Chuckles for March 28, 2025

For Tanzania The Blues Ain't Bad
    Right now in 2025 is an exciting moment for the Government of Tanzania through the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Sulu Hassan.
     She wants to see things taking place.

Talking Pictures @ FIATA HQ
    FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations Geneva Headquarters Meeting Announces Sustainability Awards.
     When was the last time you witnessed the celebration of youth at an logistics gathering? 

Vol. 24 No. 15             Tuesday March 25, 2025

Julius Maldutis Greatest Financial Airline Analyst Dies
  
Julius Maldutis, who many people rightfully believe was the grandaddy of all transportation analysts and unquestionably the greatest of all time for his industry-leading 26 years covering the airlines for Salomon Brothers Smith Barney, and then beginning in 1998 as Research Group Managing Director of CIBIC Oppenheimer, died at 2:37 pm Saturday March 15.

Bill Boesch Remembers Julius Maldutis
    When we lost the great Julius Maldutis on March 15, 2025 or on the Ides of March, gone was the last of the great airline Wall Street analysts.
     Julius made the airlines a main feature in the Wall Street stock market.

Other Voices For Julius Maldutis
Holly Hegeman, Airline Analyst—Wow. Thanks for the mention! Definitely the end of an era. In the 90’s, the Salomon Brothers airline industry investor conferences in NY were THE place to see and be seen. If you couldn’t wrangle an invite to the conference itself . . .

Vol. 24 No. 14             Friday March 14, 2025

FIATA Meetings Sláinte March 17
  
The actor Gene Hackman died, together with his beloved wife, about a month ago after a long and successful life. One of his greatest performances was his role in The French Connection. His character as Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle in the film represents the epitome of the intuitive and cunning detective, who is proven right against all odds and manages to successfully conclude his investigation. This was the masterpiece that our local TV decided to show to commemorate Gene Hackman’s life upon his death. When I was preparing for the FIATA Headquarters’, the film’s counterintuitive and intriguing plot came back to mind, because it exposes the incredible power of connections.

They Got The Seafood Mama

    In Boston March 16-18 Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America is North America’s largest seafood trade exposition.
     The annual trade show that brings the world to Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is considered one of the best annual shows for business leads, business decisions, and just plain fun.ces look like and how they are supposed to work.


Chuckles for March 14, 2024

Up The Irish 2025
     Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these words as you lift your glass to friends and family:
               May the road rise up to meet you
               And may the wind always be at your back
               May the sun shine warm upon your face
               And the raindrops fall soft upon your fields
               And until we meet again
               May God hold you in the small of his hand.

Vol. 24 No. 13             Monday March 10, 2025

Designing Women—Kristin Beck & Leyla Solaksubasi
  
You can imagine our surprise in Dallas as Air Cargo Conference met all last week when we met this very dynamic duo, together for the first time, but dedicated in our industry to designing and creating airport buildings for air cargo.
     Leyla Solaksubasi works for Dearborn-Based Ghafari Associates as project manager in the aviation design center in Chicago Illinois.

     

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Compliance Galaxy
    Linkedin warns us that Gabriela Diaz, CAMS, CP/AML is a 2nd degree connection, whilst we would wish to know more about her. She is Global Compliance Executive at PayCargo with “Proven Track Record in Removing BSA AML Enforcement Actions” as expert in BSA AML, OFAC, and Regulatory Exam Management for Fintech and Banks. Her profile suggests she knows what finances look like and how they are supposed to work.

Chuckles for March 10, 2024

Celebrating International Women's Day—Flossie Arend On Gender Equality
     The reason why we've covered women in air cargo since 1975 is because once upon a time, the only woman you saw in aviation was pushing a beverage cart down the aisle of a plane or pictured half-dressed on the walls of a cargo facility.
     We have come a long way from the days when women were only allowed subservient jobs under men, and feel it is important to both showcase it and shed a light on the fact that no, things were not always this fair.

Vol. 24 No. 12             Tuesday March 4, 2025

Five Minutes On Air Forever
  
Somebody said there was an announcement.
   In a way I felt a disquieting expectation for something completely unexpected.
   But I was the news, in fact, not the President!
     

Leading Future Leaders
    Roger Samways, who celebrates 27 years at American Airlines Cargo in 2025, no doubt can easily list a hundred things he did recently, but – ever the understated executive – not only does he own up when things go wrong, but also stands up and credits his team for the cargo division’s continued success.  Ask Roger Samways, the easy breezy likeable and hard-working long time all pro VP Commercial, American Airlines Cargo, what is most important in being a leader, his answer is instant and refreshing: “Humor!”

Fat Tuesday Knows What It Means
     Today is Shrove (Fat) Tuesday Mardi Gras Day, March 4, 2025.
Fat Tuesday Knows What It Means
     Celebrated in New Orleans since 1699, and in cities all over America including Dallas, Parades and Parties, on this last big blast (formerly a day of penance) before Ash Wednesday, begins in the
Christian calendar, and incudes 40 days of Lent, ending on Easter Sunday April 20, 2025.

Vol. 24 No. 11             Monday March 3, 2025

The Delta In The Value
     On Feb 4th, 2020 Andy Kirschner, Director Americas Sales, Cargo, Delta Air Lines sat with Freightways for a ten-minute interview. This talk preceded the eruption of the COVID pandemic by a few days, and if you look at the interview with today’s hindsight you realize how much is unpredictable in the air cargo industry, as well as how big its strength and resilience.  We all know what aviation went through, and Delta in particular was put to test by the situation developing five years ago.

Chuckles For March 3, 2025

Mentoring Tomorrow's Leaders
    On Monday March 3rd at 1700 hours great expectations at sundown in early March 2025 get a reality check as a determined group of futurists that have met in one form or another for the past several years at Air Cargo Conference will be once again center stage.

EMO Generations & I
     My name is Tom, Thomas Bayes actually, Vice president Asia at Emo Trans in the USA. I shall try to tell you why succession is a success element at EMO Trans. Please let me show you that the alliteration is not out of place this time.


Vol. 24 No. 10             Sunday March 2, 2025

Airportz A Poppin' At Air Cargo 2025
       Heading to one of our favorite conferences, we’re reminded of some past events and efforts that shaped the event known this year as AirCargo 2025 which is hosted by Airports Council International – North America, (ACI-NA), the Airforwarders Association (AfA) and the Air & Expedited Motor Carrier Association (AEMCA).


Vol. 24 No. 9             Thursday February 27, 2025

Jan Krems—Attributes Of A Great Leader
      As March 2025 marks the beginning of our 51st year of publishing, we recall some favorite pictures and stories that it has been our pleasure to share during our half century on the air cargo beat.


Southwest's Wally Devereaux Retires
    
It’s not without a tinge of sadness, complete respect and even a faint sense of loss, that we report that we learned today that Wally Devereaux Vice President Cargo & Provisions at Southwest Airlines Cargo will retire at the end of March 2025.

Mikey Of The North
    
Forty-five years ago, when we were all much younger, driving from Eagle Plains, Yukon to Inuvik, NT was quite adventurous, in a way even more than flying back from the Beaufort Sea to Vancouver where our journey through western Canada had started. On the way back by air, we did fly through Yellowknife, which had not been reached during our surface roaming through all kinds of Canadian roads, some clearly existing only in summer. The aircraft took off and landed

Powering Up Amar More
    
Amar More, a co-founder and CEO of Kale Logistics Solutions has been in the center of the major revolution in the way airports handle cargo for some time now. He burst upon the scene, fresh as Listerine, over a decade ago, putting up the system that changed the way the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport moves air cargo forever.

Cameron Roberts On de minimis
    
Our De Minimis article published on February 23rd was met with a certain number of reactions. There is one that we consider particularly valuable, as it appears to completely clarify and assess the legal progress of the rule. Here is Cameron W. Roberts' contribution provided under the aegis of his law firm: Roberts & Kehagiaras, Attorneys & Counselors At Law.

Chuckles For February 27, 2025

Vol. 24 No. 8             Monday February 24, 2025

De Inside Scoop On De Minimis
      Let us start our in-depth consideration of the de minimis regime with a quote published by Ms. Cindy Allen, CEO of Tradeforcemultiplier: “If the option to utilize de minimis was eliminated for goods, large marketplaces may structure the transactions differently for transportation, sale, and entry declaration to reduce costs. They would consolidate the merchandise on one entry per conveyance. They would establish a U.S. based entity, and a U.S. warehouse location, which some of the large online companies have already done. They would then structure the sale to be between the foreign online retailer as the seller, their own U.S. company as the


Indian Currency Challenge
    
The falling value of the rupee is making life difficult for stakeholders in Indian air cargo – especially smaller Indian airlines.
    The Indian Rupee exchange rate is now at 87+ to an US dollar – predictions indicate that it could go up to Rs 95 a dollar – and it is anybody’s guess how airline CEOs are making ends meet because airline expenses including lease and maintenance are all in dollars and add up to 60 percent of operating costs. One airline CEO put it rather succinctly: “Its keeping me awake at nights . . . I do not look forward with hope to a new day any more.”

Vol. 24 No. 7             Wednesday February 19, 2025

ATC Nairobi Bound
      Nairobi Bound.
      Ain't got no heebie- jeebies -hangin'round!
      Best in show . . . Here we go—
      We're Nairobi, Kenya bound!


Chuckles for February 19, 2025

Horsing Around @ Doha Animal Fest
    
Meeting this week at Park Hyatt Doha, Qatar, the Annual Animal Transportation Association (ATA) Conference February 16-19 is not just horsing around.

Making The Alps Transparent
     
 The passion of Europeans for street naming is old and intractable. As effective as the numbered streets and avenues of the USA could be, they remain far from our hearts. Europeans favour streets with names, even in America: we like Broadway, Lexington . . . even Wall Street, whilst we are instinctively puzzled by 5th Avenue’s insufficiency, even if it is fashionable and excellent, as only an avenue in NYC could be.

Jerry Trimboli JFK Building 260
     After we published our story of Cargo Building 260 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) February 6, we received a short note from Jerome Trimboli, Jr. that opened up a world of memories. Jerry, today is Branch Manager New York/JFK USA Savino Del Bene . . .

Vol. 24 No. 6             Friday February 14, 2025

Alaska Pivots Cargo Offering
      “2024 was a transformational year as we brought Hawaiian Airlines into Alaska Air Group and began our journey to unlock $1 billion in incremental pretax profit over the next three years,” said Ben Minicucci, Alaska Air Group President and CEO.


Chuckles for February 14, 2025

New Horizons For Ian Morgan
    
Ian Morgan, the likeable air cargo industry stalwart that joined Alaska Airlines Cargo last September, is never at a loss for words when it comes to thinking big, and the addition of Hawaiian Airlines is a particularly sweet spot right now.

Air India In 2025 Connection Pitch
     
 Sitting over here in Gotham otherwise famous as New York City we tend to take notice of air services that emerge at any of our three famous airports.

India Air Cargo Strategic National Asset
     Dinesh K. Krishnan has been in the logistics business for well over 30 years. As the Founder and Managing Director of United Shipping Services, he has built a team that has driven expansion across India’s major ports, airports, and into the heart of Europe. Krishnan was the first Indian freight forwarder to establish its own independent branch office in Antwerp Port, Belgium, in 2004.

Orlando Air Cargo Taking Off
     Last week at Orlando, Florida where the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority: Orlando International (MCO) and Executive (ORL) Airports was making all the right moves to emerge as a major force in global logistics

Dog Days Of Winter
     When Sirius appeared in the sky just before the sun in July, that marked the beginning of the very hottest days of the year.
     The Romans referred to this period as "dies caniculares" or "days of the dog star," which was eventually translated as just "dog days."

Vol. 24 No. 5              Wednesday February 5, 2025

ATC Is Everyone's Valentine
      Here’s an early Valentine from Ingo Zimmer, CEO of ATC Aviation Services, AG pictured last year when ATC completed 35 years of service with Ingo at the helm.


Chuckles for February 5, 2025

Petal To The Medal Grows SAF
    
With Valentine’s Day love just around the corner, featuring flowers tentatively scheduled to appear everywhere in the next few weeks, here is a smiling group of floriculturists attending a trade show event all about the flower business.

Cargo Building 260's Triumphant Return To JFK
     
When Building 260 originally appeared in 1962 at Idlewild Airport Cargo (today JFK) in New York, the place heralded a new era for air shippers with all the bells and whistles to advance air cargo to an unheard of new plateau.

Dear Hearts & Gentle People
     Here are a group of people that everyone should know about when the question is asked, “where in the world does air cargo reach out and help others asking for nothing in return?”

The Kelly Act
     We think, remembering people in our business is a good idea and also some fun during our 5Oth year.
     Right now, up and down the line in air cargo United Airlines Cargo is a huge story.
 

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