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25 No. 19 Wednesday
April 22, 2026 |
Brokers And Forwarders Lit Up San Antone
Nice to see Donna Mullins, Vice President at Kale Logistics Solutions and a true pioneer amongst women in air cargo out on the hustings, where she was smack-dab in the middle of the action as the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA since 1897) gathered in San Antonio, Texas for their annual meeting April 12-15, 2026.
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Chuckles for April 22, 2026
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Shadow Over India's Skies
The conflict in Iran is causing problems for India's export industry. Air routes are being changed, which means shipping is getting more expensive. This also shows how much India relies on Middle Eastern routes for trade.
As the conflict worsened, airlines in West Asia operated fewer flights because of airspace limits and worries about safety. Airlines in the Gulf, which usually handle a lot of India's cargo, are the most affected. This results in a shortage of space for air freight.
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Piston Pounder Meets B777Fs
Here Mikey McBryan of Buffalo Airways Cargo in YellowKnife, Canada, the carrier that flies an assortment of DC3s, C-46s whoops it up with Christopher Alf, CEO of National Airlines celebrating National’s new Boeing 777-200 Freighter delivery this week in Seattle.
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American Celebrates 100
As American Airlines celebrates 100 years, we invite friends and celebrants and people that may know or care very much about the airline to spend a few minutes reading about the man in modern times who led American Airlines to its greatest triumphs. Robert Crandall, (born 1935), the former Chairman and CEO of American Airlines (1985–1998), who, among other things, actually revolutionized the entire airline industry with loyalty programs and yield management.
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25 No. 18 Tuesday
April 13, 2026 |
FIATA's President Thomas Sims Talk To FT
At the end, when all was said and done, we were all invited to the Italian Night, where Mauro Da Ros, President of the Fedespedi’s Organizing Committee, gave a short and effective speech highlighting – were it necessary – the opportunities offered by the congress in Milan. Fedespedi was congratulated for the quality of the reception, which was remarkably good. This was the auspicious end for this year’s HQ session and I mean auspicious because everyone is expected to gather again in Milan at the beginning of October to celebrate the centennial from FIATA’s foundation, which took place on May 31st 1926, precisely one hundred years ago.
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Noida Airport The Jewel Of Jewar
The landscape of South Asian air logistics just underwent a seismic shift. Following the successful grant of its aerodrome license by India’s aviation regulator, the Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar (70-80 km away from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport) was officially inaugurated on March 28, 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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At 80 SAS Raises High Times
SAS Scandinavian Airlines just unveiled a refreshed livery, and it’s not just a paint job. It’s a birthday card in flight form, marking 80 years since the airline landed in USA with flights in the post–World War II era.
And when you think about SAS at its boldest, it’s hard not to picture that early leap across the Atlantic into New York—when international air travel still felt like a high-stakes expedition.
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Chuckles for April 13, 2026
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25 No. 17 Wednesday
April 1, 2026 |
Flying Blind At FIATA —The Airfreight Session
I am now writing during my second day of the FIATA HQ meetings in Geneva about the events that happened on the first day. Everything happens so fast here you would need one thousand hands to keep up, within the meeting and outside . . . Just reading a message from Drewry: “Drewry invites you to a webinar briefing on Wednesday 15 April 2026 to discuss the impact of the Middle East conflict on the container shipping market and its various stakeholders. This webinar will also provide insight into how the industry is adapting to a fast-moving story and what lasting effects it could have to reshape the way it operates in the future, as well as providing guidance on what cargo owners can do to protect themselves from rising costs.”
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25 No. 16 Tuesday
March 31, 2026 |
FIATA Meets As War Continues
My dear readers,
As I told you at other times, FIATA is always FIATA, and let me please add, fortunately!
Most of the usual suspects were here, some excuses caused by personal reasons were noted, but no visible disobedience or disappearances. Some excuses due to the situation in the Middle East were duly noted. Obviously there is always a lot to talk about, and a lot of ambitions that manage to surface here or there. Let’s face it, if you are somebody in FIATA you feel you are actually working for making international trade better, a feeling that is partly truthful. But making international trade better seems to be a tall order these days.
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25 No. 15 Monday
March 30, 2026 |
FIATA At 100 Meets In Geneva
Logistics matters, it is essential in our life, making everything available and possible. I daresay it is the main enabler of our civilization: nothing of what we use would exist today without logistics. Looking at the FIATA HQ in Geneva this week, which is all about logistics and freight, I was wondering what else was happening in Switzerland. Well, precisely in Geneva one event surprised me because it tells us that logistics not only matters, but it can actually antimatter, too. Please forgive my gag. I could not resist: it was such a stupid joke I had to write it down…
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Chuckles for March 30, 2026
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As Global As You Can PayCargo
PayCargo recently published a press release that made us think. Are we witnessing the inception of an entire new concept in logistics, we wondered . . . ? Is PayCargo launching a new global initiative? Maybe. Let me explain, please.
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25 No. 14 Monday
March 23, 2026 |
Michelle DeFronzo Air Cargo Facilitation Made Easy
Michelle DeFronzo is both Founder and President of ImEx Cargo, a leading logistics service provider that manages to proudly write on its front website page: “At the heart of ImEx Cargo is a simple promise: to make logistics simple, reliable, and stress-free. Our customer-first approach means tailored solutions, proactive communication, and a commitment to excellence — every step of the way.”
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New Detroit Air Cargo Club
This could be the start of something big!
You know that feeling when you hear aircraft engines in the distance and your attention snaps toward the runway before anything even appears?
That’s the mood around Detroit right now.
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25 No. 13 Tuesday
March 17, 2026 |
Boston Seafood Show Hooks Airlines
Today we're heading straight into that busy intersection where logistics, air cargo, and yes, seafood all collide in the best possible way.
With nearly everybody casting a wary eye at the uproar in the Middle East, the best bet for March for our money is in Boston now where a great commercial trade show for securing high yield perishable cargo consignments is taking place.
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Kelly & The McCools
Today as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we are thinking about people we care about.
While the voice of John McCormack (1984-1945) is warbling across the room i recall my great friend and hero of global air cargo from Ireland, the late, great Sean McCool (above photo right, with son, Ian); a lovely man and air cargo pioneer.
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25 No. 12 Wednesday
March 11, 2026 |
Scale And Structure Of United Cargo
There is really no need to introduce Jan Krems to our readers, but for the record he is President of United Airlines Cargo. Jan has been our guest so many times we cannot even remember, yet there is always something new and interesting in listening to what he has to tell us. In this complex period, we had the privilege of talking to him informally and we are delighted to report the essence of the conversation in these pages.
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Brandon Fried Talking Points For The Next Meeting
After announcing his retirement earlier this year, you might expect Brandon Fried, Executive Director of USA-based Airforwarders Association (AfA) might be in Lima this week at IATA WCS for a cameo appearance on a panel followed by some R&R at Machu Pichhu.
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That Was The Celebration That Was
As Lunar New Year celebrations have passed, in the afterglow it is nice to relive February 17, 2026 at midnight when The Snake slithered out of life in Hong Kong and the Fire Horse galloped in, bringing with it a great deal of optimism for the year ahead.
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United Celebrates 100 Years
Our friends at United Airlines are celebrating 100 years of service during 2026.
Air cargo, airline, and airports history have always been a sweet spot; our inspiration, figuring if you really want to know what lies ahead, why not learn all you can from the past?
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25 No. 11 Monday
March 9, 2026 |
War And Peace In World Trade
Here at FlyingTypers we wanted to reflect on what is happening to our world of services and logistics in this period. So let us start by noting that in January 2026 the word ‘peace’ has been named Oxford Children’s word of the year 2025. As we know this happened while bombs were falling in many places and more bombs were about to fall in other places where so many children were about to be killed. One could argue this is not a smart way of starting an article, probably others could argue that this start is just the understatement of an uglier truth.
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War Cargo Gets India ACAAI Plan
In Mumbai, during the last week of February, the air cargo industry gathered at the air cargo india conference with the optimistic hope for a great 2026 business year propelled by its dozens of awards and recognitions and corporate projections of boom times at India’s doorstep.
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International Womens Day Give To Gain
March 8 marked International Women’s Day 2026 (IWD 2026), under the theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls”, calls for action to dismantle all barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social norms that erode the rights of women and girls.
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25 No. 10 Monday
March 2, 2026 |
Tej Mayur Contractor In FIATA Future
India has made a loud and clear announcement on the worldwide logistics landscape with the successful election of two Indian delegates to the top leadership posts of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) during its World Congress in Hanoi.
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Chuckles for March 2, 2026
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BLR-FRA Ink Pact @ BOM
At the recent Air Cargo India show in Mumbai (BOM), a significant partnership has been formed between Frankfurt Airport AG (FRA) and Kempegowda Airport (BLR) in Bengaluru. Simone Schwab and Alexander Laukenmann from FRA, along with Girish Nair, Chief Operating Officer of BLR, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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The Man Who Changed Color On The Bridge
If you want to learn about August Martin, the great air cargo pilot who flew for Seaboard World Airlines during the 1950’s, the name August Martin as an internet search, most often comes up as “August” 28, 1963, the day “Martin” Luther King whose birthday we celebrated on January 19, delivered his never to be forgotten “I Have A Dream,” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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25 No. 9 Wednesday
February 25, 2026 |
Everybody Comes To Ingo's
Good reason this week at air cargo India to stop by and see Ingo Zimmer, CEO of ATC Aviation Services AG (Hall I Booth D32): In 2026, the guy attracts the kind of people you might like to hang out with.
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Kalé Accents Flying High In Mumbai
Nobody does it better or deserves more praise for changing normal into new normal at moving air cargo than Kalé Logistics Solutions.
“Highly Acclaimed” at air cargo India beats a punch in the nose any day. Down on the ground, high praise where it counts, as Kalé has and continues to deliver technologies solutions and further though
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Why Pharma Will Dominate India's Air Cargo Story
By 2026, India’s air cargo map will look less like a generic export grid and more like a specialized pharmaceutical circulatory system—fast, temperature-controlled, data-rich, and deeply integrated with global healthcare supply chains. The turning point is not just market demand; it is policy design. Union Budget 2026 has effectively made pharma the organizing principle of India’s next logistics era.
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Geoffrey Arend II Paradise Season II
This past week as AirCargo Conference took place in Orlando, Florida home of Walt Disney World, the most famous amusement park, our son actor Geoffrey Arend II was pictured as cast member alongside a stellar group of actors at the premiere in Hollywood for the second season of the hit TV series “Paradise”.
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25 No. 8 Wednesday
February 18, 2026 |
Women's Panel Lights Up MCO
The Women's Networking Event at Air Cargo Event 2026 sponsored by Delta Cargo went centerstage on Monday, as it has for a decade plus at this event featuring a tell it like it is panel of outstanding ladies.
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National B777F Takes Wing Q1
Ask Alan White, Chief Growth Officer, National Air Cargo what does the airline’s motto “The National Way” mean to air cargo and his answer is direct:
“We provide value-added, end-to-end solutions, maximize client satisfaction as a world-class logistics integrator with cutting-edge technology and innovative processes.
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Team Targets No Regrets
Anybody searching for International Trade Services (ITS) to deliver the best-case full line of training, consulting and compliance audit services for their businesses for global trade, would be wise to open up to Mr. Robert (Bob) Imbriani, the driving force at Team Worldwide International Solutions.
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Happy Lunar New Year
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Music & Memories On Fat Tuesday
As the Super Bowl football game plays out on television sets around the world during the evening of Sunday February 8th, with the hope that by that time the snows will finally start to retreat in New York City, we recall a past experience in which we learned that not everybody thinks watching the big game carries equal importance.
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25 No. 7 Monday
February 16, 2026 |
Brandon Fried To Retire
AirCargo Conference big news today sad for us, good for him, is that long time vortex for all things air cargo, Brandon Fried is packing it in, announcing his planned retirement as Executive Director of AfA at the close of business this year of 2026.
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Pictures At An Exhibition
As the AirCargo Conference is now underway at the beautiful Omni Champions Gate in Orlando, the event backed by influential associations including AEMCA (Air and Expedited Motor Carriers Association), ACI-NA, and The Airforwarders Association ready a full program with thought leaders that can be seen gathered post golfing and display booth building today, for the getting to know you opening event now.
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Delta And The Oracle
Orlando is considered the top tourist destination in the U.S. The city traces its origin back to Fort Gatlin, established in the period of the Seminole wars. Disney World has become a global attraction that justifies the trip on its own, but this is not the only reason why you should be in Orlando this week: the Air Cargo Conference 2026 is taking place
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Hopscotching The World Of Logistics
Opening session in Orlando today included surveys.
Top of the list was transportation professionals being asked, by the numbers, what are your major concerns in logistics 2026?
Tariffs lead the charge in terms of numbers at 89% of the audience.
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25 No. 6 Sunday
February 15, 2026 |
Kendra Tanner Hits The High Notes
Kendra Tanner, a professional with over thirty-three years’ experience in the transportation industry, is the President of Allstates WorldCargo. Kendra began her transportation career with Consolidated Freightways in 1988.
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 Esterlyn SWA Delivers Cargo To The Max
Esterlyn Coleman, Southwest Airlines, Director of Cargo Commercial, will be present on President's Day and ready to go when the Orlando AirCargo Conference opens its doors for business Monday February 16, 2026.
“We are so excited to connect with everyone at the Air Cargo Conference 2026,” Esterlyn declared.
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Chuckles for February 15, 2026
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Alaska Hawaiian New Horizons
When you talk air cargo with Alaska Airlines, in addition to the full menu of non-stop air cargo services five days a week from Seattle to both Tokyo and Seoul, you get the very strong indication from Ian Morgan who serves as Vice-President Cargo that this is one resource that is a comer in our business in 2026.
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25 No. 5 Thursday
February 12, 2026 |
India Air Cargo Tested By Disruption
If 2025 taught Indian air cargo one lesson, it was this: growth alone is no longer a guarantee of comfort. Volumes moved, exports held up, and India retained its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing air freight markets but the second half of the year exposed just how thin the margin for error has become. Geopolitical shocks, capacity disruptions, regulatory friction and the IndiGo crisis combined to test the system in ways not seen since the pandemic years.
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Orlando Cargo Taking Off
Listen to the “Why Orlando Air Cargo?” FlyingTalkers Broadcast and meet the team that worked at bringing the global air cargo industry to Orlando for The Air Cargo Conference beginning next Monday February 15, at the Omni Orlando Resort.
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Hong Kong Forklift Olympics
If anyone cares to claim that driving a forklift or building up cargo pallets isn’t fun they clearly have never attended the annual Forklift Driving and Pallet Building Competition, hosted by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd aka Hactl.
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Chuckles for February 12, 2026
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Indian Air Cargo Resilience + Profitability = Strategy
India will remain one of the very few large air freight markets still growing with consistency. Shipments will rise, routes will realign, and air cargo will continue to play a strategically vital role in India’s export economy. But growth will offer little comfort. Expansion will slow, margins will be thin, and the deep-rooted stresses exposed in 2025 many of them policy-induced will remain unresolved.
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25 No. 4 Thursday
February 5, 2026 |
Fruit Logistica Freshens February
FRUIT LOGISTICAopened for business February 4 at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Messedamm 22, 14055. A reported 91,000 people from 151 countries are expected to attend the event.
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Olympics Logistics Delivering The Schussboomers
When Geoffrey asked me to look into the idea of writing an article about the logistics of the upcoming Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina I was left with a question that would not go away: what is going on, what’s up? Remember the 4-Non Blondes’ song? That is precisely how I felt, hopeful, but slightly estranged. The information publicly available was not abundant, and that is an understatement. Nobody seems to talk about the ‘O’ games in Italy, about their preparation even less. If you listen to the Italian radio and TV, the time allotted to this once-in-a-lifetime experience is quite small indeed. I get much more information from our neighbours in Switzerland. Well, that’s life, so we must live with it.
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Love Stems From Delta Cargo
Delta Airlines Cargo amplifies its flower delivery services just in time for Valentine’s Day February 14 with the launch of its February 2026 flight schedule that includes specialized fresh service, allowing Delta to deliver fresh flowers from key Latin American markets, including Quito and Bogotá to global destinations.
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Chuckles for February 5, 2026
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All Dogs Go To Heaven
As the Super Bowl football game plays out on television sets around the world during the evening of Sunday February 8th, with the hope that by that time the snows will finally start to retreat in New York City, we recall a past experience in which we learned that not everybody thinks watching the big game carries equal importance.
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25 No. 3 Monday
February 2, 2026 |
FIATA's Passage To India
With India’s air logistics ambitions accelerating, the timing could not be more strategic. Keshav Tanna—veteran freight forwarder, long-time policy influencer, former President of ACAAI and one of the strongest advocates of building a globally competitive Indian forwarding ecosystem—has now assumed charge as Secretary General of FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, based in Geneva, CH, the most influential global body representing over 40,000 logistics and forwarding companies across 150 nations.
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My Luncheon With Wilson Kwong
Have you ever noticed that almost every time someone hosts a big industry event, just after the encounter and the show leaves town, that they both kind of disappear from the media?
Sure, there are events and sessions and awards and dinners; maybe a little golf or a fam trip to see some local delight, and all of that is good. But once that curtain comes down on an air cargo trade event, and the show is over, further word on the event disappears like that Cheshire Cat leaving only its smile in the Alice In Wonderland children’s story.
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 Amar Goes Brokers At JFK
I was thinking about my friend Joel Ditkowsky when The JFK Airport Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association met last week at the airport and heard a speech delivered by Amar More, CEO and Co-Founder of Kale Logistics Solutions.
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Chuckles for February 2, 2026
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Pied Piper Hails MACA Return
Miami Air Cargo Association (MACA) Board Members (left to right): Harley Warren Jones, Gizelle Sarmento, Christine Richard, Dimitrios Jimmy Nares and Richard Garcia and Pied Piper of Airport Cargo Clubs Brandon Fried, Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association smack dab in the middle of their first meeting last week.
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