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24 No. 36 Friday
August 22, 2025 |
Air Canada Cargo Hits The Spot
So what do you do in air cargo with your shining fleet of freighters when the rest of the airline is occupied elsewhere? |
Chuckles for August 22, 2025
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In Istanbul FIATA Showed Its True Colors
Before we get to Istanbul, let me start with an important and completely fresh piece of news, as disclosed by FIATA recently: “At its 134th session in July 2025, the IMO Council agreed to upgrade FIATA’s status from provisional to full consultative, pending final approval at the IMO Assembly in November. This distinction recognises FIATA’s sustained contribution to maritime policymaking and reinforces the influence of the freight forwarding sector in shaping international regulations. |
Future Is Collaboration Tech & AI
On August 13, a virtual event organized by The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) was sponsored by Greater Orlando Aviation Authority: Orlando International (MCO) and Executive (ORL) Airports.
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Leading The Way In August 2025
During this quiet time the usual became unusual this week as a gathering got hot against some challenges and possible resolutions aimed toward bettering air cargo globally in the world today.
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Air Cargo Days At Swiss Museum Of Transport
Had a note from Martin Bütikofer, Director of Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Museum of Transport) in Lucerne and lovely picture noting some air cargo action on the half shell at an absolute fave when it comes to Museums.
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24 No. 35 Tuesday
August 12, 2025 |
Misstep Drives Logistics Focus
Last month as Prada unveiled its future designs included in the offeringwere open-toe leather sandals. The sandals featured design elements of India’s classic, handcrafted footwear popularly known as ‘Kolhapuri chappals’. |
Chuckles for August 12, 2025
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Off On The Road To Tomorrow
Been thinking about gargantuan projects abuilding at John F. Kennedy International Airport and already completed at LaGuardia Airport in New York City and have concluded that, while well-intentioned, the JFK opus misses the real point about the airport that serves the comings and goings of people that are mostly international fliers to and from the greatest city in the world. |
Raising Caine At JFK Press Room
Once upon a time back when The Golden Door was the place to dine and to be seen atop the International Arrivals Building (IAB) at JFK International Airport, the half dozen best parking spots in front of the giant Hangar like IAB were reserved for the shipside reporters that had migrated from the waterfront of Manhattan, away from the big passenger ships, as jet travel almost overnight made ocean travel, the big story in transportation obsolete.
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Beach Summer In The City
Right now everybody has gone to the moon as the last few weeks of Summer 2025 folds into back-to-school and business, in just a few weeks during a time known as Indian Summer.
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24 No. 34 Monday
July 28, 2025 |
PayCargo's Big Deal In Dubai
In the picture as a historic first occurs— Emirates SkyCargo agrees to implement the PayCargo solution Signing are Badr Abbas, Divisional Senior Vice President, Emirates SkyCargo and Adriaan Reinders, Chairman & CEO International, PayCargo.
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Chuckles for July 28, 2025
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UA SWISS Lufthansa Transatlantic Joint Venture
Jan Krems (r) President of United Cargo says it all:
“We are proud to welcome Swiss WorldCargo - Air cargo division of SWISS into our transatlantic joint venture with Lufthansa Cargo.
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India Perishables Sector Expansion
Recent developments underscore India’s expanding air cargo sector for perishables, with notable milestones demonstrating the country’s rising prominence in quick, efficient agricultural exports.
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Eye On Air Cargo Shows
Are you ready? The gangs all here for a really big show.
This uplifting post from Brandon Fried as Summer ‘25 moves deeper into August next week . . .
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Taking The Plunge With LifeGuard
Leave it to Summer when lifeguards are aplenty at pools and beaches all over the place for someone to make it possible for us to be able to share a story of care and safety and helping hands in air cargo.
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24 No. 33 Monday
July 14, 2025 |
FIATA India RAP Meeting
RAP is normally connected with modern music. Not for FIATA members, though, who immediately recognize the acronym with Region Asia Pacific, i.e. the regional assembly of the association members of the region. This group is chaired by Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi, nominated by the Indonesian association member.
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Chuckles for July 14, 2025
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Delta Cargo And ATC Aviation Winning Combo
“We’re proud to announce our new partnership with ATC Aviation Services AG (ATC Aviation) as our new General Sales & Service Agent (GSSA) in Germany, effective July 1, 2025, said Delta Cargo.
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India iPhone Peak
Since Apple airlifted 600 tonnes of iPhones worth $2 billion from India to the U.S. in April, India has emerged as a key hub for global smartphone exports. Reports now indicate that India-made smartphones have overtaken China to hold the top position in export volume.
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Help Texas Flooding Victims
Our hearts go out to the people of the Hill Country in Texas. A monster storm, like a thief in the night, brought terrible chaos with raging floodwaters sweeping away adults and children, changing the lives of unsuspecting people celebrating the July 4th weekend.
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24 No. 32 Friday
June 27, 2025 |
Wilson Kwong Face-To-Face At TIACA Hong Kong
Hactl - Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited CEO Wilson Kwong and The International Air Cargo Association TIACA Executive Director Glyn Hughes at the TIACA Executive Summit got up close and personal in a wide-ranging, no-holds barred conversation this week. |
TIACA Lauds Inspiration And Stars
Awards more rewarding, debuted some firsts at TIACA Hong Kong Executive Session 2025 (Photo left), where the great Jan Krems, United Cargo President is pictured flanked by Steven Polmans Chairman TIACA (r) and Glyn Hughes Executive Director TIACA (l), as he is inducted into TIACA Hall Of Fame.
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24 No. 31 Wednesday
June 25, 2025 |
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & HKTB Dragon Dance
There's a little cabin in the sky, baby
An acre or two of heavenly blue to plow.
We will be oh-so gay
Eat fried chicken every day
As the angels go sailing by. |
Tom Owen—Air Conditioning A Fireside Chat
It was 105 degrees hot in the shade in Hyde Park, New York and 86 degrees or thereabouts in Hong Kong yesterday.
They turned up the air conditioning in President Roosevelt's home, today a museum in Hyde Park, where during the darkest days of The Great Depression.
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Jan Krems In Time Shift—TIACA Hall of Fame 2025 Recipient
Jan Krems is a professional in air cargo and a continuous contributor to the knowledge base of this publication. His contribution has been consistent and appreciated through many years. |
Congratulations Jan Krems
Congratulations to Jan Krems on this well-deserved recognition! A true fixture in the air cargo industry, Jan has built a stellar reputation through decades of leadership and innovation—first with KLM Cargo and now as President of United Cargo.
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The Unsinkable Dora Kay
“Reports of my missing have been greatly exaggerated,” has always been a quote that brings a smile.
When she represented Hong Kong International Airport, Dora Kay was the powerhouse lady that picked up the The International Air Cargo Association TIACA sword in 2003 and served for two years (2003-2004) as TIACA President (now titled chairman).
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24 No. 30 Tuesday
June 24, 2025 |
Roos Rules The Roost At TIACA Hong Kong
Roos Bakker is 2026-27 Chairman of The International Air Cargo Association TIACA.
But rather than having stepped off a cloud or out of a dream, Roos lands at TIACA having created an enviable track record down on the ground at Schiphol | Cargo
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Chuckles for June 24, 2025
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Glyn's Double Feature Starts In Hong Kong
TIACA will open its doors in Hong Kong to the usual enthusiasts, and many new faces, on June 24th. The Executive Summit will cater for the crème of the aviation and air cargo industries in the world, as is customary for TIACA. This event precedes the Air Cargo Forum in Abi Dhabi in November, which is said to have already sold more than 60% of its spaces, not bad as we are now more than five months ahead of time! |
Letter From Hong Kong
Here we are welcoming another world leading air cargo event in Hong Kong, this time the TIACA 2025 Executive Summit. As a long-term optimist when it comes to Hong Kong, I can only feel proud that we are hosting this event.
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24 No. 29 Sunday
June 22, 2025 |
FedEx Founder Fred Smith Dies At 80
FedEx founder Fred Smith, who was born in Memphis, Tennesee, and along the way transformed the global parcel shipping industry, died Saturday June 21st.
The most famous Memphisian was 80 years old. |
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24 No. 28 Monday
June 16, 2025 |
Between Infrastructure And Tariff Where Is Trade?
Those who were in Munich recently for Transport Logistic Munich know that international trade, which is the main engine behind global logistics, is thriving on one side, whilst running its greatest risks at the same time. Clearly some of those in the attendance were not comfortable with the ‘elephant in the room’ . . . |
Action/Reaction Transport Logistic Munich 2025
Kept looking at the people in the opening day photo from this year’s Transport Logistic Munich, and when the final numbers came in they were no surprise.
The show that rocks the world of logistics is back operating in high gear to record crowds after pandemic and global upheaval.
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Delta Cargo Expands B767-400 On Ice
Delta Cargo said that it has added Dry Ice Limitations for 767-400 aircraft effective June 2025 from a previous limit 100 lbs (45kg) to 2,000 lbs (907kg). |
Brian Wilson Thanks For The Music
Brian Wilson, the music man of Summer died June 11 at 82 years of age.
When I knew him The Beach Boys were part of my beat during the early 1970s when, just before I began writing about air cargo, I was creating a club and pop music column for The Hollywood Reporter.
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24 No. 27 Thursday
June 5, 2025 |
Brandon Fried Where Do We Go From Here?
Early June 2025 and big thoughts from leading global logisticians are rolling around the cavernous halls of the Munich Germany Convention Center as Transport Logistic and Air Cargo Europe continues through June 5. |
Ram Menon Jr. Wallenborn Group COO
Somebody once said that "The Apple Doesn't Fall Too Far From The Tree".
That phrase came to mind as we learned today in Munich that Ram Menon Jr. with a successful ACE Munich under his belt was just named Chief Operating Officer for the Wallenborn Group.
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Hire Up Says Vaughn Moore About AIT Worldwide Logistics
Vaughn Moore, CEO of Chicago-based AIT Worldwide Logistics is at Transport Logistic segment of the big show in Munich that opened June 2. |
Chuckles for June 5, 2025
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Air One Scholten ShowAt Munich
At Air Cargo Europe this week, the all-cargo pro for every season, Peter Scholten, Chief Commercial Officer for Air One Aviation is in Hall A1 Booth 112.
Air One was established in 2009 and is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
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Francesco Parisi Four Plus Centuries Going Strong
Here is Francesco Parisi pictured here with his son, Matteo attending a Munich Air Cargo Europe event.
Francesco Parisi Casa di Spedizioni S.p.A. is a Shipping and Freight Forwarding Group of Companies established in Trieste and operating in Central Europe since 1807.
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24 No. 26 Tuesday
June 3, 2025 |
Doing More With More
In particular, but not exclusively, in Europe we have spent a number of years burdened by the expectation of “doing more with less”. This was our politicians’ abstraction taken from a famous Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe’s statement, made within the architectural milieu in the beginning of last century. Buckminster Fuller had also complemented this concept in 1938 by theorizing the use of technology to reduce the most labour intensive activities. |
As Easy As ATC
Ingo Zimmer, CEO ATC Aviation Services with his team above leads into the big show at Air Cargo Europe, where the access for attendees will find the Frankfurt-based powerhouse comfortably situate in major space at the event.
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EMO Trans Marks 60 Years
EMO Trans Marks 60 Years 2025 Let’s face it, in business, as perhaps everywhere else, it’s good to know where you have been, especially in plotting a course as time goes by to arriving at where you want to be. |
Chuckles for June 3, 2025
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