Clive Langeveldt (fourth from right
with his South African Airways Cargo staff in April 1999 and at World
Cargo Symposium in Los Angeles on March 11.
The big
show was in town and although Hermes Aviation operates right nearby
out at LAX, what really drove long time air cargo pro Clive Langeveldt,
Hermes Aviation President, to World Cargo Symposium were the customers.
“We had set up a GSA Track which
is actually an IATA premier spot to bring our business into the conversation
at WCS.”
Clive has been part of the GSA conversation
for the past 15 years, but before that he was the face of South African
Airways Cargo in America.
“The airline job was great, but
a GSA is certainly a cost-conscious business and, in addition, we get
to work with a lot of wonderful air carriers.”
Clive reveals the latest carrier to utilize
the Hermes solution is Icelandair.
But Clive has also brought some of his
former co-workers at SAA into a new career, including his former accountant
at the carrier’s U.S. cargo office.
“We all stay in touch—our
airline cargo time was special to all of us,” Clive says.
Mr. Langeveldt also reveals that he is
now a proud grandfather; his daughter recently gave birth to a son.
The now six-month-old “Jak”
is apple of grandfather’s eye. Clive confides:
“We are looking for a small place
up in Portland where they live so that we can extend our visits.”
As to the road ahead, Clive Langeveldt
says he will continue in air cargo as long as it feels good.
“I love the business and am proud
of the record we have in the GSA business.
“I always feel that the best is
yet to come,” Clive says.
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