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Vol. 13 No. 55                                                                                                                             Tuesday June 24, 2014

 

Legendary Dubai Air Cargo Pioneer Jean Pierre De Pauw Retires

Legendary Dubai Cargo Pioneer De Pauw Retires

   All of us have a vision of what life without air cargo might be.
Well, maybe not all of us.
   Richard Malkin, FlyingTypers’ Senior Contributing Editor, who turns 101 this week, once told me: “[I’m] glad I came out of retirement at 100 to write air cargo history to share with future generations.”    He is currently readying a return to conducting interviews with industry leaders..
   “Actually,” Richard said, “I think writing is lengthening my life.”
   I kissed him when he said that.
   Unfortunately, retirement plans abound elsewhere (albeit outside of our circle).
   Our friend Jean Pierre (JD) De Pauw is a well-known and much-respected genius of the air cargo handling form, and for the past two and a half decades has been “Mr. Air Cargo,” serving as Divisional Senior Vice President at dnata Cargo Dubai.
   JD has shepherded dnata Cargo from a “hump and run” air cargo handler to a big league visionary operation; in 2014 dnata Cargo represents the “standard of the world” and is still growing.
   Along the way, what is new and different has migrated from almost everywhere else on earth to the busy global hub of Dubai.
   One tends to worry when a hard driving guy like JD puts down the sword and says he is going home.
   But JD has a plan, a place, and a persona: as an hotelier, opening a small bed & breakfast in the Philippines.
   Here, he explains:
   “It’s my turn to take my leave from bustling Dubai.
   “A leave I have been planning for many years, and have been looking forward to.
   “I have handed over the reign of the dnata Cargo division and on June 27, with my family, we depart Dubai to take up residence in our home in Philippines.
   “It was a great pleasure and privilege to have known all the great people and spend many hours together discussing the industry, which is so dear to all of us…
   “I am moving into a totally new direction (no consultancy role for me), away from air cargo—something more manageable, less political, and far less complicated, a small boutique hotel on a hill at the beach, overlooking the sea… my retirement is a new challenge, one I can work on together with my family.
   “I have loved sharing with the industry my life in Dubai for the past 23 years, working with a special group through good and—no hiding— sometimes challenging moments and difficult times.
   “I wish Air Cargo News and FlyingTypers continued success.
   “You are the best!
   “So as we close the book on my 44-year career, from a humble beginning at Pan Am Cargo Brussels to mighty dnata Cargo Dubai, farewell and happy landings to all…”
   So to JD and family, bon voyage, all good luck, a bit of a tweet tweet, and keep in touch.
         There’s a small hotel
         With a wishing well,
         I wish that we were there, together!

Geoffrey

(“There’s a Small Hotel” by Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)


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