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Quotable First Six Of 2014 Part
4
Part 4 of this series continues with some story
clippings that share unique thoughts from the more than 150 exclusive
and original feature-length articles created exclusively for FlyingTypers’
readers during the first half of 2014.
  Linda
Is Top Notch— May 6, 2014
FlyingTypers' spoke to
Linda Dreffein, Managing Director Cargo Sales at American Airlines Cargo
as part of an attempt to shine a light on the people who propel our business.
Linda is thoroughly professional and top
notch, all the way.
“Together, we are mapping out our
plans to create one really great team with a well-executed process and
implementation toward single air waybill later this year.
“While our core business remains consolidation
traffic and perishables, we’re seeing significant growth in pharmaceutical
business as a result of the development of our temperature control program—ExpediteTC.
“Along with 2 to 8°C traffic,
we’ve also attracted large volumes of ambient temperature commodities
including specialty tapes, computer parts and artwork.”
“Rather than LD3s and LD8s, we’ve
been more creative selling narrow body-compatible shipments and talking
with our customers about alternative packaging.
“The eventual combination of the two
airlines will open many new markets for our customers, and together, we
will be able to offer them even more options.
“In 2014, we’ve expanded our
sell beyond our metal.
“We’re more creative talking
to our customers, not only about point-to-point consolidation traffic,
but temperature control business, interline and new destinations as well
as those we can reach by road feeder service.
“On our U.S. domestic flights, we’re
letting our customers know we’re reopening cargo facilities and
will continue to do so through the remainder of the year.
“I’ve never been bored in this
business, and I’ve never looked back.
“Change is constant.
“I love what I do.
“More and more women are finding air
cargo a challenging and rewarding industry. At American we have women
in sales, operations, in headquarters staff positions in management as
well as administrative positions.
“In our organization it’s not
about male or female – it’s the best person for the job –
and I see that all over American.”
Geoffrey
  June
16, 2014
At the CNS
Partnership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, on May 2-4, President of
the Airforwarders
Association Brandon Fried and Secretary General of IATA Tony Tyler held
what we imagined might be a throw-down morning session between forwarder
and airline.
After all,
cutting to the chase in that relationship is why CNS Partnership went
into business 27 years ago.
But what the
duo actually delivered was among the dreariest presentations of any trade
show in recent memory.
There was nothing
in the session we can recall, let alone report as newsworthy.
Too much time
spent with no payoff at trade show prices.
Maybe the session
was held because, by comparison, it gave tremendous dignity to the people
who sat quietly in their seats and had to listen to it.
But, I don’t
know.
Geoffrey |
