It has been our pleasure to know and work with Emirates DSVP Revenue Optimization & Systems Pradeep Kumar during our 40 year tenure in the air cargo business.
     Soft spoken, determined, and a part of the “Dubai Miracle Airline” since start up in 1985, Pradeep will now pack it in and begin life after air cargo. He retires from Emirates Sky Cargo this October after 30 years of service.
     For all his years in air cargo, Pradeep was usually out of the spotlight—it was Ram Menen and others who played the media darlings of the show.
     His friend and colleague, Ross Barnett, Emirates Cargo manager, Northern England & Scotland, captures Pradeep perfectly:
     “After serving EK and working so hard, Pradeep certainly deserves to take things a little easier in the future.
     “Pradeep Kumar is a very wise cargo professional.
     “He is a humble and friendly gentleman with an enormous knowledge about our industry.
     “He will be missed.”
      We recall Pradeep the “quiet man;” rock solid, cool as a cucumber, and always on the mark, he was a key member of the team guiding Sky Cargo business development, designing new product ranges, implementing short/long term business strategies, and setting revenue objectives.
     As the “quiet man,” he was always willing to do his bit and let someone else get the glory and take the bow.
     People like Pradeep make air cargo great.
     Happy landings, always, to our dear friend.
Geoffrey