The first 38 days under President Trump have made it obvious that this President will do everything possible to maintain his campaign promises, which are basically increasing the security of the U.S., growing the U.S. economy (and hence jobs), and rebuilding the U.S. infrastructure.
      In this article, I will continue focusing on what I see President Trump doing to grow the U.S. economy and jobs and how that will affect the airline industry. In the past year, China’s economy has surpassed the U.S., and many economists predict India will surpass the U.S. by 2040. That may look like a long time off, but when you are attempting to restructure the U.S. to prevent this, it is tomorrow.
     President Trump has committed to favor products produced in the U.S. and help grow businesses in the U.S. He is looking at reducing cumbersome U.S. government regulations, reduce taxes on companies, reeducate U.S. workers, give jobs to people legally in the U.S., and negotiate fairer trade agreements among other countries. The U.S. stock market obviously believes he can do this.
      To U.S. airlines, the question is whether these policies support their growth. Obviously, U.S. combination carriers will benefit, but what about the carriers dependent on the movement of cargo? The one bright spot I have seen over the past few weeks is that this new administration understands the positive value of trade on the U.S. economy. While they appear to be against multilateral trade agreements, they appear to be embracing bilateral trade agreements. Bilateral agreements are nothing new to the airline industry and in fact they can be extremely beneficial.
     What company wants to deal with, say, 10 vendors under one agreement? As business people we all know the downside of these multilateral agreements. So will these bilateral trade agreements increase the movement of air cargo to and from the U.S. and beneficially increase the movement of air cargo?
     We have already seen discussions with England, Japan, and Canada and there is confusion on what his “One China” policy means. But the big question is whether President Trump can get the cost of U.S. goods low enough, with his incentive plans, to be competitively priced globally within these agreements. If he can do that while improving the U.S. economy—providing more good paying jobs for U.S. workers and increasing the value of the U.S. dollar—then everyone is a winner.
Bill Boesch

Mr. Boesch started his career in global transportation and logistics in 1965 working for Seaboard World Airlines. He later joined Flying Tiger Airlines and Emery Worldwide. Mr. Boesch then left Emery to become Pan American World Airways’ Senior Vice President where he headed both Passenger and Cargo Sales and Operations. He left Pan Am to lead American Airlines’ Cargo operation and retired from AA in 1998. Under his direction American became a world leader in the air cargo and logistics business.      Mr. Boesch was involved in projects for the U.S. Government throughout his airline career and became more active after retiring from AA by serving as Director of U.S. Aviation Policy for the White House Commission on Aviation Security. He also has worked for the U.S Government in high level logistics and security projects which included terrorist attack planning and analysis. Mr. Boesch was part of the extensive on site planning and support of the Iraq drawdown, involvement with the Afghanistan operations, and has worked on all aspects of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) from both an airline and government standpoint.      Mr. Boesch has also served as Chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Cargo Executive Subcommittee in 1996 and 1997, Vice Chairman of IATA’s Cargo Committee. Mr. Boesch served on the Board of Directors of Air Cargo Incorporated, Air Cargo International, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), Envirotainer, Cargo Logistics Solutions, Deutsche Post/DHL Global Mail, al Seqir and consulted for major U.S. companies including Flight Safety.      Mr. Boesch is the recipient of numerous awards including the Lifetime Air Cargo Achievement Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and various awards from the U.S. Department of Defense.      Mr. Boesch is presently continuing his work for the U.S. Government and heads up The Council For Logistics Research.

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     The innovative one-day Annual World Trade Day event in Atlanta is briefly available for only $99. The Early Bird Pricing ends tomorrow, February 28.
      The World Trade Center of Atlanta at Georgia International Convention Center hosts the 1st Annual World Trade Day on May 7, 2017. The event looks to be a soup-to-nuts affair that includes a networking breakfast, morning sessions, and continues through the rest of the day with some deep dish looks at emerging markets, a discussion of risks versus benefits, global trends, the growing relationship between government and business, and more.
      A luncheon panel will discuss North America maintaining a competitive advantage in a volatile global economy.
      The afternoon program at this 1st Annual World Trade Day will include several breakout sessions all neatly arranged to bring everyone back together for a “Dessert Session.”
      We like that the closer for a daylong avalanche of smart thinking and bright ideas is a bit of dessert. As they say, especially apropos in this oft-volatile business climate roiling in a time of political change: life is uncertain, eat dessert first.
      No drinks; no late-night dinner; just a wonderful opportunity to learn something and have your cake and eat it too.
      After “Advanced Manufacturing: The Impact of Technology and a Changing Workforce on Company Competitiveness; Digital Technologies: How Disruptions Lead to Opportunities; Energy Solutions: Creating New Markets” how sweet it is to dive into a slice of Georgia pecan pie.
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Geoffrey

     The twice-weekly Qatar Airways B777F freighter service into Miami we reported on February 1 may need only two people on the bridge to fly it, but five of the willing made sure the new service received a proper welcome here.
     Pictured from left as the service commenced on February 2: Emir Pineda, Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) Manager, Aviation Trade & Logistics; Joe Napoli, MDAD Chief of Staff; Ken Pyatt, MDAD Deputy Director; Ian Morgan, Qatar Airways Vice President Cargo for Americas; and Emilio T. González, MDAD Director.
     “Our recent launch of a freighter service to new destinations across the Americas is another successful start-up for Qatar Airways Cargo and we are grateful to the local authorities and customers for their immense support,” said Mr. Ulrich Ogiermann, Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo.
Geoffrey

Vol. 16 No. 19
"Unstoppable" United Cargo Saddles Up For The Long Ride
Chuckles for February 23, 2017
Weekend View
Implications Of A Trump Trade War
Worlds Of Discovery
President's Day