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25 No. 10 Monday
March 2, 2026 |
Tej Mayur Contractor In FIATA Future
India has made a loud and clear announcement on the worldwide logistics landscape with the successful election of two Indian delegates to the top leadership posts of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) during its World Congress in Hanoi.
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Chuckles for March 2, 2026
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BLR-FRA Ink Pact @ BOM
At the recent Air Cargo India show in Mumbai (BOM), a significant partnership has been formed between Frankfurt Airport AG (FRA) and Kempegowda Airport (BLR) in Bengaluru. Simone Schwab and Alexander Laukenmann from FRA, along with Girish Nair, Chief Operating Officer of BLR, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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The Man Who Changed Color On The Bridge
If you want to learn about August Martin, the great air cargo pilot who flew for Seaboard World Airlines during the 1950’s, the name August Martin as an internet search, most often comes up as “August” 28, 1963, the day “Martin” Luther King whose birthday we celebrated on January 19, delivered his never to be forgotten “I Have A Dream,” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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25 No. 9 Wednesday
February 25, 2026 |
Everybody Comes To Ingo's
Good reason this week at air cargo India to stop by and see Ingo Zimmer, CEO of ATC Aviation Services AG (Hall I Booth D32): In 2026, the guy attracts the kind of people you might like to hang out with.
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Kalé Accents Flying High In Mumbai
Nobody does it better or deserves more praise for changing normal into new normal at moving air cargo than Kalé Logistics Solutions.
“Highly Acclaimed” at air cargo India beats a punch in the nose any day. Down on the ground, high praise where it counts, as Kalé has and continues to deliver technologies solutions and further though
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Why Pharma Will Dominate India's Air Cargo Story
By 2026, India’s air cargo map will look less like a generic export grid and more like a specialized pharmaceutical circulatory system—fast, temperature-controlled, data-rich, and deeply integrated with global healthcare supply chains. The turning point is not just market demand; it is policy design. Union Budget 2026 has effectively made pharma the organizing principle of India’s next logistics era.
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Geoffrey Arend II Paradise Season II
This past week as AirCargo Conference took place in Orlando, Florida home of Walt Disney World, the most famous amusement park, our son actor Geoffrey Arend II was pictured as cast member alongside a stellar group of actors at the premiere in Hollywood for the second season of the hit TV series “Paradise”.
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25 No. 8 Wednesday
February 18, 2026 |
Women's Panel Lights Up MCO
The Women's Networking Event at Air Cargo Event 2026 sponsored by Delta Cargo went centerstage on Monday, as it has for a decade plus at this event featuring a tell it like it is panel of outstanding ladies.
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National B777F Takes Wing Q1
Ask Alan White, Chief Growth Officer, National Air Cargo what does the airline’s motto “The National Way” mean to air cargo and his answer is direct:
“We provide value-added, end-to-end solutions, maximize client satisfaction as a world-class logistics integrator with cutting-edge technology and innovative processes.
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Team Targets No Regrets
Anybody searching for International Trade Services (ITS) to deliver the best-case full line of training, consulting and compliance audit services for their businesses for global trade, would be wise to open up to Mr. Robert (Bob) Imbriani, the driving force at Team Worldwide International Solutions.
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Happy Lunar New Year
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Music & Memories On Fat Tuesday
As the Super Bowl football game plays out on television sets around the world during the evening of Sunday February 8th, with the hope that by that time the snows will finally start to retreat in New York City, we recall a past experience in which we learned that not everybody thinks watching the big game carries equal importance.
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25 No. 7 Monday
February 16, 2026 |
Brandon Fried To Retire
AirCargo Conference big news today sad for us, good for him, is that long time vortex for all things air cargo, Brandon Fried is packing it in, announcing his planned retirement as Executive Director of AfA at the close of business this year of 2026.
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Pictures At An Exhibition
As the AirCargo Conference is now underway at the beautiful Omni Champions Gate in Orlando, the event backed by influential associations including AEMCA (Air and Expedited Motor Carriers Association), ACI-NA, and The Airforwarders Association ready a full program with thought leaders that can be seen gathered post golfing and display booth building today, for the getting to know you opening event now.
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Delta And The Oracle
Orlando is considered the top tourist destination in the U.S. The city traces its origin back to Fort Gatlin, established in the period of the Seminole wars. Disney World has become a global attraction that justifies the trip on its own, but this is not the only reason why you should be in Orlando this week: the Air Cargo Conference 2026 is taking place
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Hopscotching The World Of Logistics
Opening session in Orlando today included surveys.
Top of the list was transportation professionals being asked, by the numbers, what are your major concerns in logistics 2026?
Tariffs lead the charge in terms of numbers at 89% of the audience.
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25 No. 6 Sunday
February 15, 2026 |
Kendra Tanner Hits The High Notes
Kendra Tanner, a professional with over thirty-three years’ experience in the transportation industry, is the President of Allstates WorldCargo. Kendra began her transportation career with Consolidated Freightways in 1988.
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 Esterlyn SWA Delivers Cargo To The Max
Esterlyn Coleman, Southwest Airlines, Director of Cargo Commercial, will be present on President's Day and ready to go when the Orlando AirCargo Conference opens its doors for business Monday February 16, 2026.
“We are so excited to connect with everyone at the Air Cargo Conference 2026,” Esterlyn declared.
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Chuckles for February 15, 2026
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Alaska Hawaiian New Horizons
When you talk air cargo with Alaska Airlines, in addition to the full menu of non-stop air cargo services five days a week from Seattle to both Tokyo and Seoul, you get the very strong indication from Ian Morgan who serves as Vice-President Cargo that this is one resource that is a comer in our business in 2026.
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25 No. 5 Thursday
February 12, 2026 |
India Air Cargo Tested By Disruption
If 2025 taught Indian air cargo one lesson, it was this: growth alone is no longer a guarantee of comfort. Volumes moved, exports held up, and India retained its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing air freight markets but the second half of the year exposed just how thin the margin for error has become. Geopolitical shocks, capacity disruptions, regulatory friction and the IndiGo crisis combined to test the system in ways not seen since the pandemic years.
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Orlando Cargo Taking Off
Listen to the “Why Orlando Air Cargo?” FlyingTalkers Broadcast and meet the team that worked at bringing the global air cargo industry to Orlando for The Air Cargo Conference beginning next Monday February 15, at the Omni Orlando Resort.
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Hong Kong Forklift Olympics
If anyone cares to claim that driving a forklift or building up cargo pallets isn’t fun they clearly have never attended the annual Forklift Driving and Pallet Building Competition, hosted by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd aka Hactl.
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Chuckles for February 12, 2026
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Indian Air Cargo Resilience + Profitability = Strategy
India will remain one of the very few large air freight markets still growing with consistency. Shipments will rise, routes will realign, and air cargo will continue to play a strategically vital role in India’s export economy. But growth will offer little comfort. Expansion will slow, margins will be thin, and the deep-rooted stresses exposed in 2025 many of them policy-induced will remain unresolved.
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25 No. 4 Thursday
February 5, 2026 |
Fruit Logistica Freshens February
FRUIT LOGISTICAopened for business February 4 at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Messedamm 22, 14055. A reported 91,000 people from 151 countries are expected to attend the event.
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Olympics Logistics Delivering The Schussboomers
When Geoffrey asked me to look into the idea of writing an article about the logistics of the upcoming Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina I was left with a question that would not go away: what is going on, what’s up? Remember the 4-Non Blondes’ song? That is precisely how I felt, hopeful, but slightly estranged. The information publicly available was not abundant, and that is an understatement. Nobody seems to talk about the ‘O’ games in Italy, about their preparation even less. If you listen to the Italian radio and TV, the time allotted to this once-in-a-lifetime experience is quite small indeed. I get much more information from our neighbours in Switzerland. Well, that’s life, so we must live with it.
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Love Stems From Delta Cargo
Delta Airlines Cargo amplifies its flower delivery services just in time for Valentine’s Day February 14 with the launch of its February 2026 flight schedule that includes specialized fresh service, allowing Delta to deliver fresh flowers from key Latin American markets, including Quito and Bogotá to global destinations.
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Chuckles for February 5, 2026
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All Dogs Go To Heaven
As the Super Bowl football game plays out on television sets around the world during the evening of Sunday February 8th, with the hope that by that time the snows will finally start to retreat in New York City, we recall a past experience in which we learned that not everybody thinks watching the big game carries equal importance.
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25 No. 3 Monday
February 2, 2026 |
FIATA's Passage To India
With India’s air logistics ambitions accelerating, the timing could not be more strategic. Keshav Tanna—veteran freight forwarder, long-time policy influencer, former President of ACAAI and one of the strongest advocates of building a globally competitive Indian forwarding ecosystem—has now assumed charge as Secretary General of FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, based in Geneva, CH, the most influential global body representing over 40,000 logistics and forwarding companies across 150 nations.
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My Luncheon With Wilson Kwong
Have you ever noticed that almost every time someone hosts a big industry event, just after the encounter and the show leaves town, that they both kind of disappear from the media?
Sure, there are events and sessions and awards and dinners; maybe a little golf or a fam trip to see some local delight, and all of that is good. But once that curtain comes down on an air cargo trade event, and the show is over, further word on the event disappears like that Cheshire Cat leaving only its smile in the Alice In Wonderland children’s story.
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 Amar Goes Brokers At JFK
I was thinking about my friend Joel Ditkowsky when The JFK Airport Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association met last week at the airport and heard a speech delivered by Amar More, CEO and Co-Founder of Kale Logistics Solutions.
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Chuckles for February 2, 2026
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Pied Piper Hails MACA Return
Miami Air Cargo Association (MACA) Board Members (left to right): Harley Warren Jones, Gizelle Sarmento, Christine Richard, Dimitrios Jimmy Nares and Richard Garcia and Pied Piper of Airport Cargo Clubs Brandon Fried, Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association smack dab in the middle of their first meeting last week.
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25 No. 2 Tuesday
January 20, 2026 |
Snapshot Year 2025
As for some of my friends and connections, last year was not the best for me from many points of view, so I harboured great expectations for 2026. I always nourish big hopes for the New Year, unsurprisingly, as we always expect a wave of love all over the world, when a mystic, collective frenzy for partying follows the course of our artificially created timelines. We all hope that turning the page on the last day in December will start a new and promising period in January, but the news on Jan 1st 2026 was either tragic or puzzling.
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Love At Work
The phrase “a man that has a dog can’t be all bad” reflects the idea that having a dog can influence a person’s character and behavior positively.
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Picture Of The Day
Pictured on a wet street in the evening in Munich, Germany, the bright yellow electric powered vehicle is illuminated, contrasting with the dark urban
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Chuckles for January 20, 2026
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India Air Cargo Sector Between Pressure And Progress
India’s air cargo sector is navigating a delicate moment. Volumes remain strong, export composition is steadily upgrading, and global airlines are deepening their exposure to the Indian market. Yet financial stress across airlines—both passenger carriers dependent on belly cargo and dedicated freighter operators—is intensifying. Costs remain high, yields are under pressure, and recent passenger-side disruptions, most visibly the IndiGo crisis, exposed how fragile parts of the system still are.
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25 No. 1 Tuesday
January 13, 2026 |
Why AirCargo 2026 Is A Must-Attend Event
 It’s all things moving forward at the first important air cargo gathering in the 2026 world of trade shows next month in Orlando Florida.
On February 15-17, 2026, the Omni Champions Gate is venue for Air Cargo’s most sought-after leaders who will share proven growth strategies as AirCargo 2026 organized jointly by ACI-NA, the Airforwarders Association and the Air & Expedited Motor Carriers Association presents this not-to-be missed event.
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February Forward At MCO Cargo Show
 Here as Air Cargo Conference waits in the wings ready to step off next month, we spoke to Tod D. Willman, Assistant Vice President of Cargo Development for Greater Orlando Aviation Authority MCO, who makes the case that MCO Is Not Just Mickey Mouse Anymore.
Tod: While Orlando and surrounding areas are known for our famous characters and world-class attractions we are also recognized for our vibrant aerospace, simulation, life sciences, and educational ecosystems. MCO is the ideal destination for cargo operations offering
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Passing Of A German Air Cargo Legend
Dieter Haltmayer, founder and guiding force of QCS - Quick Cargo Service AG based in Frankfurt, Germany died last week.
QCS was founded in 1974 and during any season was a wonderful and warm family business that continued great family traditions, including a live Christmas Tree at its headquarters offices at Cargo City SUD where Quick celebrated 50 years in business during 2024.
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Chuckles for January 13, 2026
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