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Vol. 25 No. 3		Monday February 2, 2026

Pied Piper Hails MACA Return

Warren Jones, Gizelle Sarmento, Brandon Fried, Christine Richard, Dimitrios Jimmy Nares, Richard Garcia

     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.
     Brandon records first Keynote bringing a new MACA back after a generational quarter century long hiatus.
     Now the hopeful new organization indicates a half dozen meetings and social calendar events will be on the menu during the remainder of 2026.
     Brandon who gets our vote as the air cargo vortex since the form was invented was scheduled to keynote the JFK Air Cargo Association on January 29th, but it was cancelled due to nearly a foot of snow. Brandon will undoubtedly appear at JFK later as we move forward into 2026.

C'mon Down to MCO

A recent advertisement from Norse Airways promoting their twice-weekly flights from Gatwick to Orlando poses the question: “Which Orlando visitor are you?”

The theme park pro: 25,000 steps. Mouse ears. Total exhaustion.

The space explorer: Kennedy Space Center. Rockets. Actual history.

   The swamp adventurer: Airboats. Wild nature. Avoiding eye contact with reptiles.
     Norse concludes, “We’re flying you to the adventure capital of the world; Orlando, Florida.”
     As we look ahead, there will also be exciting business adventures and opportunities taking place in Orlando during 2026.
     Brandon Fried, CEO of the Air Forwarders Association (AfA), will be at the Air Cargo Event from February 15-17, the first major logistics trade show for 2026 in Orlando, Florida.
     This event will take place next to the golf course at Omni Champions Gate, hosting ACI-NA, the Airforwarders Association, and the AEMCA (Air and Expedited Motor Carriers Association).
     “Orlando is ideally located for cargo entering and exiting the country, being 4 hours closer to the rest of the U.S. compared to South Florida airports,” says Tod Willman, International Logistics and Air Freight Specialist at MCO.
     MCO boasts a domestic route network that offers more flights to more U.S. destinations than any other Florida airport, along with a thriving cargo trucking community."
     "Come on down" is the word from MCO.

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