Brandon Fried Talking Points

  After announcing his retirement earlier this year, you might expect Brandon Fried, Executive Director of USA-based Airforwarders Association (AfA) might be in Lima this week at IATA WCS for a cameo appearance on a panel followed by some R&R at Machu Pichhu.
  Well as many already know that is not and most probably never will be Brandon!
  Right now, the man who led the first, great and most memorable air cargo event so far this year at Orlando, Florida has booked himself solid, doing what he also does quite well and maybe best or better than anyone else. You see, Brandon is out on the circuit in the U.S. appearing on March 18th at Los Angeles Air Cargo Association's Speaker Series Panel luncheon and on the heels of that appearance he will be featured in New York at the JFK Air Cargo Association's Annual Expo on March 19th, an all-day day event taking place at Russo’s On The Bay where he will deliver his usual insights into the current state of affairs in air cargo on a panel, titled "From Disruption To Direction."
  But just in case you imagine Brandon has not been thinking every minute of his great legion of friends and colleagues in Lima this week at IATA World Cargo Symposium; here he shares a talking points memo with his thoughts.
  “The situation in the Middle East is creating real disruption for air cargo moving to and from the region, and particularly for transit freight that typically moves through major Middle Eastern hubs. When airlines have to adjust routings or limit operations, it can tighten capacity, add flying time, and introduce delays across multiple trade lanes. At the same time, higher fuel costs and rising insurance risk premiums are putting additional financial pressure on carriers. U.S. freight forwarders are used to managing disruptions, but instability in such a critical global transit region inevitably creates ripple effects throughout the supply chain.”
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