Plane Handling Limited, a leading ground handling company in the UK, has announced the promotion of two senior managers to general manager positions based at London Heathrow. Paul Williams, who has been named general manager cargo, began his career in aviation in 1989 with Plane’s sister company aviance (formerly GHI) at Gatwick as a warehouseman, after two years he transferred to the cargo operation where he undertook key roles before becoming a supervisor and then progressing to cargo … [Read more...] about Plane Handling
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways has appointed Michael Tan as its country manager for Singapore. He will be responsible for Etihad’s Singapore operations which include the launch of the airline’s three fl ights-a-week services to Abu Dhabi and Brisbane which start on 28 September. Michael brings 35 years of aviation experience to Etihad which he gained largely with British Airways and Qantas in the Far East. Geert Boven, Etihad Airways’ executive vice president sales and services, said: … [Read more...] about Etihad Airways
OAG Cargo
Mike Navin has been appointed managing director of OAG Cargo to spearhead the next stage of development for the fast-growing communications portal for the global air cargo industry. This follows the acquisition of OAG earlier this year by Commonwealth Business Media (CBM), the leading information provider to the global trade and transportation market. Formerly director of Cargo Services at OAG, Mike Navin will be based at OAG Cargo’s new offi ces in Ascot, Berkshire, close to London … [Read more...] about OAG Cargo
CEVA
Global supply chain management company, CEVA said that John Pattullo has joined the company as its new chief executive offi cer. Pattullo replaces Dave Kulik as CEO of the recently merged companies, CEVA and EGL, which will now operate under the CEVA company name. Kulik will now serve as vice chairman of the board of directors of CEVA Group Plc. Prior to joining CEVA, Pattullo led Deutsche Post/DHL’s EMEA contract logistics business as chief operating offi cer. In addition, he led … [Read more...] about CEVA
VRR Asia
Van Riemsdijk Rotterdam, who has recently gone through a name change to VRR has appointed Pieter van Calcar (47) as marketing & sales manager for the Asia Pacifi c Region. In his new position van Calcar will be setting up a new company, VRR Asia Pte Ltd, in Singapore for VRR, which will be the basis for supporting the existing customer base in the Asia Pacifi c and further develop the business in special ULD’s in Asia. He brings with him over 20 years of experience in business … [Read more...] about VRR Asia
Korean Air
Korean Air has announced the appointment of James Jin-Ho Yoon as the company’s regional general manager, passenger & cargo sales of the carrier’s Hong Kong and Macau region. Yoon, 44, has served Korean Air since January 1989 as the load controller of cargo freighter, where he has spent his 4-year career in a range of cargo operation management. He was transferred to the safety administration department in 1993 and was responsible for safety planning before he was seconded to … [Read more...] about Korean Air
