Malaysian cargo airline Transmile has announced the appointment of Robert Hyslop as group chief operating offi cer with effect from May 2, 2007. Hyslop joins Transmile from DHL Express where he spent 18 years, primarily in the Asia Pacifi c region. His last post at DHL was as vicepresident Aviation Development with responsibility for developing and expanding air network services in the Asia Pacifi c region on the Express side. … [Read more...] about Transmile
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Agility
Agility, a global logistics provider, has strengthened its Americas region sales operation with the announcement of Anthony E. Enright as its new senior vice president, sales and marketing, Americas. Enright, formerly a top executive at UPS Supply Chain Solutions, succeeds John Kincheloe, who has transferred to the company’s GIL (Global Integrated Logistics) sales team. Enright will have a dual reporting relationship to the CEO Americas Region and to the senior vice president of … [Read more...] about Agility
Cargo B Airlines
The recently launched Cargo B Airlines has appointed Gerard ter Bruggen as cargo director based at the Brussels head office. Ter Bruggen, whose responsibility will be to manage the day-to-day worldwide commercial activities of the airline, was previously European cargo manager for Dragonair and prior to that sales manager of Martinair. … [Read more...] about Cargo B Airlines
Cargoitalia
Cargoitalia, the new all Italian cargo airline, has announced the appointment of Cesare Moreira as Italy sales vice president. Moreira joins Cargoitalia from Emirates Cargo where he was sales manager for Italy. The airline said in a statement that Moreira will closely work with Massimo Roccasecca, vice president EMEA to implement the expansion programme of the airline which in less than one year has seen the opening of 12 destinations on-line and an average 75 percent load factor throughout … [Read more...] about Cargoitalia
French post office adjusts strategy
The French post office is adjusting its strategy and will once again concentrate on its core business – carrying letters. It is planning to sell its air transport subsidiary Europe Airpost – which was known by the name Aeropostale until the year 2000 – to South Africa’s Imperial Holdings, owner of the airline Safair, this semester. Jean-Paul Bailly, La Poste’s president said that, together with state-owned rail operator SNCF, La Poste has plans to establish a … [Read more...] about French post office adjusts strategy
GCC postal units mull unified service
Senior officials from postal service providers across the GCC gathered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, last month to discuss the creation of a unified, region-wide delivery service. According to a report in the Arab News daily newspaper, the offi cials discussed “fi nal details” of a plan to create a single company that would provide surface and airmail services throughout the GCC. However, in a nod to the glacial speed of delivery that customers currently endure in the GCC, the … [Read more...] about GCC postal units mull unified service