Continental Airlines has announcedthe appointment of Wyn Li as countrydirector of Hong Kong, Macau, andSouthern China. He will be responsible for all salesand marketing activities and the overallleadership of that region. Li was previously regional marketingmanager, Pacific (South) and generalmanager sales and marketing HongKong for a legacy US carrier. Prior to that, he was at SingaporeAirlines as manager loyal marketing,programme development in the carrier'shead office. … [Read more...] about Continental Airlines
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INDONESIA: Posindo, Gading Sari ink logistcs deal
State-owned postal service companyPT Pos Indonesia (Posindo) has signedan agreement with Gading Sari AviationService Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., through itsIndonesian subsidiary PT Gading SariIndonesia (GSI) for the redesigningand expansion of its logistics division. The CEO of PT. Pos Indonesia, HanaSuryana said the cooperation is part ofPosindo's plan for an initial public offeringwhich is scheduled for 2010. "As preparation for the IPO we needto co-operate with strategic partnerssuch as … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: Posindo, Gading Sari ink logistcs deal
UPS International
UPS has announced the appointmentof David Abney to the post of chiefoperating officer and the promotion ofAlan Gershenhorn to replace Abney aspresident of UPS International. Abney also assumes the role of presidentof UPS Airlines in replacing JohnBeystehner, who retired last monthafter 36 years of service. Gershenhorn is currently based inBrussels, where he previously headedthe operations of UPS Supply ChainSolutions in Europe, Asia, the MiddleEast and Africa. In his role as chief … [Read more...] about UPS International
MALAYSIA: GD Express expects profit to double
Malaysian courier firm GD ExpressCarrier Bhd (GDEX) expects its netprofit to double in the fiscal year endingJune 30, 2007, with an expandedand fully automated facility to handlehigher business volume. The company posted a net profitof M$1.2 million (US$341,440) on arevenue of $45.9 million for the yearended June 30, 2006. "We expect net profit to grow by70-100 percent this (fiscal) year, withrevenue growing in the range of 20-30percent. The better results are mainly due to additional … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: GD Express expects profit to double