United Airlines Ltd (UAL) has named Pete McDonald chief administrative officer and John Tague chief operating officer. The group said the two appointments were strategic in nature and will enable a streamlining of the organisation and enable the company to accelerate improvement in both revenue and cost performance. McDonald, who has held numerous senior leadership roles at UAL in his 39-year career, most recently as chief operating officer, will be responsible for corporate policy and … [Read more...] about United Airlines
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Qantas Freight
Qantas Freight has promoted Andrew Pawley to manager International Sales, Freight with immediate effect. Pawley, who will report to Harold Pang, general manager sales, Qantas Freight, will continue to hold sales responsibility for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Pacific Islands, in addition to assuming responsibility for the Americas, UK/Europe and Africa. … [Read more...] about Qantas Freight
DHL Express
Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) CEO Frank Appel has announced the appointment of a new chief executive for the global mail, express and logistics giant’s ailing US DHL Express business. Ken Allen, will move from his present role of overseeing DHL Express in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, replacing Hans Hickler who will remain within the company. Appel restated that all options for the DHL US business were under review, but highlighted that the US market was vital to the … [Read more...] about DHL Express
Singapore Aircargo Agents Association works with Police
The Singapore Aircargo Agents Association (SAAA) has been active in assisting in the latest programme by the Singapore Police Force, the Appropriate Authority for Aviation Security which implemented the Regulated Air Cargo Agents Regime (RCAR) on 1 April 2008. The RCAR is a security measure to enhance air cargo security on passenger commercial air craft in view of the global terrorist threat and it is also a requirement by ICAO and replaces the existing Known Shipper Policy (KSP) … [Read more...] about Singapore Aircargo Agents Association works with Police
Toll aiming to make waves in Asia
Australia-based transport and logistics specialist, the Toll Group, has established Toll Global Forwarding to head its forwarding operations in Asia and globally. The Toll Group launched a takeover of BALtrans Holdings Limited on December 20, 2007, a deal estimated to be worth nearly A$365 million (US$313 million). Following the completion of the acquisition in April, BALtrans has since been de-listed from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and become a wholly-owned unit of Toll Global … [Read more...] about Toll aiming to make waves in Asia
Emirates posts 20th year of profit
Bucking a wide swath of airline industry trends, Emirates Airline recently posted its 20th straight year of profit, with its income for its full fiscal year ended 31 March totaling AED5 billion (US$1.36 billion), up 62 per cent over AED3.1 billion in the prior year, despite record oil prices which added US$500 million in extra fuel costs. The result also placed the carrier amongst the top-five most profitable airlines in the world. The Emirates Group overall, meanwhile, reported a 54 per cent … [Read more...] about Emirates posts 20th year of profit
