Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates)- based Rak Global Logistics (RGL) has recently announced the appointment of Albert Soliman as deputy general manager. Soliman previously worked as the Executive Manager for Jets Transport Express, a national road feeder company servicing major airlines. Solimanfirst beganhis career with Australian Airlines. Soliman recently relocated from Australia to the UAE after working in the aviation/freight forwarding industry for the past 16 years, acquiring solid … [Read more...] about Rak Global Logistics
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The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company has named Paul Kinscherff president of Boeing Middle East, to be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kinscherff will report to Shep Hill, president, Boeing International. Kinscherff , 49, will work with Boeing Saudi Arabia president Ahmed Jazzar to strengthen Boeing's presence across the region and support its growth there, the group said. Since late 2003, Kinscherff has been Boeing's treasurer, overseeing financing, banking, insurance, pension investment, and global … [Read more...] about The Boeing Company
Transmile Group Bhd
The Transmile Group Bhd has redesignated non-executive director Liu Tai Shin as managing director to replace outgoing Wong Yoke Ming, the company said recently. It is believed Wong's resignation is a signal that the restructuring scheme at the troubled air cargo freight forwarder is almost completed. Liu and Wong joined Transmile in June last year as part of a new team brought in to tackle the huge financial problem that arose from the discovery of massive accounting frauds over a three-year … [Read more...] about Transmile Group Bhd
DHL
DHL has announced the appointment of Troy Shortell as senior vice president, DHL Global Customer Solutions (GCS) for the Asia Pacific region, with immediate effect. GCS is the industry-first customer management unit that was established in 2004 to manage DHL's top global customers. Based in Singapore, Shortell reports to GCS' CEO, Rolf Habben Jansen. He succeeds Florence Noblot, who has since moved to France as managing director of DHL Express International. In this role, Shortell will lead … [Read more...] about DHL
Viet air cargo market unstoppable
While their respective planes touch down in these two far-flung parts of Vietnam and with different frequency, the representatives of Air France Cargo and Cathay Pacific Cargo share the same optimistic view of Vietnam's air cargo market. It's a view being coloured by the very promising growth in volumes ofelectronic products being exported. For years, exports from Vietnam used to be mainly garments, textiles and footwear but since late last year, electronic and other high-tech products have … [Read more...] about Viet air cargo market unstoppable
Singapore takes home top awards
Singapore scored a deuce at FAPAA's annual awards night with Singapore Airlines Cargo and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) both walking away with top honours. Th e FAPAA Award seeks to honour the best in the airfreight business as identified by the national airfreight associations through an annual survey conducted by the global auditing firm of Ernst & Young. SIA Cargo took the top award for the third year in a row, after being voted number one in "Th e Best Airline Cargo … [Read more...] about Singapore takes home top awards
