DHL has announced the appointment of Charles Graham as the new global CEO for aviation, DHL Express and as a member of the company’s global express management board. He succeeds Terry Nord, who will retire from DHL after eight successful years of managing growth for DHL’s global aviation services. Based in Bonn, Germany, Graham will be responsible for all aspects of DHL’s aviation activities, in particular leading the strategic development of DHL’s global aviation … [Read more...] about DHL Express
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Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
MG (NS) Lim Kim Choon will be appointed as director-general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) with effect from 1 July 2007. He will take over from Wong Woon Liong, who will be retiring from CAAS. Upon his retirement, Wong will join a soon to be created Changi Airport Advisory Group (CAAG), whose primary role is to support CAI in its overseas ventures. Lim, currently the senior deputydirector general, joined CAAS on 2 May 2006 upon his retirement as the Chief of Air Force in … [Read more...] about Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Jet Airways
Mumbai-based Jet Airways has announced the appointment of Jay Shelat,as vice president cargo. Shelat joins Jet Airways after a successful 20-year career with FedEx and American Airlines Cargo, where his latest position was manager alliances& interline. In a statement, the airline’s chief commercial offi cer, Garry Kingshott said that Shelat has been tasked with leading the cargo team in ensuring that Jet Airways realise its full potential in the lucrative cargo market. … [Read more...] about Jet Airways
DHL Express Asia Pacific
DHL Express has announced the appointment of Tom Murphy as the new senior vice president, Aviation - DHL Express Asia Pacifi c and as member of the Asia Pacifi c management board. Murphy succeeds Ross Allen. He is a veteran of the airline and logistics industry and brings with him over 30 years of experience in the airline and express business in Europe, USA and Asia Pacifi c. Murphy will remain based in Singapore. … [Read more...] about DHL Express Asia Pacific
China Post plans insurance company
China Postal Group (CPG) plans to set up an insurance company, which will be the country’s fi rst insurer with sole investment from the postal sector, Wu Dingfu, chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), said. Wu said the commission is currently dealing with the application submitted by the CPG for establishing an insurance company. China’s postal sector, boasting 36,000 outlets nationwide, simply serves as the sales agent of insurance products for the moment, … [Read more...] about China Post plans insurance company
Emirates Post handles record mail volumes
The average number of mail being sorted at Emirates Post’s facility in Ramoul crossed one million per day during the fi rst week of April, against the normal average of between 500,000 and 800,000 pieces, Arabian Business reported. The increasing volumes have prompted the company to increase its sorting capacity by acquiring more advanced machines, which are due to be installed by the end of the year, with a capacity of 3 million pieces of mail per day. In another development, … [Read more...] about Emirates Post handles record mail volumes
