Thai Cargo’s ambition to regain its former main deck cargo glory will get a boost with the recent block booking agreement for two B777-200LR freighterswhich will arrive in early 2010. Thai Airways International has signed Block Space Agreement to utilise two Boeing 777-200 Long Range Freighters operated by Southern Air Inc. The agreement makes Thai the first operator in the region to offer this capability to its cargo customers using the new B777-200LR Freighter. The two … [Read more...] about THAILAND: Thai block books two B777-200Fs
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Aramex
Aramex, the global logistics solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Paul Newell as business development manager North America. Newell, will be based at the company’s Heathrow facility. Newell has considerable experience of sales within, to and from the US market including a spell based in the US for a leading multi-modal operator, the company said. In his role for Aramex he has a mandate to develop US and Canadian traffic, at the same time work closely withthe … [Read more...] about Aramex
Damco
Damco and Maersk Logistics have announced the appointment of Katherine Boesen as regional chief commercial officer for its Asia Pacific operations. In this role, she will take on overall responsibilities of marketing, sales and business development in the Asia Pacificregion. She joins Damco and Maersk Logistics from Martin Bencher, where she was Managing Director for Singapore and Southeast Asia, responsible for business start-up and regional growth strategy. Prior to this she was the … [Read more...] about Damco
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has announced the appointment of Susan M. Baer, who has spent 21 years in a myriad of aviation department roles, as director of aviation. The first woman in Port Authority history to assume the job, she replaces William R. DeCota, who died unexpectedly in October. DeCota had been the agency’s director of aviation since 1999. “Bill was a national voice on major airport issues throughout his career, including initiatives … [Read more...] about Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cargologic
Airfreight ground handling specialist Cargologic has announced that Marco Gredig has been appointed as head of the Sales, Marketing and Business Development unit at Cargologic where he and his team have overall responsibility for customer relations. Gredig has over 20 years’ experience in the field of logistics and was responsible for setting up the Forwarder Handling business at Cargologic. “His experience and capabilities make him the ideal person to take on this newly created … [Read more...] about Cargologic
Dunlop Taikoo Aircraft Tyres Company
Dunlop Taikoo (Jinjiang) Aircraft Tyres Company has appointed KK Chan as general manager of its retreading and new tyre distribution facility in China. The company is a joint venture with Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, HAECO (Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company) and TAECO (Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company). Based in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, the company’s new facility will support customers in Asia Pacific and has begun distributing new tyres throughout the region with … [Read more...] about Dunlop Taikoo Aircraft Tyres Company