Glenn Tilton, UAL Corp. chairman, president and CEO has accepted an invitation to join The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee being convened by US Department of Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood. “I look forward to working with the Secretary and joining my colleagues on the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee to bring about meaningful policy initiatives that will strengthen our industry and our national economy. Our industry facilitates global commerce and strengthening it will … [Read more...] about UAL Corporation

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced the appointment of Chang Cheow Teck as president of Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace). Chang moves to the new position from that of president of ST Marine. He succeeds Tay Kok Khiang who retired on 1 May 2010 after 17 years of service with the Group. Tay joined the group in 1993 and has been president of ST Aerospace since July 2001. A professional engineer, Tay is credited with charting the growth of … [Read more...] about ST Aerospace

Agility has announced two senior appointments in Indochina aimed at strengthening the company’s presence in what is described as a “dynamic emerging sub-area”. Michel Khaou has been appointed managing director of the newly formed sub-area, Indochina, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Khaou has 26 years experience working in the logistics industry and the last 16 years working in Southeast Asia. Agility also confirmed the appointment of Anh Quan Louis as chief … [Read more...] about Agility

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Roy Kinnear as the new senior VP of Etihad Crystal Cargo, replacing executive VP Des Vertannes, who is leaving Etihad to take up a senior role with IATA as global head of cargo. Kinnear, who will be based at Etihad’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, will be responsible for the strategic development and growth of Etihad’s cargo division, which offers a range of cargo services linked to the … [Read more...] about Etihad Crystal Cargo

Management of ULDs has been one of the top priorities of carriers, particularly as trimming costs wherever possible became mission number one in the global recession of last year. Over five years ago, US Airways was the first US international carrier to outsource its ULD management to Jettainer for five years. At that time, the move was expected to save US Airways nearly US$2 million on ULD-related costs of ownership over the duration of the five-year contract through focused management services … [Read more...] about Managing ULD inventories