Ingo Roessler, the former executive vice president of Etihad Crystal Cargo, has joined Royal Jordanian Airlines as head of cargo sales. It is thought that Roessler may eventually succeed the current vice president cargo for RJA, Geoffrey Weston when the latter retires from the airline. … [Read more...] about Royal Jordanian
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Liwa Air Cargo
Robert Strödel, the former CEO of Dubai-based air freight carrier Liwa Air Cargo, has left the carrier with immediate effect following the decision by the group of private Arabian owners to sell their stakes in Liwa to an undisclosed investor. Strödel said there were rumors that the new owners of Liwa Air, which was founded on August 1, 2006 and started operations in early November last year, might be a Pakistan-based firm which is eager to step into the Middle East cargo … [Read more...] about Liwa Air Cargo
Aviapartner
Europe’s leading independent ground handler, Aviapartner, has announced the appointment of Andy Cruise to the position of group commercial director of its business line ground handling. Cruise has been working in the aviation industry for 23 years and has held several commercial and operational functions at Swissport UK (and Groundstar Ltd, before it was taken over by Swissport), Reed Aviation Limited, Air Foyle Ltd, and TNT International Aviation. In his new position, Andy Cruise … [Read more...] about Aviapartner
TNT Express
TNT Express has appointed Sameer Khan as its first IT and telecommunications major account manager. Indian national Khan joins TNT with over five years of regional industry experience where he was managing global high-tech and automotive accounts. Separately, TNT Express named Andrew Watson national operations manager in Bahrain. British born Watson, (34), joins TNT with 15 years international industry experience, a third of which was gained holding similar positions in Bahrain and Saudi … [Read more...] about TNT Express
Deutsche Post
Klaus Zumwinkel, CEO of German postal services group Deutsche Post AG, will be replaced by Frank Appel, after Zumwinkel’s contract expires at the end of 2008, German daily Handelsblatt reported last month. Appel, who is currently responsible for the global corporate services division, will also take over mail services outside Germany. Dr. Hans-Dieter Petram, board of management member responsible for the mail division, will resign from his position on June 30, 2007 and enter … [Read more...] about Deutsche Post
THAI Cargo
THAI Cargo has announced that Vorapravat Suebsaeng will be become the new managing director of the cargo and mail commercial department, replacing Chanchai Singtoroj, who has been promoted to the position of executive vice president of human resources development and management department. In a statement, Thai Cargo said that Vorapravat has been tasked with increasing inbound cargo sales from overseas sales offices by 10 percent as well as ensure the smooth cargo handling services at the … [Read more...] about THAI Cargo
