NEWS FROM FREIGHT
HANDLERS GLOBALLY CARGO SHORTS
Swissport has appointed Frank
Mena as Swissport new chief executive,
North America.
Mena, who was previously chief
commercial officer of Swissport Americas,
replaces Dany Nasr with immediate
effect. He will report to Eric Born,
president and chief executive of Swissport
International. Mena has held
several executive management roles,
among them as chief operating officer,
ground handling US. More recently,
he served as chief commercial officer
Americas.
Kenya Air celebrated its first
year of cargo and passenger service
through JFK Airport Terminal 4 with
customers and ground handler operator
WFS, at the Bayhouse restaurant.
PayCargo has announced the appointment
of Lionel van der Walt as
president and chief executive of its
Americas business.
“My focus at PayCargo is to further
strengthen the company as the
world’s leading and fastest growing
online payment platform for the shipping
and cargo industry,” said van der
Walt. “The Americas is an exciting region
and a hub of technological development,
which aligns with our values
as an innovative technology solutions
provider.
Digital technology and online payment
systems are no longer just predictions
for the future of freight, they
are already here, and we are proud to
provide best in class solutions to our
partners and clients as the industry
continues to evolve.”
FEDEX completed its first drone
Oct. 18, 2019 for the first time in the
United States, a drone completed a
scheduled commercial residential delivery
to a home in Christiansburg,
Virginia. The drone delivery was conducted
by Wing Aviation, in collaboration
with FedEx Express, as part of
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration
Pilot Program (IPP). Today’s
delivery of a FedEx Express package
marks the launch of the first scheduled,
commercial residential drone delivery
service and the first scheduled
e-commerce delivery via drone delivery
trial in the United States.
For the duration of the trial, Wing
drones will transport select FedEx
packages to qualifying homes in
Christiansburg, demonstrating the
benefits of drone delivery for last-mile
delivery service. Wing has received
the first authorization from the FAA to
conduct scheduled, commercial drone
package delivery to residences.
John Menzies, the holding company
of Menzies Aviation, has announced
changes to its senior management.
AIRPORT V 18 OICE, NOVEMBER 2019
Alvaro Gomez-Reino is its new CFO,
Mervyn Walker to COO and it has also
created a new executive management
board chaired by Philipp Joeinig, executive
chairman. The other members
of the board are: Giles Wilson, chief executive;
John Geddes, corporate affairs
director; Claire Hall, executive vice
president of people; Alvaro Gomez-Reino
and Mervyn Walker. Gomez-Reino
has previously held senior financial positions
with Amey plc, Ferrovial and
Swissport where he was chief financial
officer. He will take up his role at John
Menzies and join its board of directors
on December 1.
JFK Customs Outreach. On
Wednesday, November 20, at 10:00
AM, representatives from the Office
of Trade, Trade Transformation Office
will be providing outreach to Customhouse
Brokers, Importers and other
members of the trade community on
the recently deployed Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Entry
Type 86 functionality in ACE Cargo
Release, for Section 321 clearances.
Members from Partner Government
Agencies will also be in attendance.
The meeting will be held in the Main
Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Building
77, JFK Airport, Jamaica, NY.
Please contact Trade Branch
Chief Kathleen Currid via email at
kathleen.a.currid@cbp.dhs.gov. RSVP
for this presentation by November
15,2019, or if further information is required.
Air cargo is now in its longest
slump in demand since the global financial
crisis in 2008.
According to IATA, US-China trade
war has significant effect on air cargo.
North American airlines saw demand
decrease by 2.4% in August 2019, compared
to the same period a year earlier.
Capacity increased by 1.3%. For
the 10th consecutive month of year-onyear
decline in freight volumes is the
longest period experienced by airlines
since the global financial crisis in
2008. Air cargo demand, measured in
freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted
by 3.9% in August 2019, compared
to the same period in 2018.
Global trade volumes are 1% lower
than a year ago.
“The impact of the US-China trade
war on air freight volumes was the
clearest yet in August,” said Alexandre
de Juniac, IATA’s Director General
and CEO.
“Not since the global financial crisis
in 2008 has demand fallen for 10
consecutive months. This is deeply
concerning. And with no signs of a détente
on trade, we can expect the tough
business environment for air cargo to
continue.
“Trade generates prosperity. Trade
wars don’t. That’s something governments
should not forget.”
Emirates, the world’s biggest longhaul
airline, started an online shopping
package delivery service between
the US and the UAE to capitalise on
e-commerce growth and cope with a
decline in global air freight. Emirates
SkyCargo, the largest international
air cargo operator globally, launched
Emirates Delivers, a service that will
allow UAE residents and businesses
who shop online at US stores to get parcels
delivered to their doorstep within
three to five working days, said Nabil
Sultan, Emirates’ divisional senior
vice president.
ASL Airlines Belgium has chosen
Jettainer to manage and maintain its
fleet of ULDs over a five-year contractual
period.
ASL Airlines Belgium, based at
Liege airport, is a member of the ASL
Aviation Holdings Group. It specializes
in the express freight market and
also offers scheduled, charter and adhoc
flights with aircraft including the
Boeing 747-400F and the Boeing 737-
800F and 400F.
ASL Airlines Belgium’s existing
fleet of ULDs consists of approximately
1,500 units. These are used
across an extensive European network
and on flights to the US, China and the
Middle East.
Delta Dash. Delta Air Lines partners
with Roadie, an Atlanta-based
same-day delivery service, to launch
DASH® Door-to-Door – an industryfirst
for a U.S. passenger airline. The
24/7 pick-up and delivery service, from
your business or home, is now available
from Atlanta to over 55 cities in
the United States. The companies plan
to expand the service to dozens more
cities before the end of the year. DASH
Door-to-Door pairs TSA-approved
drivers with air cargo to create the
fastest cross-country door-to-door service
available in the U.S., with competitive
prices.
FAA Certification of UPS Flight
Forward as an Air Carrier. U.S. Department
of Transportation Secretary
Elaine L. Chao today announced
the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) awarded air carrier and operator
certification to an unmanned aircraft
system (UAS, or drone) delivery
company, UPS Flight Forward.
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