ACF2010Review
ACWDaily News does the rounds – again!
Once again we pro- duced the popular ACW Daily News publication for the enjoyment of exhibitors and visitors at ACF 2010. A 28-page issue was
published for each day of the three-day event, containing news from the floor of the exhibi- tion backed up by interviews with industry figureheads. ACW Daily News has
now appeared every two years since 2000 at the ACF events in Washington, Hong Kong (2002), Bilbao (2004), Calgary (2006) and Kuala Lumpur (2008), as well as this year in Amsterdam. We’ll see you in Atlanta for ACF 2012, until which
time you can find all the news on the air freight industry every week in Air Cargo Week or as a regis- tered reader of the online ACWdigital version at:
www.aircargoweek.com
ACS firms up on relations
Speaking in Amsterdam at the end of ACF 2010, Justin Bowman, group commercial director for broker Air Charter Service (ACS), commented that the company must have met with over 50 airlines while in Amsterdam “that we regu- larly deal with on the phone”. Bowman, who noted that
ACS is well on course to having a record year, added: “It’s been great catching up with some of the attendees here that we haven’t seen for a while.” He went on: “We arrange
5,000 charters every year – which equates to around US$350million worth of busi- ness – and a lot of this is due to our relationships with these airlines.” With 12 offices now spread
“ Saudi promotes its global image
The privately-owned Saudi Airlines Cargo Company was in Ams- terdam ready to do serious business – there was no doubt about that as the carrier started to set up its large, prominently-sited exhibition stand. MichaelMeagher, vice president cargo at Saudi Airlines Cargo
Company, noted: “We are selective about the industry events we attend... It’s not just the airlines and the airports that we want to meet, the key is the freight forwarders and their shipper customers.” Hewas quick to point out: “Ourmessage is thatwewant to be
seen by the air freight business as a major carrier, not just within theMiddle East but inAsia, Europe,Africa andNorthAmerica as well. Our strategy is to develop the perception of Saudi Airlines Cargo beyond its current level. “In Europe, in particular, Saudi Airlines is perceived as a point-
to-point carrier between Europe and the Kingdom. Yes, of course we provide our services at that level,”Meagher said, “but we also have major uplift beyond into the Gulf area, Africa and into the Indian subcontinent and China.We want to be seen as a carrier with a global reach, not just a regional one.” Perhaps one introduction the carrier did not really need to
reinforce toomuch inAmsterdamwas that of Peter Scholten as its newly-appointed vice president cargo, commercial – for Dutch- born Scholten is the former vice president and generalmanager for the Americas atNetherlands-basedMartinair Cargo. With postings that have also included Africa and Hong Kong
in his background, Scholten is already well known to old hands in the European air freightmarket.
Bowman emphasises the personal touch
around the world, Bowman observed that ACS has a larger global coverage than smaller companies, “but we constantly strive tomaintain our own per- sonal relationships”.
There’s been a lot of foot-fall
by our stand ... and, as it’s ACF, we are sure that it’s the right quality of foot-fall
David Kerr, vice president cargo - commercial at
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Crystal Cargo, com-
menting on the amount of visitors calling at the carrier’s stand on the opening morning of ACF 2010
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