"Curiosity of the Day" 
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RIP air cargo industry stalwart Trevor Brading 
The air cargo industry is mourning the death of its stalwart, Trevor Brading, who has passed away at the age of 89, following a brief illness. Brading joined the air cargo industry in 1956, initially working for Pan American Airways. He left Pan Am to join Airport Courier... more
Takeover of Pan Am Railways authorised
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) in USA has approved CSX’s application to acquire Pan Am Railways. CSX can thus move forward with its plan to close the transaction by 1 June 2022. The US class I railway will operate Pan Am with a more reliable and more fuel-efficient... more
Conquering US roads
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has appointed Accelerated, headquartered in Nashville, and Jet Airways, based in Los Angeles, as its RFS providers for US customers. These partnerships aim to expand the carrier's... more
SAS picks Ann-Sofie Hörlin
SAS has appointed Ann-Sofie Hörlin as head of sustainability. She has extensive experience from sustainability work within the aviation industry, most recently as head of sustainability at Malmö Aviation and BRA. In recent years, Hörlin has been working as an investment... more
More LTL capacity in California and Georgia
XPO Logistics is adding two less-than-truckload (LTL) terminals to its North American LTL network. The Adelanto, California terminal will expand XPO’s footprint in San Bernardino County, where an influx of business development is driving demand for LTL services. The facility... more
More UWL in Asia and California
Cleveland-based NVOCC UWL recently opened two new offices: a domestic one in Long Beach, CA, and one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. UWL President Duncan Wright: “As the industry diversifies trade route options, we are confident our investment in Long Beach and Ho Chi Minh... more
Global Crossing Airlines opens the cargo door
Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group has celebrated a key milestone for its first A321 P2F aircraft by ST Engineering with a door cutting ceremony. The aircraft is currently undergoing conversion at the latter's airframe facility in San Antonio. One year ago, Global X... more
GXO saves water, drinks wine
Majestic Wine, a major UK wine retailer, has awarded an additional contract to GXO, a spin-off of XPO Logistics to handle its e-commerce orders. Majestic Wine, with over 200 stores and over 1,000 staff in UK, was originally founded as Majestic Vintners by Sheldon Graner in 1980.... more