Collective aviation expertise in the Middle East 
Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA) has appointed four aviation leaders with strong track records in the Middle East to its new advisory board. The advisory board’s members include Laila Hareb Almheiri (left) who led the transformation of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority,... more
Return to Amman
Samer Majali has been elected as vice chairman of Royal Jordanian, assuming the role of president/CEO as of 30 March. He began working at Royal Jordanian in 1979 and held top executive positions across flight operations, corporate planning, information technology, passenger... more
Rolling from SBB Cargo to Cargobeamer
Philipp Aubert has joined Leipzig-based Cargobeamer Rolling Stock as new managing director. He will lead the company in partnership with current managing director Dieter Keller, who has been with the group since 2015. Aubert will oversee the availability, maintenance and... more
Californian bees to nest in Singapore
Roambee, a Silicon Valley-based supply chain visibility solutions provider which wants to drive growth in Asia and further increase its global life sciences footprint, has appointed Michael Culme-Seymour in Singapore, where he has been living with his family for 22 years, as its... more
ACS expands humanitarian and government services
Air Charter Services (ACS) has named Ben Dinsdale as its director for humanitarian and government services, a newly created role designed to further develop ACS’s activities in this field. ACS has played a part in many humanitarian aid effort requiring airlift since 1990,... more
All change at BVL
From 1 April 2021, a three-person team with Christian Grotemeier (right), Mike J. Holtkamp (left) and Christoph Meyer (middle) will lead the non-profit Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL), BVL Campus and BVL Service. Thomas Wimmer retired in March 2020, after being elected... more
Cargo awards from Brussels Airport
Because of the pandemic and the difficult year for aviation, Brussels Airport was not able to present its cargo awards in the traditional manner. However, during an unusual virtual event, the airport recognised its partners and the air cargo community, who have “launched new... more
Lengenfelder follows Behrens
After almost 48 years, Jürgen Behrens, head of Port of Hamburg’s representative office south, is bidding farewell to logistics and retiring. For almost 20 years, he has been the Port of Hamburg’s face for the port customers in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany and... more
FM Logistic hires managing director for Russia
French independent and family-owned company FM Logistic has appointed Oleg Alkhamov as its managing director for Russia, effective today, 1 April 2021. Reporting to Christophe Menivard and as group executive committee member responsible for Eastern Europe and other strategic... more
New head at ICHCA International
The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), an independent, not-for-profit organisation established in 1952, has appointed Richard Steele as the new head of ICHCA International. He takes over on 1 July 2021, following the retirement of the current... more