Facelift for Linz Airport 
Hitherto, the airport of Linz in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria has been known as "blue danube airport linz". Now the airport has been given a new and simplified name: Linz Airport. The management says that the new name is more in keeping with the... more
Bastiaan de Bruijne appointed general counsel at ACI Europe
ACI Europe, the trade association for Europe’s airports, has appointed Bastiaan de Bruijne as its new general counsel. De Bruijne joins the ACI Europe team from Royal Schiphol Group, where he was competition & regulation counsel. He also worked for the ministry of foreign... more
Changes in Finnlines’ management
Finnlines has announced that, with effect from 1 September 2019, Merja Kallio-Mannila has been appointed deputy head of group sales, marketing & customer service and Torkel Saarnio has been named deputy line manager of HansaLink, Hanko–Rostock & Helsinki–Rostock. In... more
Rich Corrado is elected president of ATSG
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that its board of directors has elected Richard F. Corrado, currently COO, president of the aircraft leasing and air transport services company, effective 16 September 2019. As president, Corrado will be responsible for... more
New head for Çelebi Cargo Frankfurt
Çelebi Cargo Frankfurt has appointed Christopher Licht as its new COO, effective 16 October 2019. He started his career in the aviation industry in 2006, when he joined Avia Partner as a cargo handling agent in Frankfurt (Germany). He then chose to switch his career path to... more
Logistics network Thuringia appoints manager
The logistics network Thuringia (LNT) in Germany has chosen Margarita Maria Cajamarca Salem to head the network’s main office. As manager of the network, her task will be to increase the attractiveness of the branch cluster and continue the existing growth trajectory. Four... more
Dachser receives 3PL excellence award 2019
Dachser has been awarded the 3PL excellence award 2019 by the University of Southern California and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The 3PL excellence award recognises organisations and individuals that provide exceptional value as a third party logistics provider... more
Maritime coordinator receives port award
Norbert Brackmann, the German federal government’s coordinator for the maritime economy, has been honoured with the port award 2019 by Kiel’s port industry. Jens B. Knudsen, chairman of the advisory board of the port of Kiel (Germany), said: “On a federal level, Brackmann... more
Bombardier Transportation appoints John Saabas
Bombardier Transportation has appointed John Saabas the new head of engineering and technology. Saabas will report directly to Bombardier Transportation president Danny Di Perna and will lead the company’s global technology and product development activities. He will also... more
Indian chairman for IACS
Arun Sharma, executive chairman of the Indian register of shipping (IRClass), has been formally introduced as the new chairman of the international association of classification societies (IACS). In his first speech in the role, Sharma outlined the main challenges faced by... more