CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ takes a look at the many different people and functions that make up the air cargo industry. In recent years, there has been a growing focus on bringing digital procurement to life for the thousands...
In the midst of an industry already suffering a skilled labor shortage and struggling to attract talent, the revelation that “59% of air cargo workers have considered leaving the industry,” in a recent research paper put out by IBS...
For the lobby organization Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG), the role of cargo in air transportation has long played only second or even third fiddle. This is likely to change soon. With Thilo Schäfer from Condor Cargo...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series illustrates the wide range of careers that exist within the air cargo industry. A relatively new area that existed pre-pandemic, but really gained traction during it, is that of online booking platforms. As the...
Cargo veteran, Nouri Neller will become Managing Director of consolidator, IGLU Air Cargo GmbH. The 56-year-old was unanimously appointed by the five advisory board members, for the IGLU management position, prevailing over four other candidates. His first day at...
The Who’s Who in Air Cargo descended upon Dubai last week, for IATA’s 18th World Cargo Symposium. A total of 1,864 people from 88 different countries arrived to network, discuss and exhibit at Dubai’s World Trade Centre, and a...
Air Cargo Europe has been the leading platform for international networking in the air freight industry since 2003. This year, however, together with its sister trade fair, transport logistic, it is taking place under special circumstances. The reason: the...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ showcases a different segment of the air cargo industry every week and the many career paths it offers. General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) companies specializing in managing cargo sales, logistics, and operational support for...
Until now, the government in Mexico City has focused most of its attention on the USA, particularly in economic matters. Now a rethink is beginning, which is being greatly pushed by the Trump administration's erratic tariff policy. As a...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ brings a different section of the air cargo industry to the fore each week, illustrating the broad choice of careers available. One core segment in the industry is the role of General Sales Agents (GSA)...
Ok – you know it as the transport logistic and Air Cargo Europe, but this being Munich and the hometown of the Oktoberfest, it is almost a slight disappointment that the event doesn’t actually carry the name CargoFest. Particularly...
Each week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ looks at a different segment of the air cargo industry and brings the huge variety of careers to life through the individuals working in them. World trade would not be moving very far...
2025 is a significant year for Copenhagen Airport as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Although history is important, management looks ahead, focusing on future developments and the modernization of the Nordic Air Hub, including the development of new cargo...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series showcases the huge choice of careers within the air cargo industry. And anyone starting out in one corner of the industry and then transitioning to another, is able to draw on experience and different...
The world has just seen its 114th International Women’s Day take place on 08MAR25, and CargoForwarder Global (CFG) congratulates all those companies and individuals truly upholding and ensuring equal opportunities and equal pay*. The fact remains however, that on...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ brings a different air cargo function to the fore each week, showcasing the huge variety of careers that this industry offers. Looking at air cargo freighter operations, there is far more to logistics than the...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ uncovers the many cogs of the air cargo industry without which the transportation of cargo from A to B, would not be as smooth and efficient. One common goal among air cargo stakeholders is net-zero...
Tom Enders, the long-standing head of Airbus, is leaving Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board. The airline's Executive Board has nominated Alexis von Hoensbroech as his successor. The former Lufthansa (LH) employee and head of Austrian Airlines is CEO of the Calgary,...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ singles out a different aspect of the air cargo every week, to illustrate the manifold career opportunities within the industry. This week, we return to the world of ULDs, in particular: ULD design and manufacturing....
Bettina Petzold, a highly experienced cargo executive, is in the driver’s seat of the newly created Corporate Responsibility team, which includes Environmental Management. Its members’ main aim is to bundle and promote sustainability initiatives and bring them to the...
28FEB25 was Bernhard Stock's last working day at EMO-Trans GmbH. After serving the company for 32 years, most of them as head of the air freight business, he left his desk in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt, and entered a new...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ sheds light on the many activities that make up the air cargo industry. More than ever before, the pandemic demonstrated how crucial air cargo is when it comes to distributing relief supplies across the world....
ICAO will be holding its first Global Air Cargo Summit in Antalya, Türkiye, in April this year: in the week prior to IATA’s World Cargo Symposium. Does the industry need another cargo event and how will this one differ...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ brings a different segment of the air cargo industry to the fore every Sunday evening. This week, we’ve expanded that focus to include civil aviation authorities, then without bodies regulating and inspecting aviation activities and...
The devastating image of the Jeju plane crash on 29DEC24 at Muan International Airport in South Korea, is not easily forgotten. 179 passengers and crew lost their lives, and initial investigations confirmed that bird strikes had played a role...
