CONTENTS
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ISSUE 1 / VOLUME 2 FEBRUARY 2019
2 Editor’s welcome
With a US/China trade war on the cards
and the Brexit process faltering, will it
be a happy new year for freighters?
3 Airport update
The Ukraine reveals ambitions as a
transit hub; plus developments in
Dallas, as Amazon flexes its muscles
5 Asia news
Hactl wins Best Station award at the
2018 Ground Handling International
conference in Sweden
7 Air Cargo Africa
With Africa very much in the sights
of the aviation sector, we present a
preview of the forthcoming event that
unfolds over February 19-21
8 Automotive traffic
Car sales may be stuttering but as
Ian Putzger reports, there’s a booming
segment within the freight operation,
one that seems to be bucking the trend
12 Industry interview
Alwyn Brice catches up with ECS’ CEO,
Adrien Thominet, who discourses on
the company’s recent achievements,
its present status and future hopes
16 Freighter focus
Delta Air Lines Cargo opens its doors to
Ian Putzger, who brings an update on
the carrier’s progress
20 European review
It has been a turbulent 12 months for
those involved in the European logistics
arena. In an extended article, the Editor
gains feedback from five key players
within the region
25 E-commerce
Like it or hate it, e-commerce has
become a fact of life. Here, Chris Lewis
takes a peek further up the supply
chain to see what’s happening
28 Network growth
Kenya Airways’ new route to the US
prompted Felicity Stredder to unearth
some more details
30 Business comment
Consultant Stanley Chao turns his
attention to the possible ramifications
of the Sino-US trade dispute. Just how
hard will the impact be?
32 Cargo airport focus
All airports are not created equal
- some specialise in cargo, to the
virtual exclusion of passenger traffic.
Dave Smith looks at a rare example in
Belgium and finds out why cargo, of
extremely varied types, is king
35 Digital progress
Felicity Stredder talks to Agility’s
Matthias Hurst on the perennial topic
of electronic cargo processes and
assesses the challenges that remain
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CONTRIBUTORS
Stanley Chao, Chris Lewis, Ian Putzger, David Smith
& Vladislav Vorotnikov
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