Des Vertannes inducted into TIACA Hall of Fame

Air cargo veteran and former IATA head of cargo Des Vertannes has been inducted into the TIACA Hall of Fame. Vertannes has fostered and led industry collaboration in e-freight, cargo security and handling, initiated the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) and pushed to modernise the relationship between airlines and forwarders over a career spanning […]

Former Swiss chief cargo officer takes on drone role

Former chief cargo officer at Swiss International Air Lines, Oliver Evans, has been appointed as new head of global business development for drone logistics firm Matternet. He spent 12 years with Swiss and was until this May chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA. Evans says: “The advantages of deploying drone systems and solutions in specific industries […]