STAT Publishing Podcasts

Wilson Kwong, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited or Hactl talks about cargo handling at the super terminal of Hong Kong International Airport, the world's busiest cargo airport with more than 100 airlines operating flights to more than 180 cities globally. Kwong shares his insights on what went behind during the last one year at the Hactl terminal in Hong Kong. He provides gl...

The new the new director of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Geert Aerts joins this episode of Cargo Masterminds. In his first exclusive interview Geert Aerts talks about what his mandate is for the cargo department of Brussels Airport. He talks about how he will continue to pursue the three top priorities of customers, community and innovation. https://www.stattimes.com/

Keku Gazder, CEO of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services (AAICLAS), joins Reji John, Editor of STAT Media Group, in the latest episode of Cargo Masterminds, to discuss and reflect on India’s air cargo growth story in the last one year amidst the pandemic, lockdown and unlock period. For the AAICLAS, the 100 percent subsidiary of Airport Authority of India (AAI), the year has been extra ordinari...

Russi Batliwala, chairman of the board at Chapman Freeborn Group, joins Reji John, Editor of STAT Media Group in Cargo Masterminds episode. Batliwala talks about air cargo charters; the normal and abnormal trends about the air cargo industry; what has changed -- and not changed -- since Avia Solutions Group acquired the world's leading air charter brokering company; and how he will spend more of h...

Jessica Tyler, President Cargo and Vice President Operations Innovation and Delivery, American Airlines, speaks to Reji John, Editor of STAT Media Group, in Cargo Masterminds, the Monday series of interviews with global air cargo leaders. Tyler speaks of the year gone by and the year ahead and how she leads her team at American Airlines Cargo in a transformation journey of business processes suppo...

In this episode of Cargo Masterminds, Martin Drew, Senior Vice President Sales and Cargo, Etihad Aviation Group, speaks about his return to cargo within Etihad Group in the midst of a global pandemic and creatively leading his team to offer cargo capacity and re-engaging with Etihad Cargo customers for fruitful partnerships in a constantly challenging and evolving business environment. https://www...

“Air cargo is my first love and it is great to be back,” says Jason Berry, vice president, cargo at Air Canada. Berry left Alaska Airlines and joined Air Canada on 1 January 2021. Berry talks about what lies ahead for Air Canada Cargo in this episode of Cargo Masterminds. Setting up a freighter fleet of seven B767 converted freighters by the end of 2022 – the first two going commercial by the last...

How did Emirates SkyCargo, one of the top five cargo carriers in the world choreograph the return of the cargo capacity in the Covid pandemic? Why does Emirates SkyCargo become the preferred partner for Covid vaccine transport? They have done it already and the they will continue do it in the months and years ahead. Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo joins in today's epi...

We take a deep dive into the digitisation of the air cargo industry with Zvi Schreiber, founder and chief executive officer of Freightos, an 8 year old technology company that is revolutionising the way global freight capacity is bought and sold. Webcargonet, a Freightos company, is slowly but steadily building a digital infrastructure for the airlines and freight forwarders of the air cargo indus...

Glyn Hughes moves from one industry organisation to another – from IATA to TIACA. The air cargo industry’s funny man (should we call him “punny” man) sets his priorities right on the first day of his job as Director General of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA). Hughes joins Cargo Masterminds in its third episode for a no holds barred conversation pulling no punches. https://www.statt...

For Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s largest cargo carrier by freight tonne kilometres and which carries close to 10 percent of the world’s total air cargo volume, social responsibility is so innate and they have a very healthy obsession with excellence to stay on top when it comes to planet, people and profit. Guillaume Halleux, Chief Officer Cargo at Qatar Airways joins Cargo Masterminds for a s...

Indian origin banker turned businessman Sanjeev Gadhia, founder and CEO of Astral Aviation, tells the story of creating a very successful and only all-cargo carrier in Africa. The Covid pandemic has only accelerated the business potential for this Nairobi-based airline that has just added a Boeing 767-200 freighter to its fleet. The cargo mastermind of Africa joins Reji John in the second episode...

We launch the first episode of Cargo Masterminds with Steven Polmans, Chief Customer Officer, Nallian. Polmans talks about how he intends to take Nallian truly global and why data sharing for air cargo sector is important to create credible air cargo communities of efficiency and excellence. https://www.stattimes.com

Michael Steen, Chief Commercial Officer of Atlas Air Worldwide & President and Chief Executive Officer, Titan Aviation Holdings talks about the phenomenal performance of his companies amidst the pandemic and what is in store for the global air freight industry in unpredictable and uncertain times. https://www.stattimes.com/