FlyingTalkers By Geoffrey Arend
Leisure:Aviation
A Billion Here a Billion There . . . Remember the Price-Fixing Air Cargo Surcharges scandal that rocked the global air cargo industry in late 2010 when in Europe for example 11 legacy carriers were found guilty after Lufthansa and Swiss threw everybody under the bus and elsewhere got immunity, as eager prosecutors in countries around the world handed out fines?
On again, off again, the case has continued for the past dozen years. In America and elsewhere once young lawyers looking to make political or law careers have entered middle age and still may still file an appeal.
Well, while you were putting your kids through Grade School, High School & most of College if you have been (happily) married, (we hope so) for that long, the airlines have been fighting the price-fixing fines.
Now apparently, finally Air France /KLM beat the rap on December 20, 2022, and were issued an annulment for their €3.9 million fine according to Linklaters (www.Linkaters.com)
I sat down at a favorite watering hole The Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station in New York City with the late Bruce McCaffrey the lifetime Qantas Cargo USA hand who ran North & South America and masterminded the Qantas Freight West Imperial cargo transfer facility at LAX, after he was thrown under the bus by Qantas.
It was 2008 .
In ill health, bowed but not broken, Bruce died a few years later.
Recently Air France /KLM beat the"Price fixing" rap on December 20, 2022 joining a growing list of airlines, and were issued an annulment for their €3.9 million fine according to Linklaters (www.Linkaters.com).
Will Pandemic Bring Back Combi-Cargo?/Into The Glyn IATA Looks Ahead/Dixie Chicks On Truckers Menu
India & Italy in Virus Pandemic /Virgin To Tel Aviv/ QR Up To Down Under/Jack Zembeck
United Over The Moon Flies 500 All Cargo Flights/Speed Gibson Old Time Radio Serial
Virgin Opens LHR-PVG /Air Forwarders Get No Respect/Reporter's Notebook
China Back To Work Sort Of/Count Your Blessings & Help Cargo Human Care
Air Cargo Could Power Post Pandemic Economy / At Home? Try Some Egg In Your Coffee
Air Cargo Pandemic: The Italian Forwarders/EMO Trans Action Plan
New Rules Cargo Always Flies/The World United
FIATA Cancels Annual Zurich Sessions
Damn The Pandemic Full Speed At Air Cargo India
Love Letter To Qatar Airways
USA Air Forwarders In Nashville /Year 2019 That Was /Kansa City Jazz & Cocktails
What It Means To Be United In 2020/China Shuts Down Wuhan / Animals At Lunar New Year/Top Banana
Alitalia Goes ATC Germany/ Lionel Van der Walt is a Nice Guy First
FedEx & Fred in 2020/CNS White Paper Looks Ahead/Webber Weaves Airport Outlook
Saturday Bulldog Edition: Stories That Never Get Old
Will 2020 Feature The Mouse That Roared?/Brandon Lets It All Hang Out/Rx For January-Laughter!
One From The Heart They Shall Not Be Forgotten/Breaking News The Wright Brothers
Turkish Cargo Great Move/Hong Kong On It's Knees/Sprucing Up Trees For Troops
Why Issa Baluch Into TIACA Hall Of Fame Matters
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
20 Minute Travel
”There I was...” An Aviation Podcast
Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk
Aviation News Talk podcast
I Learned About Flying From That