'Leadership and innovative spirit' – Larry Coyne joins Tiaca Hall of Fame

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Larry Coyne, founder and chief executive of Coyne Airways and Coyne Aviation, has joined the Tiaca Hall of Fame as the 2020 award winner.

The Hall of Fame honours those with “outstanding achievements in the development of the air cargo industry, exquisite leadership record and innovative spirit”.

Mr Coyne certainly fulfils this brief. He set up Coyne Aviation in 1994, providing cargo flights to CIS countries (without aircraft), and quickly becoming the top cargo carrier to the region from Europe.

“I didn’t think many ...