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IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS 2024) kicked off this morning with a riot of colour in Hong Kong.
Local bigwigs – and IATA’s DG, Willie Walsh, and head of cargo, Brendan Sullivan – stood awkwardly on stage, circled by splendid lions in their traditional dance; and, after gloomy weather had covered the islands, the clouds finally lifted to reveal a sunlit cityscape.
It is the biggest gathering in air cargo in history, apparently, with some 1,900 registrations. Proof, according to Mr Walsh, ...
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