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By Alex Lennane
Next week marks a milestone in air cargo’s history: a Cargolux Canadair CL-44 took off from Stockholm for New York, in search of a shipment of strawberries and iceberg lettuces, on 10 March, 1970, just six days after the airline was founded.
There was one aircraft crew, four ground staff and a single-room office with a ping-pong table for a desk. It’s a story like Jeff Bezos’ – except with less money.
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Stephen
March 07, 2020 at 12:18 amI love Cargolux. Great people there. Happy birthday.
Alex Lennane
March 09, 2020 at 10:40 amFrom Ram Menen, former head of Emirates SkyCargo:
Congratulations to the whole team at Cargolux for their Golden Jubilee milestone.
Cargolux is a good cargo operator. Though they had a few challenges in the past, overall, they have had an amazing 50 years run. They have had good leadership and a good team of professionals who have kept the company lean and mean which has helped them to ride the down cycle well. They have managed to create a very good network using freighters and road feeder services.
Use of newer production freighters has also allowed them to provide more reliable services and also optimize the use of assets allowing them to keep their unit costs at bay. I have watched their growth during the last few decades with great admiration and had the opportunity to compete, as well as, work with them. They are good folks.