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EDITORIAL<br />
Monthly: Vol 09 | Issue 02 | No. 71<br />
Middle East, Africa, Asia & beyond<br />
Chief Editor<br />
Gemma Q. Casas<br />
gemma dimensionsmedia.com<br />
Contributors<br />
Nirmala Rao<br />
Ayesha Rashid<br />
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Sales Marketing<br />
Israr Ahmad<br />
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Tousif Ahmed<br />
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Head Operations<br />
Jamal Ahmad<br />
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Photo Journalist<br />
Wasim Ahmed<br />
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Creative Head<br />
Mohammed Imran<br />
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Editor’s Note<br />
Evolving freight use<br />
The demand for air freight industry services continues to<br />
evolve as the world shifts from traditional ways to digital.<br />
Freighters, traditionally used for high value commodities,<br />
are now in high demand to haul different types of machines<br />
supporting various industries, including enhancing internet<br />
connectivity across the globe.<br />
Air cargo is also in high demand to safely transport live<br />
animals as pets, for breeding, racing and other sports, and<br />
even to save certain species like the two beluga whales<br />
rescued from an amusement park in China, which were<br />
relocated to their new home—an open space sanctuary in<br />
Iceland.<br />
In this edition, we'll share with you the complex and<br />
evolving missions that air freight carriers are undertaking<br />
requiring expert knowledge and skills with large-scale<br />
impact to humanity.<br />
We'll also share with you the latest on SWISS WorldCargo,<br />
the world famous belly hold carrier, and its strategies for<br />
sustainability.<br />
On The Lounge, a topnotch executive who loves football<br />
shares how his constant traveling across the world all-yearround<br />
makes him prefer the sofa over strolling during<br />
holidays.<br />
We'll also touch on how Bangladesh is struggling to<br />
improve its logistics and other infrastructures to save its<br />
garment-export-based economy amid tight competition<br />
from Africa which offer lower wages as well as China and<br />
America's machine-powered manufacturing factories.<br />
We'll also bring you the story on the first Middle East Air<br />
Cargo & Logistics Conference which gathered together<br />
industry experts who discussed at length progress and<br />
challenges the air freight sector faces.<br />
The challenges are real and innovative solutions are<br />
needed to keep up with the times.<br />
Read on more news and features in this edition of<br />
Air Cargo Update.<br />
Gemma Q. Casas<br />
Editor-in-Chief
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