Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has appointed Justin Carr as its new vice president cargo.

Carr, who joined the company in the summer from DHL where he was head of MNC business development for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, will take over leadership of the cargo team from December, said a statement from the company.
   
Strengthening the leadership team, Andre Blech, senior manager global network operations at Etihad Airways, has been announced as the new head of cargo delivery, it said.

Blech is a seven-year veteran of the company, and he oversees end-to-end cargo operations including hub, network, customer service and ULD asset management, it added.

Also reporting to Carr, Roberto Gilardoni, senior manager freighters commercial at Etihad Airways, will expand his current role to include freighters, global customer management and industry verticals.

During his three years at the company, Gilardoni has successfully grown the charter business and freighter network, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service