EgyptAir to convene world conference

There’s a new commercial
awareness at EgyptAir
which will convene its
first ever World Cargo
Conference in Cairo later
this month.
Managing director of
local GSA The Cargo
Connection, Gerd von
Mansberg, will be among
the delegates attending
from more than 60 stations
worldwide. “Every
station will do a short
presentation on where they
are and what’s happening
in the market and we will
strategise and come away
with a strategy plan on
how to go forward.”
A little-known fact is
that the airline has the
biggest and most modern
fleet in Africa, Von
Mansberg told FTW, with
a network spanning more
than 64 countries globally.
For local shippers, it’s
a particularly favoured
option for Middle East and
Far East cargo, he said.
The move is a massive
paradigm shift for
the airline, says Von
Mansberg.
“One has to check one’s
competitiveness from a
price and service point of
view – and that’s among
the important items on
the agenda.”