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.”