Originally Posted by
Brown Cow
"UPS, the biggest cargo-plane customer for Airbus rival Boeing Co., may announce an order for 15 Boeing 777s and 15 747- 800s in four to six weeks, said Ned Laird, managing director of Seattle-based consulting firm Air Cargo Management Group."
Where does this info come from? How do people get this?
Anybody want to ask him?
http://www.cargofacts.com/consulting...ntprofiles.htm
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Edwin C Laird (
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Mr. Laird has more than 37 years of experience related to the airline industry. He began his career in 1966 with Seaboard World Airlines where he held the position of District Manager-Midwest. Mr. Laird later held management positions in the cargo sales departments at Swissair and Overseas National Airways where he gained expertise in U.S. and international airline operations and cargo market requirements. In 1974 he left ONA to become a manager in the Air Freight Systems Development department at Boeing. In that capacity Mr. Laird was responsible for sales campaigns for the 747-200 freighter, and he worked on container systems development for main deck and lower deck applications.
Mr. Laird left Boeing in 1978 and founded Air Cargo Management Group to provide consulting services to the air freight and express industry which had just undergone deregulation in the U.S. Mr. Laird has directed ACMG's efforts during the past 29 years, and as
Managing Director, he is actively involved in all phases of the company's operation.
Mr. Laird attended Boston University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration specializing in International Finance.