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BUSINESS BUZZ

Menzies Aviation Appoints
VP Cargo Americas

Menzies Aviation appointed Peter Kelly
as vice president of cargo - Americas to
grow its cargo business across Canada, the
United States and South America. This
follows the recent appointment of Chris
Beale as vice president of cargo - Europe,
as the organization looks to sustainably
grow its cargo business.
Kelly has 27 years of
aviation experience
with an emphasis
on international
logistics and transportation. He most
recently worked for
American Airlines as its regional sales
manager in Texas, where he oversaw the
sales team and developed strategies to
ensure the airline met its cargo revenue
goals. He also oversaw cargo handling

for Mercury Air Cargo across the US
and Canada and has worked with UPS
Air Cargo in EMEA.
"Peter brings with him a wealth of
experience in cargo and I am delighted
for him to join the team. It's an exciting
time for our cargo team as we focus
on seizing opportunities in the cargo
market that will sustainably grow the
business," said Robert Fordree, EVP of
cargo at Menzies.
"This is a great time to be joining
Menzies Aviation as we look to expand
our cargo offering in the region and
globally," Kelly added. "The Americas is
a market with great growth opportunity.
Menzies has recently renewed cargo
agreements at a number of airports in
the region, a testament to our services
that I will look to build upon. I look
forward to helping this part of the business grow further."

Titan Aviation Fuels
Announces New Sales Manager
Titan Aviation Fuels
is announced the
appointment of
Byron Gray as
national sales
manager. For over
seven years, Gray
has served as the Gulf
Coast Region sales representative at Titan
Aviation Fuels, providing service and support for customers in Kansas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
Gray brings more than 25 years of
FBO experience to this new position.
Before joining Titan, he served as the
regional vice president for both Landmark and Signature.
"I am excited for the opportunity to
work with our regional sales team to
expand the Titan network and enhance

COMPANY
SPOTLIGHT

TLD GROUP

TLD's vast network of resources related to ground
support equipment (GSE) is growing, and the company showcased this strength last fall during inter
airport Europe in Munich, Germany.
The company, which is part of the Alvest Group,
exhibited with its GSE partners, including AERO
Specialties, PAGE GSE, Sage Parts and Smart Airport Systems (SAS).
Company representatives explained the partnership allows each entity to handle its individual
strengths as a business unit while also having
extended resources to provide better customer
support.
"Our business and continuous ambition is to
design and manufacture simple, reliable and
easy-to-maintain equipment, through quality and
innovation," company officials say.
Through its network of business units, TLD offers
belt loaders, pushbacks, baggage tractors, cargo
equipment, ground power units (GPUs), lavatory

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and potable water equipment and passenger stairs,
among other equipment.
With approximately 200 engineers and more than
400 Alvest employees dedicated to after-sales support and spare parts, company officials say they
have a "strong backbone" in place to support its
customers around the globe.

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