For the first time in ten years, the capital of Bavaria, Munich will be served by an American airline with daily service.

Congratulations to Houston-based Continental Airlines for the inauguration of their daily service from Newark, New Jersey.

Congratulations to Air Canada on the opening of its Calgary-Tokyo service, starting today.

Canadians now have non-stop service to Tokyo, connecting to much of Asia.

ChampionsGate, adjacent to Orlando, is the venue for this year’s AirCargo2010 gathering of air cargo professionals.

The Monday afternoon drive to ChampionsGate takes you through the strawberry fields of Plant City and its environs: the winter strawberry capital of the United States.

Traffic on I-4 eastbound was heavy, as was its return to Tampa westbound, at the end of the day.

AirCargo2010 is the combined meeting of three air cargo related organizations. The Air Forwarders Association (AfA), the Air & Expedited Motor Carriers Association (AEMCA), and the Express Delivery & Logistics Association (XLA).

Having previously attended the Red Rocks conference in Las Vegas in 2009, we wished to renew old acquaintances and seek new ones as well.

Mission accomplished.

Keeping up with the ever changing air cargo marketplace, the time spent driving to and from ChampionsGate was well worth our while as was our time spent in discussion with industry leaders.

I had the occasion last week to return to my roots in Rhode Island.  I was there to attend the Arpin Van Lines New England Regional Sales Meeting in Warwick, Rhode Island at the Crown Plaza at the Crossings.

Winter still had her grip on the Northeast with light snow flurries occurring on both Wednesday & Thursday.

Good to see our good friends at Arpin Van Lines & the Arpin International Group; seeing old friends, and making new friends.

’twas good to return to Florida and home.  Just a little bit warmer than Rhode Island.

The 2010 AMSA Phoenix conference ended on Tuesday last week with Elaine McPeak of Gaithersburg, Maryland’s Town & Country Movers winning the $100 drawing from Air Animal Pet Movers.

Congratulations, Elaine!

See everyone next year.