Allaz honoured by TIACA
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- Friday, 25 February 2011
Allaz joined the airline as a junior executive in 1960 and rose to become executive vice president cargo marketing and sales and chairman of air cargo in 1988.
In 1990, he was promoted to president of Groupe Air France Cargo, consisting of UTA, Air Inter and Air France and two years later, he was appointed executive vice president Cargo for Air France. He retired in 1994.
He is also the author of ‘The History of Air Cargo and Airmail from the 18th Century’, which charts the development of the industry to the modern day.
He will officially receive his Hall of Fame award at a special gala dinner in Bangkok 20 April, during TIACA’s 2011 Executive Summit and annual general meeting.
Daniel Fernandez, TIACA’s secretary general said: “Camille Allaz was selected for this award for his innovative leadership in the air cargo industry and for his contribution to creating one of the best historical guides to the growth and importance of our industry. During his tenure as senior vice president of Air France Cargo, it developed as one of the world’s leading air cargo airlines and in 1997 he was placed on the TIACA ‘Roll of Honor’ for his work with the airline.”
