GIBSON ELECTED CARGO 2000 CHAIRMAN

GIBSON ELECTED CARGO 2000 CHAIRMAN    Roger Gibson, vice president of United Airlines Cargo, has been elected as chairman of Cargo 2000, a special interest group of the International Air Transport Association.
   Gibson was elected by Cargo 2000’s newly appointed board after its annual general meeting in Paris. Gibson succeeds Patrick Moebel, vice president of air freight at Schenker.
   Gibson has been vice president of Cargo at United since June 2001. He joined the airline in 1967, and has held various managerial positions. Before accepting his recent position in Cargo, he was vice president, North America, in Denver.
   “I look forward to building upon the important work already accomplished by this distinguished group,” Gibson said. “We are seeing less spending, and those customers that are spending are demanding higher quality. This puts a premium on quality and performance, and underscores the significance of Cargo 2000’s activities.”
   During Moebel’s term of office, Cargo 2000 moved from the planning to the implementation stage of its master operating plan for the air cargo industry. All 26 members of the group have successfully completed phase one of the plan, which focused on controlling the airport-to-airport cycle at master waybill level. Members are now progressing with phase two, which addresses door-to-door deliveries at the house waybill level.