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PRC Announces New Appointments Including First Inspector General

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

Dan G. Blair, chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, announced today the appointment of the Commission’s first inspector general, as required by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006.

Jack Callender, minority counsel to Ranking Member Tom Davis (R-VA) on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has been selected as the first Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission, effective June 25, 2007.

Callender has served on the Government Reform Committee since 1999, and assisted the Committee in the drafting and enactment of the Act. He advised Mr. Davis and other House Members on postal law and policy throughout his long tenure with the Committee. Callender received a law degree from the University of Florida where he graduated with honors in1996.

In addition to Callender’s appointment, Chairman Blair said that Nanci E. Langley, former deputy staff director to Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oversight of Government Management and Federal Workforce Subcommittee, has been selected as the Commission’s first director of public affairs and government relations. Langley assumed her post on April 2, 2007, after serving as Senator Akaka’s senior advisor on postal and civil service issues for 17 years and communications director for the late U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga for eight years. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

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U.S., Latin America at key juncture for Free Trade

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The United States, Canada and Latin America can form the world’s next great trading bloc, but only if the various nations move quickly to improve their transportation infrastructures and simplify customs requirements, the chief executive of UPS said today.

“But it is clear the Americas are at a crossroads,” Eskew continued. “Although we’re neighbors, our border and customs policies make it sometimes seem like we’re enemies. We have so many complicated customs and security requirements in place that it’s often easier to import goods from Europe or Asia … The choices are to adapt, or become irrelevant.”

The trade issues facing the region are particularly nettlesome, the CEO added, because they are impeding what should be clear “built-in advantages.”

The chief executive noted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada and Mexico already has created the second-biggest trading bloc in the world behind the European Union “and accounts for far more trade than the U.S. conducts with China.”

“And between 1997 and 2020, Latin America’s real Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow 4.4 percent annually. That’s faster economic growth than Asia at 3.6 percent and much faster than the 2.8 percent global average.”

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DHL announces acquisition of stake in ASTAR Air Cargo

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

DHL announced the acquisition of a 49% minority equity interest and a 24.9% voting interest in ASTAR Air Cargo of Miami, Fla. DHL also extended its ACMI contract with the carrier through 2019. The financial terms of DHL’s investment in ASTAR were not disclosed.

DHL has recently made targeted aviation investments in order to build greater resiliency in the air network supporting its U.S. operations. The first of these was the company’s recent investment in Polar Air Cargo, Inc., of Purchase, NY, which will enable DHL to better serve customers demanding express delivery services from the U.S. to Asia. DHL also recently announced orders for six Boeing 767-300ER freighters for use mainly between Europe and the United States. Today’s announcement strengthens DHL’s US aviation network and positions the company well for the future.

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DHL buys stake in Astar Air Cargo

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

DHL on Tuesday announced it has acquired a minority stake in Miami’s Astar Air Cargo for an undisclosed amount.

DHL acquired a 49 percent equity interest and a 24.9 percent voting interest in Astar — just under federal thresholds that restrict foreign ownership of U.S. airlines. DHL is an arm of Germany’s Deutsche Post.

Jonathan Baker, a DHL spokesman, said the transaction was reviewed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The deal comes four years after the airline, then known as DHL Airways, was sold by DHL and a private investor to a group led by former Burger King boss John Dasburg for USD 57 million.

DHL has recently targeted aviation investments to support its operations in the United States. It recently invested in New York’s Polar Air Cargo, which offer delivery services between the United States and Asia.

DHL relies on Astar to handle about a third of its U.S. express domestic air services, Baker said.

The transaction “signals DHL’s confidence in the capabilities of Astar,” said Dasburg, Astar’s chairman, president and CEO.

Federal law prohibits foreign ownership of any U.S. airline to 49 percent and voting interest to 25 percent. The law dates back to 1926.

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Mail the best way to reach consumers: Pitney Bowes study

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

A new study claims that, despite today’s digital world, consumers clearly prefer mail over other communications vehicles such as e-mail for receiving new product information and offerings as well as confidential business communications including bank statements and financial reports.

The study, the fourth mail preference survey commissioned by Stamford, CT-based Pitney Bowes since March 1999, found that the majority of consumers (73 percent) prefer mail for receiving new product announcements or offers from companies they do business with, as compared to 18 percent for e-mail. Mail was also preferred by 70 percent of respondents for receiving unsolicited information on products and services from companies with which they are not currently doing business.

For confidential communications such as bills, bank statements and financial reports, respondents overwhelmingly preferred mail (86 percent) as their channel of choice, as compared with 10 percent for e-mail. This response is virtually identical to the response in the 2004 survey, which also showed consumer preference for mail at 86 percent.

The survey also found that consumers are less likely to discard unopened mail (31 percent) – including new product brochures, catalogs or other advertising materials – than they are to discard unsolicited e-mails about new products (53.2 percent).

The survey also probed consumers on specific advantages they see in mail versus unsolicited e-mail and telephone calls.

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