On this 20th anniversary of 9/11, I feel that it is important to consider how our industry has been affected from that tragic day in 2001. Under the banner of ideology, innocent citizens were attacked and killed. Loss of life on September 11 affected citizens and families from around the globe. In the United…
Have you experienced it? Regaining Altitude – taking place right now! Our industry is experiencing the return of confidence in the traveling public. Our meeting during July helped show some of the trends being experienced at different airports. Leisure travel is seeing summer peaks – the latest TSA statistics show that over 2 million…
Over the past few weeks, I have been preparing the information provided to you in the June 10 IABSC meeting, “Regaining Altitude – Managing Industry Supply Chain Challenges”. Putting together this information provided me with a valuable opportunity, that of being able to discuss with some member firms the critical issues facing them. This enabled…
This week I have had the opportunity to spend some time browsing the ProMat DX show (www.dx.promatshow.com), the largest material handling exposition in North America. This trade show, being held virtually for 2021, has been somewhat muted from its normal in person format. However, one of the notable aspects of this exposition has been the…
As our industry begins to take a peek around the corner, our expectations for a recovery have begun to brighten. Make no mistake, we are not yet out of the woods. Progress is being made. In the USA, travel reached a high point in the second week of March, one year after the pandemic…
Welcome to 2021. As our world is changing at a rapid pace, the need to stay connected within our industry grows ever greater. The IABSC has such an opportunity – the industry’s only Annual BHS Summit. The theme for this year’s event is “Changing the Industry Standard”. With less than one week to…