Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) at the Annual General Meeting held on 29th June 2022 has formulated a new board for a term of 2 consecutive years 2022-2024.
Mr. Yashpal Sharma, MD – Skyways Group has been appointed as the President of ACFI for this period. Mr. Cyrus Katgara, the past President handed over the mantle to the new board. Mr. Katgara will be part of the current board as Ex Officio. He will continue supporting ACFI to achieve its goals and help boost the Indian economy.
“I would like to thank my co-founding Members, Past Presidents, the ACFI secretariat, and all board members of the past, for their invaluable and passionate contribution to ACFI and the air cargo community. It would be my utmost endeavor to work with the new board members and focus to achieve the Vision and Objectives of ACFI. While we have aligned ourselves to MoCA’s target of 10 MMT by 2030-31 but it would need a determined effort from all of us to galvanize process improvements, sync all stakeholders including Government agencies, and set short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals and more importantly execute them to perfection within the set timelines.”
Yashpal Sharma, the newly elected President, ACFI
Mr. Yashpal Sharma a well-known name in the logistics industry is the MD of Skyways Group which offers a wide spectrum of logistics & supply chain services including air freight, ocean freight, road transport, and express services to name a few. Skyways Group is a leading freight forwarding company that is internationally known for being the No. 1 Indian Air Freight Forwarder for the past few years. Mr. Sharma is also the former President of the Air Cargo Club Of Delhi (ACCD).
“There is a huge shift in people’s mindset in the logistics sector and they want to move towards ease of doing business. The industry will be strengthened by improved infrastructure and become more effective by adopting digitization and with our PM’s Gati Shakti the government of India is focusing immensely on the logistics and air cargo industry. We aim to position Air Cargo as the choicest mode of transportation in India and make it globally admired for its efficiency,”
Mr. Sanjiv Edward, the newly elected ACFI Vice President.
ACFI-an association of all key stakeholders of the Air Cargo Logistics Supply Chain Industry consisting of Airlines, Airport Operators, Cargo Terminal Operators, Freight Forwarders, Customs Brokers, Express Industry, Bonded Truckers, etc. Its objective is to steer and promote the development of the air cargo logistics industry in India and make it at par with the best Air Cargo ecosystems in the world. It is one of a kind and the only national association that has representation in the Governing Board from all stakeholders of the industry.
ACFI has been working very closely with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on its vision to achieve the goal of taking Indian air space to 10 million MT by 2030-31 from the current 3.1 million MT.
