Flying Talkers Broadcast

My Friend Frigger

Five years after the phone call that announced Joachim “Jo” Frigger’s death, this episode traces a 50‑year friendship that blended business and heartfelt companionship. Through memories of weddings, late‑night conversations, EMO Trans’s global journey and the vanished elegance of the Four Seasons, the narrator celebrates Jo’s calm authority, wry humor and the rare comfort of true friendship.
Honoring his steady leadership and the quiet ways he shaped lives and a company, the piece reflects on male friendship, grief, and the ways a person’s presence endures—found in stories, small gestures and the work that keeps moving forward.

My Friend Frigger

Five years after the phone call that announced Joachim “Jo” Frigger’s death, this episode traces a 50‑year friendship that blended business and heartfelt companionship. Through memories of weddings, late‑night conversations, Eemo Trans’s global journey and the vanished elegance of the Four Seasons, the narrator celebrates Jo’s calm authority, wry humor and the rare comfort of true friendship.Honoring his steady leadership and the quiet ways he shaped lives and a company, the piece reflects on male friendship, grief, and the ways a person’s presence endures—found in stories, small gestures and the work that keeps moving forward.

My Friend Frigger

On April 19, 2021, a single phone call announced the loss of Joachim "Jo" Frigger, visionary Chairman of Emo Trans Global Logistics.
Jo was a steady, unassuming leader whose friendship shaped the lives of those around him. Over fifty years he blended work and deep personal bonds, offering calm, humor, and trust in every room he entered.
This episode traces memories from weddings and late-night conversations to the Four Seasons and EMO Trans’s global journey, reflecting on the rare kind of male friendship Jo embodied and the healthful presence he gave simply by being himself.
Five years later, his imprint endures—in stories, a short video on our website , the company he built, and the private ways his friends keep him alive in memory.

Robert Crandall Shaped Modern American Airlines

On American Airlines' 100th anniversary, Flying Talkers revisits Richard Malkin's 2015 profile of Robert L. Crandall — the decisive leader whose strategy, discipline, and controversial choices reshaped AA across consolidation, technology, labor, air traffic reform, and global competition.This episode distills Crandall's warnings and prescriptions—better customer experience, smarter automation, ATC modernization, fair airport funding, and tougher scrutiny of Open Skies—showing why his influence still defines the airline today.

Simulating FIATA With Thomas Sim

In this exclusive Flying Talkers episode Marco Sorgetti interviews FIATA President Thomas Sim about his servant leadership, the need for clarity and collaboration in an era where uncertainty is structural, and FIATA’s role in driving standards, digitalization and interoperability across the forwarding community.Thomas also outlines Africa’s growing logistics potential—especially West Africa—explains why airfreight and multimodal corridors will play complementary roles, and invites the industry to unite behind FIATA as trade becomes more multipolar. Join the conversation ahead of FIATA’s centennial in Milan.

SAS At 80 Recalls Pioneering High Times

SAS marks its 80th Anniversary serving USA with a striking new livery and a look back at the daring 1946 Stockholm–New York crossing aboard the DC‑4 Dan Viking, which landed at LaGuardia’s historic Marine Air Terminal after a 25‑hour, multi‑stop voyage.
The episode traces how the MAT was saved from redevelopment, follows SAS’s New York strategy from LaGuardia to Newark and JFK, and honors cargo leader Jerome “Jerry” Trimboli for professionalizing air cargo—showing eight decades of moments that built today’s airline.

FIATA Meets As War Continues

Here is Flying Talkers Broadcast first report by Marco Sorgetti attending  the 100th Anniversary of FIATA  during their Headquarters Meetings being conducted  as the disruptions and uncertainty of War in the Middle  East continues. FIATA Headquarters Meetings  are confronting issues of the day in open and  frank dialogue too important to miss and will continue all this week until April 2nd in Geneva.
Day One discussions ranged from rerouting through Oman and Trans‑Caspian corridors to insurance, surcharges and the importance of shared digital standards. The takeaway: disruption is the new baseline, and the industry’s response must rest on training, multimodal capability, shared standards and credibility.

FIATA @ 100 Opens In Geneva This Week

Join us in Geneva for the FIATA Headquarters Meeting (Mar 30–Apr 2, 2026) as the freight forwarding community marks 100 years of global logistics. Senior Editor Marco Sorgetti and industry leaders explore practical sessions on risk management, eFBL, sustainability, multimodal integration, and the new FIATA Regional Matrix—plus networking, regional breakouts, and celebrations leading into the Milan World Congress.Whether you’re a seasoned forwarder or a rising professional, this concise roundup previews the ideas, innovations, and personal stories shaping the future of logistics—and why this springtime gathering is not to be missed.

From Freight Desk Chaos to One Screen: Michelle DeFronzo’s ImEx Cargo Portal

Michelle DeFronzo of ImEx Cargo explains how decades at the freight desk inspired Plug-In Freight Ops — a freight-tech portal that unifies quoting, booking, tracking, interline comparisons, and government-ready reporting without ripping up existing systems.Born from COVID-era pressure and operational reality, ImEx’s platform and training academy aim to reduce manual work, cut errors, and give airlines, forwarders and government customers scalable, audit-ready tools that actually match how cargo moves.

United Cargo At 100 The Early Years

Join a three-part look back at United Airlines and United Cargo as they approach their centennial, tracing the company’s rise from 1920s airmail contracts to the 1931 formation of United and the Chicago–New York routes that shaped its network.Hear the story of bold experiments like the 1946 Fairchild C-82 “Flying Mail Car,” and how innovations and aircraft such as the 1933 Boeing 247 transformed passenger and cargo service—foreshadowing the freighters and combi designs that followed.From government mail policy to industry consolidation and design breakthroughs, this episode connects the past to the present and shows why understanding history helps predict aviation’s future.